Can flakey Chelsea go toe to toe with Man City again?

Published: Feb. 15, 2024, 4:11 p.m.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Jack Lang and Tom Williams regale us with tales of a Champions League midweek and Premier League weekend to come.\n\nBayern are beaten again in Rome by Lazio. Can they sort themselves out by the time the return leg comes around in 3 weeks time?\n\nThere are victories for PSG and Real Madrid as well as we give Carlo Ancelotti some praise for his man-management skills.\n\nMan City dispose of Copenhagen - next up an unpredictable Chelsea side featuring Cole Palmer, who drew 4-4 with City in November!\n\nElsewhere there\u2019s some love for Roberto De Zerbi whose Brighton side aren\u2019t exactly setting the Premier League alight right now.\n\nPlus Do You Speak Football, the Beach Soccer World Cup and that Philogene goal/own goal.\n\nProduced by Charlie Jones.\n\xa0\nRUNNING ORDER:\xa0\n\u2022 PART 1: Big news for Tom (01.00)\n\u2022 PART 2a: Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich (06.00)\n\u2022 PART 2b: PSG and Real Madrid also victorious (12.30)\n\u2022 PART 3: Man City win in Copenhagen - next up Chelsea (24.00)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 4a: The PL\u2019s first ever sacking and the cult of De Zerbi (32.00)\n\u2022 PART 4b: The Beach Soccer World Cup (39.00)\n\u2022 PART 5a: What a midweek in the EFL (46.00)\n\u2022 PART 5b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (50.00)\n\nSIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR \xa32 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS\n\u2022\xa0theathletic.com/totally\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices