Strong against the weak

Published: April 18, 2022, 9:40 p.m.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens survey the footballing landscape over the continent known as Europe.\n\nReal Madrid, Bayern and PSG edge tantalisingly close to claiming their respective titles. Christoph Biermann reflects on a mixed week in Europe for Nagelsmann\u2019s champions elect and of course Eintracht Frankfurt in the Camp Nou.\n\nResurgent Roma are flying the flag for Italy in Europe under Jose Mourinho while Milan could be on the verge of a billion Euro takeover.\n\nThere are big wins for PSG and Lyon domestically but the fans remain unhappy and continue to protest.\n\nMichiel Jongsma tells us about the Dutch Cup final where PSV beat Ajax, who are in a precarious position as they prepare for life after ten Hag.\n\nPlus Gerard Pique\u2019s controversial role in the Spanish Super Cup moving to Saudi Arabia. And Karim the Dream is catching.\n\nRUNNING ORDER:\xa0\n\n\u2022 PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03m 00s)\n\u2022 PART 2: Sevilla 2-3 Real Madrid and Barca out of the Europa League (06m 00s)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 3a: Christoph Biermann on Frankfurt, Dortmund and Bayern (15m 00s)\n\u2022 PART 3b: The Gerard Pique controversy (33m 00s)\n\u2022 PART 4: Resurgent Roma and a Milan takeover? (38m 00s)\n\u2022 PART 5: PSV beat Ajax in the Dutch Cup final, with Michiel Jongsma (51m 00s)\n\u2022 PART 6: PSG and Lyon protests (58m 00s)\n\nSIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR \xa31 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS\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