Musa and Ryan are on the road, but also back to recap a weekend that included meeting some of you amazing 'Stadio' listeners in New York City! They chat about Atalanta’s amazing 4-0 win against Juventus in Turin (04:28), no home Bundesliga wins for a second match day in a row (13:21), and Atleti missing an opportunity to return to the top of La Liga after losing late at Getafe (17:15). They also head to the Premier League, where the Mo Salah stats are back (21:04), Liverpool have all but won the...
Mar 11, 2025•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin with an amazing result for Liverpool, who scored with their second shot to come back from Paris with a 1-0 lead against a PSG side who were brilliant but came up against a mighty Alisson Becker performance (02:52). Bayern are all but through, after a 3-0 win on what was a very disappointing night for Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen (10:10). Barcelona held out for a 1-0 win in Lisbon, despite being down to 10 for 70 minutes (15:22). Inter beat Feyenoord in Rotterdam, and Lautaro Mart...
Mar 06, 2025•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast A Big Night for Arsenal, Advantage Real Madrid, and More Champions League First Legs Musa and Ryan chat about Tuesday’s Champions League round of 16 first legs, beginning with Arsenal’s record win against PSV (03:10). They then head to Madrid, where the derby is in the balance, after Real Madrid secured a 2-1 lead to take to the Metropolitano next week (11:50). There’s also chat about Dortmund and Lille’s draw (22:32) and an impressive win for Aston Villa, who won 3-1 against Club Brugge (25:37)...
Mar 05, 2025•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Coming to you a day later, Musa and Ryan do a brief recap of some of the weekend’s games (02:51), before meandering off into a discussion about players making marquee moves and how it can be hard to predict whether they will succeed (15:48). Then, they look ahead to the Champions League (24:53), with the round of 16 games kicking off today, while doing their best to not predict the final! Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about ...
Mar 04, 2025•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s Episode 500 of 'Stadio'! Musa and Ryan begin by rounding up some midweek football (04:24), before getting into the mailbag. They answer questions on who the most ’Stadio’ manager is (16:47), leading to a discussion about Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona era and his stock as a manager since. Plus, questions on dream 'Stadio' guests (25:19), being the Milan sporting director (30:28), Neymar’s career (35:18), and what games they want to attend next season (39:53). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Pr...
Feb 27, 2025•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Another week brought another load of Mo Salah stats from Liverpool’s 2-0 away win at Manchester City, which extended their lead at the top of the league (03:19). Musa and Ryan begin there before rounding up other events in the Premier League, including shout-outs for Wolves, Spurs, and more (18:33); West Ham’s win, which all but ended Arsenal’s title hopes; and Everton and Manchester United's draw at Goodison, despite some late drama (29:31). Elsewhere, Inter overtook Napoli at the top of Serie ...
Feb 24, 2025•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast What a week of Champions League football! Musa and Ryan recap the second legs of the playoff round, beginning with Real Madrid’s 6-3 aggregate win over Manchester City, thanks to a Kylian Mbappé hat trick (02:25). They then chat about PSV’s amazing win over Juventus after extra time (16:53) and give quick shout-outs to Dortmund and PSG. Next up, it’s Tuesday’s games (22:30), which saw Brugge, Feyenoord and Benfica progress, along with Bayern, who broke Celtic hearts with a late goal (32:44). Fin...
Feb 20, 2025•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast There were some big games at the top of tables this weekend, featuring draws, some wins, and a lot of missed chances. Musa and Ryan begin with Juventus’ crucial 1-0 win over Inter in the Derby d’Italia (03:20), which came as a huge relief to Napoli, who dropped points for the third game in a row. They then head to Leverkusen, who were frustrated by Bayern and held to a goalless draw, which hindered their title hopes (09:25), before dropping in on La Liga, where both Real Madrid and Atleti went d...
Feb 17, 2025•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan react to the incredible late drama at the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, which saw three red cards after the final whistle after Everton and Liverpool shared the points (02:46). They discuss another Mo Salah stat, whether James Tarkowski’s equalizer was angry, and whether this changes much in the title race following the news that Arsenal have lost yet another player long term. In Part 2, they wrap up Wednesday’s Champions League games (20:39), which saw wins for Bayern, ...
Feb 13, 2025•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan are back with instant reactions to Real Madrid’s 3-2 win at the Etihad against Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League playoff round (02:00). There’s chat about the change in momentum throughout the game, plus the late Madrid comeback, before moving on to big wins for PSG and Dortmund against Brest and Sporting, plus a 2-1 win for Juventus against PSV. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your a...
Feb 12, 2025•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's a quick Sunday night record, but there really is only one place to begin, so Musa and Ryan start with Plymouth Argyle’s seismic 1-0 win to knock Liverpool out of the FA Cup (04:06) before rounding up other FA Cup stuff. In La Liga, there was another draw in a pivotal Madrid derby (12:10), where Kylian Mbappé canceled out a controversial Julián Alvarez penalty, plus another great result for Athletic Club. Finally, they wrap up with some Bundesliga commentary (19:53) and more! Hosts: Ryan Hun...
Feb 10, 2025•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan quickly round up some midweek cup and league games, including a dramatic comeback by Leverkusen against Köln in the DFB-Pokal (02:38), a debut goal for João Félix, Tammy Abraham scoring a brace against his parent club in the Coppa Italia (05:38), and Inter losing ground in the Serie A title race. There’s also chat about the Copa del Rey (10:04) and Liverpool and Newcastle putting in brilliant performances to set up an EFL Cup final meeting at Wembley (12:03). In Part 2, they get in...
Feb 07, 2025•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast It was a weekend of statement victories, so Musa and Ryan begin with Arsenal’s 5-1 win over Manchester City (02:34) before moving on to Nottingham Forest’s 7-0 thrashing of Brighton (22:54), which would have taken all the headlines in most other weeks. They also shout out Everton’s resurgence under David Moyes, Liverpool getting past a tricky away fixture at Bournemouth, and the rest of the Premier League before quickly recapping some La Liga and Serie A (42:21). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwong...
Feb 03, 2025•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast How many screens are too many screens?! Well, that was chaotic! Musa and Ryan instantly react to the final match day of the Champions League group phase (02:38), recapping all the results and what it meant for those who went through. In Part 2 (20:39), they talk about the experience of trying to focus on 18 games at once, then step back a bit and discuss their thoughts on the final match day and whether it delivered what it was supposed to. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn A...
Jan 30, 2025•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan wrap up some news at the top of Serie A (01:40) and La Liga (06:17) before heading to the Premier League, where they begin by praising yet another impressive win for Bournemouth (07:49). Their win over Forest took them level on points with Chelsea, who lost 3-1 at the Etihad, where Omar Marmoush impressed on his debut (10:44). There’s chat about another Mo Salah stat, as Liverpool maintained their lead at the top (16:37), as well as the rest of the weekend’s games and a big fallout...
Jan 27, 2025•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan get straight into this week’s Champions League, beginning in Paris, where PSG came from two goals down to defeat Manchester City in the showpiece fixture of the week (00:56). Then they wrap up the rest of Wednesday’s games (15:56), including Arsenal’s win over Dinamo Zagreb, a massive win for Feyenoord over Bayern, and wins for Celtic, Real Madrid, and more, before turning their attention to Tuesday’s games. They focus on the brilliant, brilliant game that was Benfica and Barcelona...
Jan 23, 2025•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Musa and Ryan begin in Serie A, where there was a huge top-of-the-table clash in which Napoli left Bergamo with three points after defeating Atalanta (02:29). It was all change at the top of La Liga (16:20), thanks to Leganés’s win at home against Atleti, Real Madrid beating Valencia and Barcelona being held at Getafe. There’s some love for Athletic Club, who have quietly caught up with Barça, before they head to the Bundesliga. There’s some talk about Omar Marmoush’s goodbye (28:44), ...
Jan 20, 2025•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast It was a busy midweek set of fixtures, so Musa and Ryan shout out some chaos in Germany and Spain, including one of the most spiritually onside goals of all time (03:23), before turning their attention to the Premier League (05:36). They talk about the north London derby, including praise for Myles Lewis-Skelly (12:31), before defending Spurs and other clubs battling the Premier League’s depth (18:46). They discuss Forest and Liverpool’s brilliant draw (24:51), Newcastle and Isak continuing thei...
Jan 16, 2025•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast You may have heard there was another 'Stadio' derby this weekend, so Musa and Ryan chat about Manchester United’s penalty shootout win over Arsenal in the FA Cup third round (02:48). They discuss some familiar Arsenal problems before moving on to praise for Altay Bayindir's two penalty saves and United playing for an hour down to 10. They shout-out some other results in the Cup (22:04); David Moyes’s Everton return (25:08), Atleti going top of La Liga; the Bundesliga’s return (31:48); and a coup...
Jan 12, 2025•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin with a quick chat about Julen Lopetegui being sacked by West Ham and replaced with Graham Potter (01:22), before moving on to this week’s EFL Cup semifinals. They start with Spurs’ 1-0 win over Liverpool (05:27), where Ange Postecoglou and Arne Slot were as unimpressed as the rest of us with the VAR stadium announcement. They then move on to Newcastle’s win at Arsenal (15:24), with a lot of love for Alexander Isak, how Arsenal could really do with a player like him and whethe...
Jan 09, 2025•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast What a game it was at Anfield! So, that’s where Musa and Ryan begin this week, diving straight into Liverpool and Manchester United’s 2-2 draw (04:00). There’s chat about the goals, the drama, and how it left the Premier League title race (22:21) following Arsenal’s draw away at Brighton, plus wins for Manchester City and Newcastle United. They then head to Spain, where there was some late Real Madrid madness at Mestalla (27:04), before touching on the Dani Olmo Barcelona news (32:10) and some m...
Jan 06, 2025•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s time for the 2024 Stadios! Musa and Ryan dish out awards for 2024’s most existential moment (00:00), the Big Mood of the Year (12:42), and the return of the Prop Joe award (17:05). There’s the rest of the usual suspects, too, with awards going to Goal of the Year (20:22), Angry Goal of the Year (28:15), plus Team (34:20), Coach (40:02), and Player of the Year (47:27). Finally, there’s the main event – the one that they all do and don’t want to win: the 2024 Catfish of the Year award! (54:33...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s one of our favourite shows of the year: Musa and Ryan are back with another end-of-year list of football things to be grateful for! They read through over 50 listener submissions showcasing football-related moments of joy, sentimentality, and even grief from the past year. Listen for tales of taking children to their first-ever games, playing podcasts for beloved pets, love for teams, players, experiences, and much more. It’s a bumper edition this year, at over 100 minutes. So settle in, ge...
Dec 29, 2024•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa's lost his voice, so Ryan is here with a very quick update about the holiday schedule. Host: Ryan Hunn Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 21, 2024•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast A very happy Musa and a slightly less happy Ryan recap the end of the Manchester derby, where United came from behind late to beat City at the Etihad (04:17). They chat about the positives for United and the negatives for City and explore some more about the Man City drop-off. They wrap up the rest of the Premier League (26:22), which saw some huge results and some managerial sackings, before darting to the Bundesliga and La Liga (39:04) and, ahead of a longer episode on Thursday, discussing whe...
Dec 16, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin with the weird FIFA virtual conference confirming the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cups, before moving on to this week’s Champions League. They recap some of the biggest games, beginning with Barcelona’s win in Dortmund (7:31) and Juventus’s 2-0 win over Manchester City that puts pressure on Pep Guardiola in the final two match days (14:15). There’s shouts for Arsenal (20:30), Leverkusen scoring the first goal anyone has against Inter this campaign (23:52), plus the brilliant At...
Dec 12, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin with a quick shout for LA Galaxy’s first MLS Cups in 10 years, after their 2-1 win over New York Red Bulls on the weekend, before heading to Europe, where there are title races aplenty. They begin in Italy (4:14), where Atalanta’s 2-1 win over Milan took them top of the table, thanks also to Lazio’s win in Naples—and wonder whether this could be the year for Gian Piero Gasperini’s side to win their first Scudetto. Next up, Atleti are tiptoeing their way to the top (11:30), as...
Dec 09, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast It was the first 'Stadio' derby of the season, and—even though it wasn't the best game of the week—Musa and Ryan begin with Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Manchester United (03:39) before heading to Newcastle, where there was a six-goal thriller with Liverpool (19:26). They recap wins for Chelsea and Man City before heading to Spain and Germany (32:40), where Bayern lost to Leverkusen in the Pokal and Athletic Club beat Real Madrid in La Liga for the first time in nine years. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa O...
Dec 05, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin by shouting out Botafogo’s first Copy Libertadores triumph, with a remarkable 3-1 win over Atlético Mineiro in the Monumental. They then turn their attention to Anfield, where Liverpool maintained their incredible start to the season, beating Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City 2-0 (03:48). They shout out the rest of the Premier League results (16:47) and more, before heading to the Bundesliga. It ended all square at the Westfalenstadion, between Dortmund and Bayern (31:56), Wolf...
Dec 02, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast What a week of Champions League! Musa and Ryan begin at Anfield, where Liverpool saw off Real Madrid comfortably to stay top of the Champions League after matchday eight (02:37). They touch on Arsenal becoming the first side to win at Sporting this season (12:34) and a worrying collapse from Man City against Feyenoord, after being 3-0 up (15:26). They then wrap up some other games, including late comebacks, big wins and more. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Produ...
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