Mina Rzouki joins the podcast to talk about Juve’s successful season and look ahead to the big Champions League final in Cardiff. Mina and Wasim also reflect on the Serie A in general and revel in Crotone’s remarkable escape from relegation.
Category Archives: Champions League
European Semis Review and Domestic Champions Preview
Real vs Juve and United vs Ajax are two European finals that have Wasim foaming at the mouth. Wasim also looks ahead to the weekend, where champions can be crowned all across Europe.
FA Cup Semifinals Preview and reaction to European semi draws
Instant reaction to the draw for the Champions League and Europa league semi finals and Wasim also previews the FA Cup semi finals.
Reviewing the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals
Wasim analyzes Juve’s complete performance against Barca, commends fans of Dortmund and Monaco in the face of horrible events, and reflects on wins for both Madrid sides in the first legs of the Champions League quarterfinals.
Previewing Dortmund vs Monaco and Juve vs Barca
On this episode, Wasim looks ahead to the first two Champions League quarterfinals. Dortmund vs Monaco should be a feast of attacking football, while Juve look in better shape than Barca going into their tie.
UCL and UEL Quarterfinal Draw Football Podcast with Wasim Parkar
New matchups in the Champions League and Europa League have Wasim excited about the quarterfinals, while it gets tricky picking a winner in Bayern vs Real and Juve vs Barcelona.
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Champions League Round of 16 Football Podcast with Wasim Parkar
With the Champions League Round of 16 behind us, Wasim looks back at fine wins for Leicester and Monaco, while posing questions for Guardiola and Sampaoli. Plus, Juve and Atletico are the two teams nobody wants to draw in the quarterfinals.
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La Remontada on the Football Podcast
Wasim tries to make sense of Barcelona’s extraordinary comeback to beat PSG. Was it destiny, referees or the brilliance of Neymar? Oh, and Borussia Dortmund also won their round of 16 match.
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The Football Podcast with Wasim Parkar Episode 5
Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of Bayern and Real as they progress to the Champions League quarterfinals. The difficulty in addressing Arsenal and Arsene Wenger’s declining fortunes and an update on the Championship, which is set for another unpredictable climax.
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Champions League Last 16 Draw Permutations
With the group stages of the 2016/17 Champions League now behind us, attention is already turning to Monday’s round of 16 draw. As some of the continents big-hitters came second in their groups, many are anticipating a few tasty fixtures to come out of the hat on Monday.
There are two well-known stipulations in the draw. Teams from the same country cannot draw each other, nor can teams who played each other in the group stage. With those out of the way, let’s take a look at the possibilities for the 16 remaining teams in the draw.
Arsenal
Winners, Group A
Possible Opponents:
Benfica, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid, Porto or Sevilla
Paris Saint-Germain
Runners-up, Group A
Possible Opponents:
Napoli, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Leicester City or Juventus
Napoli
Winners, Group B
Possible Opponents:
Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid, Porto or Sevilla
Benfica
Runners-up, Group B
Possible Opponents:
Arsenal, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Leicester City or Juventus
Barcelona
Winners, Group C
Possible Opponents:
Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen or Porto
Manchester City
Runners-up, Group C
Possible Opponents:
Napoli, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund or Juventus
Atletico Madrid
Winners, Group D
Possible Opponents:
Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Manchester City, Bayer Leverkusen or Porto
Bayern Munich
Runners-up, Group D
Possible Opponents:
Arsenal, Napoli, Barcelona, Monaco, Leicester City or Juventus
Monaco
Winners, Group E
Possible Opponents:
Benfica, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Porto or Sevilla
Bayer Leverkusen
Runners-up, Group E
Possible Opponents:
Arsenal, Napoli, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Leicester City or Juventus
Borussia Dortmund
Winners, Group F
Possible Opponents:
Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Manchester City, Porto or Sevilla
Real Madrid
Runners-up, Group F
Possible Opponents:
Arsenal, Napoli, Monaco, Leicester City or Juventus
Leicester City
Winners, Group G
Possible Opponents:
Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid or Sevilla
Porto
Runners-up, Group G
Possible Opponents:
Arsenal, Napoli, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund or Juventus
Juventus
Winners, Group H
Possible Opponents:
Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid or Porto
Sevilla
Runners-up, Group H
Possible Opponents:
Arsenal, Napoli, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund or Leicester City
Looking at all the permutations, I am going to have some fun and pick a few possible matchups from the draw that would have fans all over the world excited. The matches are listed, keeping in mind group runners-up play the first leg at home and group winners host the return leg.
Real Madrid vs Arsenal (Sanchez and Ozil vs Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema)
Bayern Munich vs Barcelona (Ancelotti renewing his rivalry with Enrique)
Paris Saint-Germain vs Napoli (The Edinson Cavani derby)
Porto vs Monaco (A repeat of the 2004 Champions League final)
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal (Can Arsenal turn the tables on Bayern with the second leg at home? Also, Wenger vs Ancelotti)
Paris Saint-Germain vs Atletico Madrid (Unai Emery versus Diego Simeone after some great battles in La Liga)
Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund (Master against disciple and a renewal of Guardiola’s brief rivalry with Tuchel)
Real Madrid vs Juventus (So many classic two-legged battles between these two giants and Zinedine Zidane’s history at both clubs)
Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona (Unai Emery’s teams always give Barcelona a very good test)
Sevilla vs Borussia Dortmund (Two of the most intense teams in Europe helmed by cerebral managers in Jorge Sampaoli and Thomas Tuchel)
Manchester City vs Atletico Madrid (Guardiola vs Simeone)
Bayern Munich vs Juventus (Last year was a classic and we also get to see Milan’s two best recent managers in Ancelotti and Allegri)
Real Madrid vs Monaco (Two free-scoring teams and would be their first meeting since the classic 2004 quarterfinal)
Paris Saint-Germain vs Juventus (The most dominant domestic dynasties in Europe against each other)
Sevilla vs Arsenal (A team that has thrived on knockout football against one that gets the jitters)
Manchester City vs Juventus (Guardiola vs Allegri after their classic last year)
Paris Saint-Germain vs Borussia Dortmund (Cavani, Di Maria, Verratti against Aubameyang, Reus and Weigl, to name just a few)
