Parker pops up at Brugge, PSG lose and Serie A returns

Published: Jan. 3, 2023, 1:03 p.m.

After nearly 2 months apart, the Euro crew of Jimbo, Raphael Honigstein, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo are back and in full effect.\n\nLigue 1 returns with Lens closing the gap on PSG to 4 points by inflicting a first league defeat of the season on the Parisians. Will Lionel Messi help or hinder PSG when he returns?\n\nLa Liga is back with unfortunately another racism controversy and with referee Mateu Lahoz adding to his celebrity status.\n\nSerie A restarts on Wednesday with Napoli on fire on the pitch and Juventus in trouble off it with their entire board resigning.\n\nAnd Kristof Terreur tells us just how did Scott Parker end up being appointed as the new manager of Club Brugge.\n\nPlus Bayern\u2019s goalkeeper hunt, Will Still, and life for Lyon after Aulas.\n\nProduced by Charlie Jones.\n\nRUNNING ORDER:\xa0\n\u2022 PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03.30)\n\u2022 PART 2a: Lens 3-1 PSG (06.30)\n\u2022 PART 2b: Scott Parker to Brugge, with Kristof Terreur (19.00)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 2c: Transfer chit-chat (25.00)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 3: Serie A returns (31.00)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 4: La Liga - Lewandowski and Lahoz (40.00)\xa0\n\n\nSIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR \xa31.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS\n\u2022\xa0theathletic.com/totally\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices