Football Daily BBC Podcasts

Mark Chapman rounds up the day’s biggest football stories.
Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna reflects on their promotion to the Premier League. We hear from Daniel Farke whose Leeds side will be preparing to face Norwich in the playoffs, and Gary Rowett gives his reaction to Birmingham’s relegation to League One.
Jermaine Jenas joins Mark to discuss the boost Nottingham Forest have given their promotions hopes with a 3-1 win over Sheffield United. Vincent Kompany reflects on a disappointing 4-1 defeat for Burnley at home to Newcastle.
With just a point splitting Arsenal and Manchester City in the Premier League title race we hear from Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola after they continued their winning runs against Bournemouth and Wolves respectively.
Plus we round up the action in the Scottish Premiership where Celtic moved 6 points clear of Rangers and Livingston’s relegation to the Championship was confirmed.
03:09 – Ipswich promotion
03:58 – Kieran McKenna interview
10:13 – Relief for Nottingham Forest
12:05 – Burnley’s survival hopes dealt a blow
13:15 – Vincent Kompany interview
15:05 – Eddie Howe interview
16:12 – Ryan Yates interview
17:14 – Mikel Arteta interview
18:38 – Manchester City ruthless against Wolves
21:43 – Pep Guardiola interview
23:00 – Brentford 0-0 Fulham
23:50 – Celtic 6 points clear and Livingston relegated
26:35 – Daniel Farke interview
28:14 – Gary Rowett interview after Birmingham’s relegation

Aaron Paul is joined by Charlie Adam, Glenn Murray and Farah Williams to look ahead to the weekend’s Premier League football.
They discuss what needs to be Arsenal’s priority in the summer, whether Manchester City lack strength in depth, and how much work Jurgen Klopp’s successor will need to do at Anfield.
Plus, David Moyes' future at West Ham is the focus after reports that the former Real Madrid and Wolves boss, Julen Lopetegui, is in line to replace him at the London Stadium for next season.
03:45 – What is Arsenal’s summer priority?
11:38 – Do Manchester City lack strength in depth?
19:15 – What rebuilding job awaits Klopp’s successor?
26:27 – Is Lopetegui in line to replace Moyes?
36:50 – Julen Lopetegui on what he’s looking for in his next job

Steve Crossman presents Euro Leagues and is joined by Guillem Balagué and Julien Laurens. John Murray, Rachel Corsie and Stephen Warnock have all the reaction to Aston Villa’s shock 4-2 defeat against Olympiakos in the Europa Conference League.
Hear from Aston Villa boss Unai Emery on the result at Villa Park and his thoughts heading into the second leg.
The team talk Champions League after Julien watched Borussia Dortmund beat PSG in Germany as Jadon Sancho starred. Guillem also gives his thoughts on Real Madrid’s draw against Bayern Munich in the first leg.
Timecodes:
0:10 Intro
01:00 Aston Villa reaction
07:10 Julien Laurens on Olympiakos
11:30 Champions League: Borussia Dortmund v PSG
18:10 Real Madrid v Bayern Munich

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff and Colchester United manager Danny Cowley look ahead to the final day of the Championship season. Conor Coady joins the pod to reflect on his title victory with Leicester City, whilst Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan also makes an appearance, speaking about the club's upturn in form, and their survival chances heading into Saturday. The team discuss the state of the clubs in and around the Championship playoff places, whilst also previewing the League 1 and 2 playoffs.

Former Barcelona, Manchester United and Spain defender Gerard Pique chats in depth with Steve Crossman and Guillem Balague about his sensational, trophy-laden career and the Kings League that he has launched.
TIME CODES
1 min – Pique discusses the first time he met Guillem and Spain’s 2010 World Cup win.
3 mins – Pique discusses what he thinks Pique is like as a person.
5 mins – Pique discusses his earliest memories of football.
6 mins – Why Pique choose to leave La Masia for Manchester United, how he found life at Old Trafford and the reasons behind his decision to leave.
16 mins – The reasons why Pique returned to Barcelona – and why the club were so successful.
25 mins – Who Pique thinks would win a match between the current Man City side and the best Barca team he played in
27 mins – The Kings League – what it is, why Pique created it and what he thinks it can go on to achieve.

Kelly Cates has reaction to Real Madrid’s draw at Bayern Munich in their UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg. She’s joined by Paul Robinson, Pat Nevin, correspondent John Murray and Statman Dave. Would Thomas Tuchel be a good fit at Manchester United? What does the future hold for Marcus Rashford? And Ipswich Town are on the verge of promotion to the Premier League after winning at Coventry City.
00:30 Vinícius’ double earns Real draw with Bayern
07:35 Thomas Tuchel linked with move to Man Utd
15:20 Stick or twist with Marcus Rashford?
25:25 Ipswich Town on the verge of promotion