Newcastle and Man United crash out of Europe, as ten Hag's team travel to Anfield

Published: Dec. 14, 2023, 4:51 p.m.

It\u2019s Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Raphael Honigstein and Charlie Eccleshare in The Athletic studio as the Champions League group stage comes to a close.\n\nA humbling midweek for English clubs sees Newcastle and Man United drop out of Europe altogether. Will the Magpies now go back to being the team they were last season? And will Man United avoid another drubbing at Anfield on Sunday?\n\nOther questions posed by this weekend\u2019s football include can Liverpool juggle the Europa League with a title bid? Can Pochettino get Chelsea back on track? And can Sean Dyche start getting some credit?\n\nPlus Rapha explains the new Champions League format and we remember Fabio Capello\u2019s time as England manager.\xa0\n\nProduced by Charlie Jones.\n\xa0\nRUNNING ORDER:\xa0\n\u2022 PART 1a: Champions League round-up (01.45)\n\u2022 PART 1b: Newcastle 1-2 Milan (04.00)\n\u2022 PART 1c: Dortmund 1-1 PSG (11.30)\n\u2022 PART 2: Man United 0-1 Bayern & the new UCL format (16.00)\n\u2022 PART 3a: Liverpool v Man Utd preview (25.00)\n\u2022 PART 3b: Man City v Palace & Arsenal v Brighton previews (35.00)\n\u2022 PART 4a: On This Day - England pick Capello (40.00)\n\u2022 PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (43.00)\n\nSIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR \xa319.99 FOR 12 MONTHS\n\u2022\xa0theathletic.com/totally\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices