Invisible friend

Published: Dec. 20, 2021, 9:45 p.m.

For the last time in 2021, it\u2019s the European edition with Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens.\n\nIs the title race over in the Bundesliga? Are Nagelsmann\u2019s Bayern better than Flick\u2019s Bayern? Or Pep\u2019s Bayern?\n\nSimilarly Inzaghi\u2019s done some wonderful interior design at Inter. Are the Nerazzurri playing some of their best football ever?\n\nAtletico lose a third league game in a row for the first time under Simeone but there\u2019s hope for Barcelona thanks to their talented youngsters.\n\nThe Coupe de France is marred by yet more crowd violence as the game between Paris FC and Lyon is abandoned at half-time.\n\nAnd we end with some Secret Santa \u2013 or at least its audio equivalent.\n\nRUNNING ORDER:\xa0\n\n\u2022 PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)\n\u2022 PART 2: Atalanta 1-4 Roma (06m 00s)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 3a: Atletico lose again, Real draw a blank (12m 30s)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 3b: Bayern go 9 points clear in the Bundesliga (19m 00s)\n\u2022 PART 4: Coupe De France \u2013 more fan trouble (29m 00s)\n\u2022 PART 5: Inter on fire in the title race (41m 30s)\n\u2022 PART 6a: Barca\u2019s young guns having some fun (49m 00s)\n\u2022 PART 6b: Secret Santa! (56m 00s)\n\n\nSIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION\n\u2022\xa0theathletic.com/totally\n\xa0\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