The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

Champions League notebook: Is the tournament about to come alive?

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to reflect on the Champions League last 16.

Manchester City, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, PSG, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund make up the 2024 Champions League quarter finals.

So what shape are the last eight in Europe’s elite competition in? 

Which individual players shone in the last 16?

And how has the first knockout round changed who we think the favourites are to win the whole thing?

Produced by Steve Hankey.
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Hosted by Michael Bailey, revered football tactics writer Michael Cox is joined by more of The Athletic's brightest tactics and data analytics writers to break down the tactical and technical details behind the biggest footballing stories each week - assessing the latest trends, systems, players, managers and all manner of statistics in order to give you a deeper understanding of the game.