The Turkish Football Federation has suspended 149 referees over an alleged betting scandal. During his time at Fenerbahçe, José Mourinho was outspoken about refereeing standards - so does this vindicate him? And where does this leave Turkish football?

Dotun and Andy are joined by Lars Sivertsen to answer that. Plus: are Qarabağ finally earning international recognition after a draw against Chelsea? Can Fiorentina avoid relegation following the dismissal of Stefano Pioli? And which underrated players have caught the eye of our experts?

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16 wins from 16, top of the Champions League and a 2-1 win over the European Champions while playing a half with 10 men. Bayern Munich have had a sensational start to the season. Today, Dotun, Andy and Lars Sivertsen discuss why Vincent Kompany must take serious credit for what he’s created at Bayern.

Elsewhere, does “beyond generational talent” Lamine Yamal need protecting from the difficulties of modern football? Plus, are Galatasaray dark horses in this season’s Champions League?

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Dotun is joined by Nicky Bandini and David Cartlidge to unpack Kevin De Bruyne's latest setback - a hamstring injury picked up while taking a penalty for Napoli. Was the Belgian playmaker wrong to move to a league as intense as Serie A?

Also on the agenda: will Jamie Vardy get going for Cremonese after scoring his first league goal? Could Valencia finally get relegated this season after years of walking the tightrope? And have Bayern Munich (yet again) unearthed a teenage sensation in Lennart Karl?

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Italian football's most confusing team has taken another manager to the chopping block. Igor Tudor's stint at Juventus didn't last long, but after eight winless games, the executioner was called in to end his reign.

Dotun is joined by Nicky Bandini and David Cartlidge to discuss what went wrong for Tudor, and whether his successor Luciano Spalletti can beckon in the start of a new dynasty. Elsewhere, the fallout from Vinícius Júnior's outburst continues. What next for him? And the title fight is starting to heat up in the Netherlands.

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Xabi Alonso got his debut El Clásico win, and his Real Madrid side did it in some fashion! Jude Bellingham capped off a fantastic week as he scored the goal that kept Los Blancos top of La Liga.

David Cartlidge joins Andy to dissect the game. Has Alonso finally unlocked Bellingham's brilliance? Is Barcelona's Pau Cubarsí/Eric García experiment over? And who's the new favourite to win La Liga? Join us for the debrief!

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Dotun, Andy and David Cartlidge answer more of your burning European football questions, as we try to find out why Ajax and Real Sociedad are in their respective messes - and how they can dig themselves out.

Plus: can Schalke finally secure promotion? What’s the number 10’s place in European football after tough domestic starts for Florian Wirtz and Xavi Simons? And which European clubs would we like to manage ourselves?

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As PSG keep going full Jay-Z on the Champions League, how are the competition's big boys changing their approach to master the league phase? Dotun, Andy and David Cartlidge unpack a record-breaking matchday.

David is also left baffled by Antonio Conte's latest comments around their 6-2 thrashing in Eindhoven as his disastrous Champions League record continues. Andy explains why they have a Kevin De Bruyne problem.

Plus, La Liga have already abandoned the Miami Plan™ after mounting player pressure. But it's far from over...

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Bayern Munich are setting the tone as one of the most intense teams in Europe right now. And in the first half of Saturday's Der Klassiker, Borussia Dortmund certainly got a taste of that...

Andy is joined by Archie Rhind-Tutt to mull over a relentess display from Bayern as Dortmund's unbeaten run finally comes to an end! They discuss just how important Luis Díaz has become for setting the tone of Vincent Kompany's team – and why there still remains chinks in the armour of this Bavarian juggernaut.

Meanwhile, despite the result, Niko Kovač has continued to prove himself as an unlikely fit for Dortmund as he oversees a major reset in the dressing room – but after another difficult chapter in his Bundesliga career, can Jobe Bellingham play a part in the Kovač revolution?

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