Build-up to Real Madrid against Man City in their Champions League second-leg (agg 3-2) (20:00 GMT)
Build-up to Aston Villa v Liverpool in the Premier League (19:30)
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Image source, Getty ImagesBournemouth manager Andoni Iraola, who has got Cherries fans dreaming of Europe, is top of Tottenham's list if they decide to replace Ange Postecoglou, according to TalkSport.
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester United are weighing up a move for Ipswich Town's£40m-rated England Under-21s striker Liam Delap, 22.
Delap, who came through Manchester City's academy, has 10 Premier League goals this season and is also interesting Chelsea - according to The i.
As it's lunchtime, let's have a taste of some of the juiciest morsels of transfer gossip today. As a treat.
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During a (very short) trial at an MLS club, my friend was asked about his academic achievements and was told his only chance to earn a livable wage was off a football pitch.
Grant, USA
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer in Madrid
A glorious day here in Madrid. Warm and sunny. Conditions will be perfect at Santiago Bernabeu tonight and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits his side will have to deliver a "perfect" performance to overturn a 3-2 deficit from the first leg against Real Madrid.
Guardiola and midfielder Bernardo Silva addressed the media last night and were under no illusions about the position City have left themselves in.
The word "believe" was used often and Guardiola said City will go for goals - but will that be right away or will they adopt an initial strategy of just staying in the tie?
Big night ahead.
We'll continue our build up to Real Madrid v Manchester City throughout the afternoon. Chief football writer Phil McNulty is our man in the Spanish capital, he'll be dropping in throughout the next few hours...
Bayern Munich
Image source, Getty ImagesBayern Munich have revealed that Harry Kane will miss training for the next few days due to a calf injury, which restricted him to playing only 45 minutes of Bayern Munich's 1-1 draw against Celtic in the Champions League last night.
The good news for Bayern - and England - is that the injury is not thought to be too serious.
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Didn’t Martin O’Neill once tell Brazilian defender Rafael Scheidt: ‘I like players who are not like you. I like players who play well,’ when they were both at Celtic? Classic.
Rob
Image source, Getty ImagesArsenal will face either Dutch side Feyenoord, who last night held AC Milan to a 1-1 draw to win their play-off 2-1 on aggregate, or the winner of tonight's fixture Juventus v PSV. Juventus go to Philips Stadion unbeaten in their last four games and are 2-1 up after the first leg.
The draw for the round of 16 in the Champions League takes place this Friday at 11:00 GMT.
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool could face Benfica, who drew 3-3 at home to Monaco to secure a 4-3 aggregate win, or the winners of PSG v Brest. The Parisian club are currently going into the second leg of the playoffs with a 3-0 lead, which kick-offs at 20:00 GMT.
Aston Villa can either play Club Brugge, who beat Atalanta 5-2 on aggregate to progress to the last 16, or the winners of Dortmund v Sporting, where the former are going into tonight's second leg of their play-off with a 3-0 advantage.
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Many years ago, long before the Premier League, as a youngster I was on the books of a top English club. The club signed a forward and our coach quietly summed him up by saying his first touch is so bad, his second touch is a header!
Ian
Image source, BBC SportWhile the draw for the Champions League's round of 16 does not take place until Friday morning, we can already see how the draw is starting to shape up.
When the draw for the play-off round took place, the 24 teams to reach the knockout rounds were paired together in seeds based off where they finished in the League Phase.
For example, Bayern Munich's win over Celtic on aggregate last night means they will face either Bayer Leverkusen or Atletico Madrid in the round of 16, with the draw to confirm which of those two sides will meet the winners of the play-off ties.
How the draw currently looks:
Image source, Getty ImagesThe draw for the round of 16 in the Champions League takes place this Friday at 11:00 GMT, which will be streamed and live texted across the BBC Sport website and app.
We will also be live texting the round of 16 draws for the Europa League and Conference League, also taking place at 12:00 and 13:00 respecitvely on Friday.
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Sir Alex Ferguson about Ashley Williams booting the ball into Robin van Persie's head when he was on the floor - "It was absolutely deliberate. He could have killed the lad."
Tim, London
PSG v Brest (Agg: 3-0, 20:00 GMT)
Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist
Ousmane Dembele has never lacked confidence, is super-passionate about football and arrived in Paris in August 2023 convinced of his ability to star and succeed at the club, despite the presence at the time of Kylian Mbappe.
Last summer, manager Luis Enrique told Dembele that, without Mbappe in the team, he needed more goals from him to go with his large number of assists - carte blanche for the player to show a more selfish approach with less passing and a bigger desire to score.
In private, the coaching staff have frequently told him that if he managed to convert a decent percentage of the chances that he creates, it can lead to collective success and then individual honours. The Ballon d'Or even.
PSG v Brest (Agg: 3-0, 20.00 GMT)
Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesIn August 2023, Ousmane Dembele was bought by Paris St-Germain for just £43.5m, having scored 40 goals in 185 games and won three La Liga titles.
Now - with 10 goals in his past five games - he is currently Europe's most in-form striker, drawing comparison to the likes of Lionel Messi, who scored 13 goals in four games in March 2012, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who hit 11 goals in four games in May 2011.
He is also being seen as PSG's trump card in their quest for a first Champions League trophy.
The 27-year-old has scored 18 goals in his past 11 appearances for PSG in all competitions and since the start of December, has scored more goals(18) than any other player in the big five European leagues.
Away from Real Madrid v Manchester City, there are three other Champions League play-off matches coming up tonight.
Borussia Dortmund host Sporting at 17.45 GMT, with the Bundesliga side firmly in control having won 3-0 in Lisbon last week.
At 20.00 GMT, PSV host Juventus with the Turin club leading 2-1 and aiming to defend that advantage in Eindhoven.
And there is an all-Ligue 1 clash between PSG and Brest. The Parisians are well in control after winning the first leg 3-0 - and they have arguably Europe's most in-form player in their ranks.
Ousmane Dembele's start to 2025 has been nothing short of magnificent, as he looks to finally be delivering on long-promised potential. Guillem Balague has more...
Image source, Getty ImagesArsenal have posted their financial results for the year ending 31 May 2024.
They have made an overall loss of £17.7m, down from £52.3m from the previous year.
Profit on player sales increased from £12.2m to £52.4m, while wages also increased from £234.8m to £327.8m.
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David Jones on Carlton Palmer "He covers every blade of grass, but that's only because his first touch is [rubbish]"
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