S2 E8 with WFI's Alan Feehely - Barca's Messi/ Pedri dynamic, Schalke's youth academy and Lille's financial difficulties

Alasdair and Barlow are joined by The Guardian's Top 100 Footballers panellist Alan Feehely to discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at the process and the research behind the Guardian's Top 100 Footballers list, the potential of Barcelona's Pedri, La Liga's Madrileño title race, Spanish football culture (with a focus on the city of Seville), where it went wrong for Thomas Tuchel at PSG, the myriad issues on and off the field at Schalke and more. 1:59 - Who will prevail in La Liga's title race between Madrid's top two sides and why? What makes the city of Seville so unique and inimitable when it comes to Spanish fan culture? Could Barcelona's Pedri be the true heir to Lionel Messi's proverbial throne? / 34:59 - Why did PSG decide to part company with Thomas Tuchel on Christmas Eve and what might the consequences of Lille's financial worries be for their ligue 1 title bid? / 51:24 - What will the rest of the Bundesliga season hold for Schalke and, if they do go down, why might their youth academy and the Stuttgart model provide them with hope of a recovery and a return to better days?