Beyond The Pitch - Bobby McMahon

Anto is joined by Bobby McMahon of Fox Soccer Channel to discuss all the teams who went through the first knockout round of the Champions League and use that as a launching pad to cover some of the big stories and bylines that seem to be edging their way to the surface - from a Barcelona as the only team with a firm identity to a Real Madrid trying to discover itself and how the teams sort themselves from there. Can United and Chelsea find their way, will Tottenham in Europe lock them out of the top four and further European adventures and will Inter continue to ride the Sammy and Wesley show when the games get bigger? We also dig into the surprise teams and whether Neuer can deliver one more magic act and push Schalke one step further. Then we turn our eyes to some of the big matches in the Europa League to discover that Mario Balotelli has seized our attention yet one more time and consider the case study that is Eric Cantona to determine if that will be his destiny - burning bridges until he finds the right club with the right leadership to direct his talents.

ARSENAL Arsene Wenger Champions League success River Plate New England Revolution