Episode 65 - Predicting EVERY Champions League Knockout matchup

On today’s episode, Ted and Patrick breakdown every match in the Knockout phase of the Champions League. They start with the biggest match of the round, Real Madrid vs. Manchester City. Both teams have clear weaknesses, but who will be able to take advantage of them the most? Then they get into Ousmane Dembele, is he the best player in the world right now? Stay tuned to see the hosts live reaction to Feyenoord sacking Brian Priske, underrated matches to watch this round, and some stories from Ted. The episode ends with predictions for EVERY matchup and some behind the scenes footage. Enjoy! Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransferflow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transferflowpodcast Timestamps: 00:00 - Nicolas Cage is a Coppola? 00:54 - Champions League Playoffs 01:31 - Real Madrid v Man City 02:25 - City are a coin flip and Pep vs Ancelotti 04:57 - How both teams will approach this game 05:53 - Ederson is the best long-ball goalkeeper in the world 07:38 - Madrid can’t press, but their ability to play out from pressure is elite 08:28 - Madrid Derby reactions 09:45 - Dani Ceballos is Madrid’s best player at the moment 11:25 - Patrick vs Rodri, who wins right now? 12:04 - Real Madrid have the worst defensive record in the UCL, why did they make no moves? 15:36 - But surely Real Madrid could have done SOMETHING? 17:10 - Football nepotism = Genepotism 18:24 - Brest vs PSG + Dembele is the form player in the world right now 19:26 - Dembele’s positional change 20:40 - How his ability to use both feet impacts defenders 21:22 - The drastic xG difference 24:55 - Juventus vs PSV 26:16 - Sporting v Dortmund 27:21 - One to watch for potential summer transfers 28:56 - Brugge v Atalanta 29:46 - Atalanta play a very unique style 30:34 - How is Gasperini doing this? 31:36 - The oddities of Italian coaches + a story from Ted 32:52 - Celtic v Bayern Munich 35:21 - Do Celtic have it in them? 36:11 - Feyenoord v AC Milan 37:42 - Milan’s season is becoming more and more unhinged 38:50 - Zlatan not being a bit, he’s just weird 40:01 - Should be a fun contest between managers? 41:27 - Breaking news - Priske sacked mid recording + Reactions 43:32 - Monaco v Benfica is sneaky fun 44:41 - Can Benfica replicate their form? 46:41 - A ton of young, exciting players in this game 49:22 - Predictions for EVERY matchup 51:53 - Behind the scenes - Andre 3000, Australians, and a cliffhanger from Ted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices