Invisible friend

For the last time in 2021, it’s the European edition with Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens. Is the title race over in the Bundesliga? Are Nagelsmann’s Bayern better than Flick’s Bayern? Or Pep’s Bayern? Similarly Inzaghi’s done some wonderful interior design at Inter. Are the Nerazzurri playing some of their best football ever? Atletico lose a third league game in a row for the first time under Simeone but there’s hope for Barcelona thanks to their talented youngsters. The Coupe de France is marred by yet more crowd violence as the game between Paris FC and Lyon is abandoned at half-time. And we end with some Secret Santa – or at least its audio equivalent. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s) • PART 2: Atalanta 1-4 Roma (06m 00s)  • PART 3a: Atletico lose again, Real draw a blank (12m 30s)  • PART 3b: Bayern go 9 points clear in the Bundesliga (19m 00s) • PART 4: Coupe De France – more fan trouble (29m 00s) • PART 5: Inter on fire in the title race (41m 30s) • PART 6a: Barca’s young guns having some fun (49m 00s) • PART 6b: Secret Santa! (56m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally   GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow   READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices