Mid-Week Review, Weekend Preview: EPL Talk Podcast

December 09, 2010

All four English Premier League clubs in UEFA Champions League are through to the knock-out round, though not all advancements are made the same. Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea topped their groups, but thanks to Arsenal finishing second in Group H, the Gunners can be drawn against Bayern Munich, Real Madrid or Barcelona in the Round of 16.

To talk about how the league’s clubs faired in Champions League, I was joined on Wednesday by Kartik Krishnaiyer to review the mid-week action as well as look forward to this weekend, when Chelsea’s visit to Spurs will give a stumbling Blues side another chance to turn their ship around.

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