On The Continent - A European Football Podcast

After guiding Inter to two Champions League finals in three years, where does Simone Inzaghi rank amongst Europe’s best coaches? Elsewhere in Serie A, with one defeat in their last six matches, has Igor Tudor done enough to convince Juventus he’s the right man for next season? Plus, would Vanja Milinković-Savić be an effective back-up for Andre Onana at Manchester United? Could a Leroy Sané and Mikel Arteta reunion be on the horizon? And who is emerging as the next young superstar in Italy? Join Dotun, Andy and Nicky Bandini for the answers to your European football questions!Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

Wow, wow, wow! Have we ever seen a better Champions League semi-final than Inter vs Barcelona?Andy tells Dotun and Nicky Bandini why he thinks it might be the best two-legged tie he’s ever witnessed.Elsewhere, the race for next season’s Champions League spots is heating up in Italy - with just one point separating fourth and seventh - and Bayern Munich have regained the Bundesliga title, a feat more impressive than it looks on paper.Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

Strasbourg are on an eleven-game unbeaten run - is Liam Rosenior one of Europe’s most exciting young coaches right now? And how have Montpellier gone from league champions in 2012 to relegation battlers in 2025? Plus, are Sevilla at serious risk of relegation from La Liga? Will Eric Dier be a good addition to Monaco next season given the part he’s played in Bayern Munich’s title win? And do Union Saint-Gilloise have what it takes to finally win the Belgian Pro League? Dotun, Andy and David Cartlidge are here to answer all of your European football questions!Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

We were served up quite the treat last night, weren't we? Barcelona and Inter played out a stunning six-goal thriller at Montjuïc, but not even that tells the story. Some superb individual performances (and some stunning goals) have more than whetted the appetite for the second leg, but which superstar is going to make the difference back at San Siro?Plus, with PSG dominating the Gunners at the Emirates, have Luis Enrique's side discovered the secret to winning big games? And after some outrageous behaviour from Real Madrid at the end of the Copa del Rey final, how did Carlo Ancelotti allow things to get to this stage?Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

After a disappointing chapter at Juventus - and time away from the touchline - could Max Allegri be set for a return to Milan? And given recent discourse around the gap between the Premier League and the Championship, are we seeing a similar pattern emerging elsewhere in Europe?Plus, how might Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa fare in the Premier League? Has Marcus Rashford’s Aston Villa renaissance caught the attention of any European giants? And has Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s PSG breakthrough sparked other clubs to look to more ‘unconventional’ leagues? Dotun, Andy and Nicky Bandini are here to tackle all of your European football questions!Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

Just when you thought it was Inter’s to lose, Antonio Conte’s Napoli have crept up on his former club once again. But of course, this is Antonio Conte - so naturally, things aren’t all fine and rosy in his camp.Nicky Bandini joins Dotun & Andy to explain why yet another classic ‘Conte-ism’ isn’t likely to derail Napoli’s Scudetto charge, even if it means winning a play-off in Milan.Elsewhere, Niko Kovač has Dortmund clicking again, but how deep does the renovation need to go at the Westfalenstadion? Plus, Paulo Fonseca’s Lyon look close to falling apart after two crushing defeats against Manchester United and Saint-Étienne.Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***