{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68431f231dd9d3b33fa92db7/6936d27f350ec43bcd0d2dc1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A huge week ahead! - Champions League returns, the good/bad vs Burnley and Leverkusen preview","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68431f231dd9d3b33fa92db7/1765202110768-089b0285-0b0b-490b-8c1f-a06165178238.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h1>A huge week ahead! - Champions League returns, the good/bad vs Burnley and Leverkusen preview</h1><p><br></p><p>Newcastle got the three points against Burnley, but it wasn’t pretty. In this episode, we break down a strangely flat 2–0 home win that felt more like a training session than a Premier League game — and look at how close it came to unraveling at the end.</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss:</p><ul><li>Why the Burnley performance felt so lifeless despite the result</li><li>Gordon’s growing confidence, Willock vs. Ramsey, and early signs (good and bad) from Elanga</li><li>Worries over Ramsdale from crosses and Schär’s drop-off</li><li>Where Newcastle sit in the league table after a quietly strong run (10 points from 12)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Then we turn to Europe:</p><ul><li>Full Bayer Leverkusen preview: form, key threats, and how Newcastle should set up</li><li>What the new Champions League format and current standings mean for NUFC</li><li>Predicted XI, rotation dilemmas before the Derby, and score predictions</li><li><br></li></ul><p>Plus: poll of the week (would you take two draws vs Leverkusen and Sunderland?), Patreon questions on Liverpool’s wobble, centre-back combos, and Botman’s future, and a quick quiz throwback to our last trip to Leverkusen in 2003.</p>","author_name":"@nufcblogcast"}