FA Cup Quarterfinals Draw
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West Ham taking on Bradford and this is Brentford. Almost got away all day without saying that. And it would be West Ham who would win on penalties in the end. They would take on Leeds in the next round. Elsewhere, Arsenal happy, I'm sure. They'll take on Southampton. Chelsea even happier. They play host to Port Vale. But the marquee tie, no doubt about it. Manchester City against Liverpool. For more on this, let's welcome in, shall we? Julianne Laurent joins us. We'll be hearing the Arsenal view in a moment. Mario will talk us through Chelsea. But let's start off, Nadim, with your Manchester City ways. Liverpool.
Yeah, my Manchester City ways are very much active, and as I saw that draw, I was a bit disappointed, to be honest. When I saw Port Vale was available, I thought, you know, it'd be nice for City to get them another little lay-up to get through to the next round, but unfortunately it just wasn't to be. But I think in this, it makes for a fantastic game of football from two sides who, you know, come the end of the season, maybe that could be the only silverware that they have. So they will be going for it 100%. Obviously, with the context of the Champions League and stuff around it, yes, that is valid. But when those two sides play, especially something on the line, it should be a fantastic game of football, which is the exact opposite of what I wanted Dan Thomas.
Hey, that's what we want most definitely as a neutral. As Nadim says, this is Liverpool's chance for a trophy this season.
What are the highlights of the FA Cup Quarterfinals draw?
Yeah, and it's not the greatest of draws. I mean... they absolutely wouldn't have wanted Manchester City away from home. So, yeah, it's made it as tough as it would have been getting somebody else. It's made it even tougher that you're playing Man City away from home, who are actually on a really good run as well. So, yeah, it's not ideal for Liverpool and it's certainly not ideal for City either. They won't be pleased. Meanwhile, Jules, it is absolutely ideal for Arsenal, who have got some magic when it comes to the draws. Obviously, a lovely Champions League draw and now away against Southampton.
Yeah, back-to-back, I don't need him, he's laughing, I can hear him. Back-to-back, OK, away games against lower league teams, that's what they would have wanted, to draw one of those teams. It would have been better at the Emirates, really, to have been the maximum of the best of the best, but they will take that time with Southampton, much better than when they were under the previous manager, will still. Now they're fighting to get to the play-off. in the Championship, so they would have that momentum as well. They would play a lot of games too, like Arsenal, maybe not as many, but still a lot of games still to be played for Southampton. But as we saw against Fulham, they played really well. They deserved to go through.
They could have scored more goals even, so it won't be an easy trip.
It's true. Don't pretend, Jules. Don't give us all that nonsense. Mario, Chelsea have the best draw, obviously.
some things have to come to you sometimes. I got to tell you, look, they're the bottom of the league. League one. And they already had the beautiful moment of their life, what happened to them when they faced Sunderland. And now they got another one that is coming their way. It's Chelsea.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:01
2
What are the highlights of the FA Cup Quarterfinals draw?
2:01–4:09
3
How do Manchester City and Liverpool prepare for their tough matchup?
4:09–7:12
4
What predictions are made for Arsenal's upcoming FA Cup match?
7:12–8:48
5
How do Chelsea fans feel about their FA Cup draw against Port Vale?
8:48–16:15
6
What are the implications of the Champions League Round of 16 matchups?
16:15–17:02
7
How do the hosts analyze the strengths of PSG and Chelsea?
17:02–24:06
8
What are the opinions on the potential of Arsenal and Bayern Munich in the Champions League?
24:06–40:32
Speakers
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