Liverpool qualify for the Champions League's last 16 but Aston Villa have work to do.

Kelly Cates is joined by senior football reporter Ian Dennis, former Liverpool left-back Stephen Warnock and former Tottenham forward Andros Townsend to reflect on Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Lille and Mo Salah scoring his 50th European goal for the club.

Aston Villa remain in the top eight, on goal difference, despite their 1-0 defeat at Monaco and Barcelona have booked their place in the knockout stages after a 5-4 victory at Benfica.

Correspondent John Murray and the former Arsenal defender Matt Upson join the pod from a restaurant in Paris ahead of Manchester City’s crucial league-phase match against PSG.

TOPICS:

00:48 – Liverpool guaranteed top-eight spot after 2-1 win over Lille.

04:19 – Another milestone for Mo Salah

07:20 – Arne Slot on his Liverpool side's performance

10:33 – How the Champions League league phase system works

12:26 – Barcelona win nine-goal thriller and a round-up of the rest of the Champions League action

16:45 – Unai Emery on his Aston Villa side’s defeat to Monaco

21:00 – John Murray and Matt Upson preview PSG v Manchester City from Paris

25:33 – Erling Haaland on his new contract and how he measures his sleep this season

29:06 – Pep Guardiola on how he’s managed Phil Foden and helped him regain his form

5 Live and BBC Sounds commentaries this week:

Wednesday 22nd January:

PSG v Manchester City – Champions League – 8pm KO – 5 Live

Celtic v Young Boys - Champions League – 8pm KO – 5 Sports Extra

Thursday 23rd January:

Manchester United v Rangers – Europa League – 8pm KO – 5 Live

Saturday 25th January:

Aston Villa v Manchester City – WSL – 12pm KO – 5 Sports Extra

Wolves v Arsenal – Premier League – 3pm KO – 5 Live

Manchester City v Chelsea – Premier League - 5.30pm KO – 5 Live

Sunday 26th January:

Tottenham v Leicester – Premier League – 2pm KO – 5 Live

Crystal Palace v Brentford – Premier League – 2pm KO – 5 Sports Extra

Aston Villa v West Ham – Premier League - 4.30pm KO – 5 Live

Ellen White, Jen Beattie and Ben Haines talk Jen’s announcement that she is retiring from football. The team take a look back at Jen’s career, the highs and lows and what the future looks like post football.

Ben sat down for a conversation with the Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor and discussed how it feels to have a target on her back, the environment she’s created at the club and her perfect start.

Plus Jen and Ellen share why they think Renee Slegers is the right fit to be the permanent manager at Arsenal and what went wrong for Manchester City in the derby.

Timecodes:

00:20 Intro 01:00 Jen’s retirement! 07:20 Making the decision to retire 14:00 Jen on having a platform 25:15 Sonia Bompastor 40:15 Jen & Ellen on Sonia’s management style 47:00 Arsenal & Slegers appointment 49:20 Manchester Derby

BBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries this week: Tue 21 Jan 1745 Monaco v Aston Villa Tue 21 Jan 2000 Liverpool v Lille Wed 22 Jan 2000 PSG v Man City Thu 23 Jan 2000 Man Utd v Rangers

After Ruben Amorim called his Manchester United team “maybe the worst” in the club’s history, how will his players react? And what is the sports science behind Ange Postecoglou’s playing style at Tottenham?

Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Shay Given on the Monday Night Club to react to the weekend’s biggest stories. How will the Manchester United dressing room react to Ruben Amorim’s criticism after another home defeat? What are the challenges of adapting from a back four to a back three? Former Everton and Sheffield United defender Phil Jagielka drops by to explain how to benefit the best from the change in playing style and what Manchester United need to do for it to be successful. Plus, the panel chat to Anton McElhone, Ange Postecoglou’s head of sports science from his time at Celtic. How does the role of a sports scientist work, and how does Ange Postecoglou embrace the role?

TIME CODES:

00:30 – A momentous weekend for Chris Wood 02:20 – Ruben Amorim 03:10 – Reaction to Amorim’s comments 13:30 – Phil Jagielka on a back 3 22:00 – Sports scientist Anton McElhone

Dr Tottenham cures Everton and Liverpool go six clear at the top. Hear from Ange Postecoglou and Arne Slot as Darren Fletcher is joined by Nigel Reo-Coker and Glenn Murray. Also catch up with Ruben Amorim as he describes his Man Utd team as "maybe the worst" in the 147-year history of the club. Also, are Forest in the title race? Are Man City back? And what about Bournemouth winning at Newcastle?

02:15 Ange Postecoglou: ‘Great way to start an interview’ 17:40 Everton get first win of Moyes' second spell 23:05 Arne Slot as Liverpool extend lead at top 31:15 Arsenal drop points vs Villa 33:15 Forest level on points with Arsenal 36:50 Ruben Amorim: ‘Maybe worst team in Man Utd history’ 43:35 Brighton & Hove win again at Old Trafford 45:05 Are Man City back? 47:00 Injury-hit Bournemouth continue to impress

BBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries this week: Tue 21 Jan 1745 Monaco v Aston Villa Tue 21 Jan 2000 Liverpool v Lille Wed 22 Jan 2000 PSG v Man City Thu 23 Jan 2000 Man Utd v Rangers

Real Madrid are the most successful team in the history of the Champions League/European Cup with 15 titles. But how have they achieved this?

Steve Crossman and Guillem Balague explore Real's relationship with the competition, looking at their early dominance in the late 1950s, through to their six triumphs since 2014.

We hear from former players Clarence Seedorf and Sami Khedira on what makes Real Madrid so special. And former coach Paul Clement joins the pod to give us insight into current head coach Carlo Ancelotti and their "La Decima" win in 2014 against Atletico Madrid.

To watch the TV documentary, it is available on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m00276py/how-to-win-the-champions-league

4:30 Real Madrid's early dominance 11:40 Clarence Seedorf on the Real Madrid DNA 22:10 Paul Clement on La Decima and Carlo Ancelotti 38:30 Sami Khedira on Real's recruitment 40:30 Can they continue their dominance?

Gary Lineker invites Brentford manager Thomas Frank round his house for a chat and spot of lunch The Danish manager talks about the journey he's taken the club on, becoming only the Brentford head coach or manager to achieve promotion to the top-flight of English football.

Darren Fletcher is joined by Football Correspondent John Murray, Manchester United journalist Andy Mitten, and former Scotland international Joe Jordan to remember the life and career of Manchester United & Scotland legend Denis Law – the only Scottish player to also have won the Ballon d'Or.

5 Live commentators John Murray, Ian Dennis and Alistair Bruce-Ball answer listener questions. From John’s Cyprus underpants story to Ali’s old pet Betsy the beagle causing mischief. Plus the panel react to Erling Haaland signing a new 10-year deal with Manchester City. And will Ali’s losing streak continue in Clash of the Commentators?

02:10 Did John avoid the pigeons at Tamworth? 05:50 Commentary boxes behind glass. 13:10 TCV goes international! 17:25 John’s Cyprus underpants story. 24:30 Will Ali lose again in Clash of the Commentators? 32:45 Ali’s mischievous Betsy the beagle. 34:50 Haaland signs 10-year deal. 38:10 Commentating in stadia not designed for football. 40:20 Great Glossary of Football Commentary.

BBC Sounds / 5 Live Premier League commentaries this weekend: Sat 18 Jan 1500 Brentford v Liverpool on 5 Live, Sat 18 Jan 1730 Arsenal v Aston Villa on 5 Live, Sun 19 Jan 1400 Man Utd v Brighton & Hove Albion on 5 Live, Sun 19 Jan 1630 Ipswich Town v Man City on 5 Live, Sun 19 Jan 1830 Man City v Man Utd (WSL) on 5 Sports Extra.

After Erling Haaland signs a new long-term deal with Manchester City club - listen back to when the Premier League’s all-time record goalscorer Alan Shearer met with the striker on the eve of his debut season back in 2022. Haaland talks about the relationship with his father, and wanting to be a better player than him from a really young age. He says he has the ability to improve ‘everything’ in his game, and highlights the importance of meditation to his game.

The original version of this podcast was released on 6 August 2022.

Steve Crossman is joined by Guillem Balague, Julien Laurens and Mina Rzouki. They discuss how Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will fit at PSG and whether Alejandro Garnacho would be a good replacement at Napoli. How will Randal Kolo Muani fit at Juventus? And how much pressure is Carlo Ancelotti under at Real Madrid? The team also discuss numerous players linked with transfers, including Abdukodir Khusanov and Marcus Rashford. Julien also tells the remarkable backstory of new Sunderland signing Enzo Le Fee. Warning: This episode contains discussions about suicide. If you or someone you know is in need of help, you can find links to organisations who can provide help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline

TIMECODES… 0 mins – Introduction – just where is Sunderland? 2 mins – Will Khvicha Kvaratskhelia fit at PSG and will Alejandro Garnacho be a good replacement at Napoli? 13 mins – Mina discusses the problems at Juventus – and whether Randal Kolo Muani will be a good signing? 19 mins – What will Jurgen Klopp do now he has started his new job at Red Bull? And we hear from the former Liverpool manager. 25 mins – Guillem discusses how deep the problems are at Real Madrid – and how much pressure there is on Carlo Ancelotti. 29 mins – The team discusses several possible transfers – including Abdukodir Khusanov, Marcus Rashford and Martin Zubimendi. 32 mins – Julien explains the amazing backstory of new Sunderland signing Enzo Le Fee. 35 mins – The team discuss their favourite European cup competition – although some of them go a little rogue.

Steve Crossman is alongside Aaron Lennon, Pat Nevin & Alistair Bruce-Ball for analysis of Wednesday's Premier League action, including the North London Derby.

Reaction from Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglu, and Declan Rice as Arsenal come from behind to win.

Hear the thoughts of David Moyes as an Ollie Watkins goal ruins his return to Goodison Park.

Plus, Alexander Isak feels "free" with the striker in red hot form.

TIMECODES: 13:45 - Declan Rice on Arsenal's title hopes 18:18 - Ange Postecoglu on Spurs being "nowhere near" where they should be 21:15 - Mikel Arteta being "proud" after two tough results 23:20 - David Moyes' hopes of turning Everton around 27:50 - Alexander Isak on his form this season

BBC Sounds / 5 Live Premier League commentaries this week:

Thu 16 Jan 2000 Man Utd v Southampton on 5 Live Thu 16 Jan 1930 Ipswich v Brighton & Hove on 5 Sports Extra Sat 18 Jan 1500 Brentford v Liverpool on 5 Live Sat 18 Jan 1730 Arsenal v Aston Villa on 5 Live Sun 19 Jan 1400 Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion on 5 Live Sun 19 Jan 1630 Ipswich Town v Manchester City on 5 Live Sun 19 Jan 1830 Manchester City v Manchester United (WSL) on 5 Sports Extra