Stadio: A Football Podcast

Recorded a bit earlier than usual this week, Musa and Ryan reflect on Chelsea and Manchester United’s 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge (3:12), before touching on Spurs’ win over Burnley, Manchester City winning again, and a few more Premier League talking points. In Germany, there was another managerial change at Schalke, along with a host of the sporting staff, following their hammering by Stuttgart (23:17). There’s also a roundup of the rest of the Bundesliga, plus Barça beating Sevilla (40:12), Inter continuing their title push, Arsenal's win in the WSL, and Ligue 1 being up for grabs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFor more podcasts each week, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, become a Stadio member by going to patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a Champions League episode, in which Musa and Ryan begin with Gladbach’s defeat at the hands of Guardiola’s frankly terrifying Manchester City in Budapest (5:41) before moving on to Real Madrid’s late win against 10-man Atalanta in Bergamo (21:43). They then, as promised, discuss their unease over UEFA’s handling of the knockout stages of European competitions, whether they should be taking place at all, and the mental and physical effects on the players in light of Josip Ilicic’s Marca interview (27:04). Then it’s on to the final Champions League games of this week, including Chelsea beating Atleti (39:31) and Bayern cruising to a 4-1 win over Lazio (45:48), as well as the USWNT winning the SheBelieves Cup (52:03). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFor more podcasts each week, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, become a Stadio member by going to patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musa and Ryan focus on a host of derbies this weekend, starting with Everton’s first win at Anfield in 22 years before heaping praise on Carlo Ancelotti and sympathizing with the problems facing Jürgen Klopp (02:11). There was another big win for Inter in the Derby della Madonnina, with another big performance and goal from Romelu Lukaku (20:14), and Dortmund winning what will most likely be the last Revierderby for a while (32:42). There’s also chat about Monaco upsetting PSG in Paris (38:06), a pivotal weekend in the La Liga title race (42:47), plus a roundup of the SheBelieves Cup results (48:03), as well as a couple of other key fixtures in the Premier League, Serie A, and the Bundesliga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFor more podcasts each week, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, become a Stadio member by going to patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musa and Ryan chat about Wednesday’s games, beginning in Seville, where Dortmund put three past Sevilla to take precious away goals back to the Westfalenstadion (04:35), before moving onto Porto’s win over Juventus (16:48). Next, it’s onto the Premier League games between Everton and Manchester City, as well as Burnley’s draw with Fulham (22:53), Atleti dropping points against Levante (28:28) and Marseille’s first win since André Villas-Boas’s sacking (31:59). Finally, they discuss the news that broke after Monday’s recording, that Marco Rose will leave Gladbach to take over as Dortmund head coach next season (32:58). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFor more podcasts each week, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, become a Stadio member by going to patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a big weekend in Serie A, so Musa and Ryan begin with Inter’s win over Lazio, sending them top thanks to two goals and an assist from Romelu Lukaku (06:49) and defeats for Juventus and Milan (20:44). Next, it’s to the Premier League, as Manchester City continue their record-breaking winning streak, thanks to a 3-0 victory over Spurs (25:46), and Leicester beat Liverpool (35:35). Then the guys talk about the WSL and Caroline Weir’s wonder goal in the Manchester derby (45:15). There’s also Barcelona’s record seventh Copa de la Reina win (49:42), plus some wholesome La Liga chat (51:20). For those wondering, the Marco Rose news broke after recording, so we will cover it on Thursday’s show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFor more podcasts each week, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, become a Stadio member by going to patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musa and Ryan begin with Chelsea’s 3-0 victory over Arsenal in the WSL, prompting questions about the current state of the Gunners under Joe Montemurro (07:14). They then move to the FA Cup, focusing on Everton after its nine-goal thriller against Spurs (21:36) before rounding up the rest of the ties. There were also midweek cup fixtures all around Europe, so they wrap by recapping Sevilla’s win over Barcelona, Atalanta and Juventus making it through to the final, Xavi Simons’s PSG debut, and more (35:09). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFor more podcasts each week, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, become a Stadio member by going to patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a pivotal weekend in the Premier League title race, Musa and Ryan look back at Manchester City’s 4-1 win at Anfield (4:07), Everton earning a late point to Manchester United (17:56), and some other key moments. There were shocks galore in the Women’s Super League (24:55) and some controversy in the return of the Frauen Bundesliga (34:36). Plus, some chat from choice matches in the Bundesliga (40:35), La Liga (45:20), Ligue 1, and Serie A (51:57). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFor more podcasts each week, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, become a Stadio member by going to patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musa and Ryan look back at a crowded midweek fixture list, beginning with Manchester United’s 9-0 win over a brutally understrength Southampton and Arsenal’s defeat to Wolves (9:00). They also chat about another big win for Brighton (21:11) and round up the rest of the Premier League games (31:20), before moving on to the Continental Cup and Emma Hayes's comments about being linked with AFC Wimbledon (38:47). There’s also a wrap-up of the Coppa Italia first legs and the DFB Pokal (42:38, a discussion about Andre Villas-Boas leaving Marseille (46:52), and talk about the Copa del Rey (48:09). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFor more podcasts each week, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, become a Stadio member by going to patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The football never stops, so neither must Musa and Ryan, who begin with Leeds’ impressive away victory over Leicester (05:31), before reiterating the conditions footballers are being asked to perform under (09:38). There’s chat about the scoreless Stadio Derby (15:13), the rest of the Premier League (18:36), PSG’s defeat to Lorient (25:54), Lazio’s win over Atalanta (30:20), Real Madrid’s home defeat to Levante, and the rest of La Liga (32:38). There’s a quick Bundesliga summary before moving on to the Copa Libertadores final (37:14) and the FAWSL and the Primera Iberdrola (42:16). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFor more podcasts each week, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, become a Stadio member by going to patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musa and Ryan feast on the midweek action and begin with a feisty Derby della Madonnina, which saw some extremely personal beef resurface between Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic that resulted in an existential red card for the latter (7:15). They wrap up the rest of the midweek Coppa Italia games (15:48) as well as those in the Copa del Rey (18:03). It’s then on to the Premier League, with Sheffield United upsetting Manchester United (23:26), Thomas Tuchel’s first game in charge at Chelsea (31:28), Manchester City’s demolition of West Brom (38:42), and a roundup of the rest of the Premier League (41:48). They wrap up with props for Emma Hayes, as Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-0 to set a new FAWSL unbeaten record (49:17). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFor more podcasts each week, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, become a Stadio member by going to patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.