Why were so many English clubs humbled in Champions League?

Weeks ago we were talking about English dominance in Europe, now just Liverpool and Arsenal make it to the quarter finals of the Champions League.

Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Spurs were dumped out, conceding 28 goals between them in the round of 16… so what happened? Liam Rosenior said his players were tired… but was that ‘dominance’ even there in the first place? Or is the scheduling of English football harming clubs performances in Europe.

Meanwhile, Bodo/Glimt were on the verge of a historic Champions League quarter final, with a capitulation in Lisbon seeing their fairytale journey come to an end…Or has it?

How did a town with a population that could fit inside the Etihad stadium make it this far? Can other smaller clubs follow suit? And how is this season’s success all Spurs’s fault?

Norwegian football expert Lars Sivertsen joins Gabby and Mark.

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