Cut the fig

Published: Jan. 24, 2022, 10:21 p.m.

The Euro crew of Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo assemble after another dramatic weekend across the continent.\n\nReal Madrid, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid all come from 2-0 down to salvage something in La Liga. But can Ousmane Dembele salvage his career after Barca tell him he\u2019s no longer welcome at Camp Nou?\n\nThere\u2019s a top of the table clash in the Netherlands as leaders PSV took on the inexplicably not leaders Ajax. Yordi Yamali has more.\n\nLionel Messi returns for PSG but it\u2019s Marco Verratti who turns goalscorer supreme in their 4-0 win over Reims. And why won\u2019t Poch play the kids?\n\nThiago Motta is earning his managerial stripes as Spezia go from strength to strength in Serie A. And Super Mario Balotelli is back with the Azzurri.\n\nRUNNING ORDER:\xa0\n\n\u2022 PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01m 30s)\n\u2022 PART 2: A weekend of comebacks in La Liga (05m 00s)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 3: Ligue 1 \u2013 Messi returns for PSG (19m 00s)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 4a: Bundesliga bulletin (31m 00s)\n\u2022 PART 4b: PSV 1-2 Ajax with Yordi Yamali (32m 00s)\n\u2022 PART 5: Motta flying at Spezia and Balotelli back with the Azzurri (38m 00s)\n\nSIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION\n\u2022\xa0theathletic.com/totally\n\nGET IN TOUCH:\n\u2022\xa0follow us on\xa0Instagram\n\u2022\xa0find us on\xa0Facebook\n\u2022 send us a\xa0tweet: @TheTotallyShow\n\xa0\nREAD STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:\n\u2022\xa0check out\xa0thetotallyfootballshow.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices