#champions-league

#champions-league

Arsenal and Bayern Munich finished the top two point totals in the Champions League league phase -- Arsenal pulled a perfect 24 points from eight matches, and Bayern only dropped points against Arsenal -- and they have led their respective domestic leagues from virtually start to present.

We have two more injuries and I'm not happy about it. We need to talk. Because with Frenkie, we have three injured players. We need to talk to the medical team, to the staff, to prevent three players from getting injured in one week.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told Sky News that footballers who cover their mouths in confrontations with rivals should be sent off on the presumption they are being offensive.

It's a big game for both teams. We played against each other already in the group phase. It will be a really nice game to watch and a nice game to be involved in. Of course it's like a final. We are happy to go there again and to have this kind of opponent and these kind of games.

The first leg will be away from home at St. James' Park on Tuesday 10 March, kick off 9pm CET, and the second at Spotify Camp Nou on Wednesday 18 March with kick off at 6.45pm CET.

Spurs finished fourth in the league phase, defying their domestic form by winning five of their eight Champions League games under the Dane, drawing two and losing one. Spurs also boasted the joint-second best defence and were only outscored by six teams in the 36-club league phase, putting actual smiles on actual Spurs faces.

The transition to the Swiss Model' for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons has fundamentally changed how the Champions League knockout stage is structured. The process begins with the knockout phase draw taking place on February 27, 2026 which features 16 teams. This group consists of the top eight finishers from the league phase, who are seeded and received a bye,' and the eight winners from the knockout playoffs.

Newcastle were the only English club to even need a play-off to reach the last 16, with the other five all finishing inside the top eight in the group stage to book their place automatically and become seeded. Eddie Howe's side made short work of Qarabag 9-3 on aggregate to join the party.

I don't usually bet, but I could make an exception for Ahanor. I feel confident saying that by the age of 20, he will be one of the best in the world in his position.

Bodø/Glimt were already admired for their ascent through the Norwegian system-returning to the top flight only in 2017 and winning four league titles in the years that followed. But their leap into the Champions League spotlight this season has been extraordinary. As tournament debutants, they arrived with curiosity surrounding them-but they quickly replaced intrigue with astonishment.

I was sometimes surprised at how everything turned out. But I always thought I could do it. So I persevered and worked hard. I'm very satisfied, but of course there's always room for improvement. Hopefully I can score more goals, provide more assists, and deliver even better performances.