Michael Brown
Former Manchester City midfielder on Radio 5 Live

The format, we were wondering what to expect. Whether there were going to be teams cut adrift, whether there was going to be something to play for but you look at Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, PSG, Manchester City, there's a lot riding on it.

Looking further at the top, who can finish in that top two? Incredible, looking forward to it. Everybody playing at the same time is going to be exciting.

The Daily Express

The Daily Express' headline of "don't let your guard down" looks at Manchester City's must-win match at home to Club Brugge this evening.

It also highlights Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and his call to stop hatred towards referees from football fans.

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Daily Mirror

On Manchester City's meeting with Club Brugge, they describe City boss Pep Guardiola as having a "Pep in his step" before that must-win clash.

It also looks at Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and his future.

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

Not since the 2012-13 season, when Sir Alex Ferguson was still Manchester United manager and Roberto Mancini was in charge on the blue half of the city, has Manchester City exited the first phase of the Champions League.

Pep Guardiola has never had that experience in his entire managerial career that goes back to Barcelona and Bayern Munich before his move to City in 2016.

But that is the fate which awaits Guardiola and his team if they fail to beat Club Brugge at the Etihad Stadium tonight.

Guardiola didn't react well in his press conference yesterday when asked if going out would be an 'embarrassment'.

"Ask me the question after," he said.

"Thank you for your concern but after the game I will answer you."

Guardiola had already said: "I think we will do it."

The Daily Star

The Daily Star has used the headline "no time for losers" in regard to Manchester City's meeting with Club Brugge, a lyric from Queen's famous song of "We Are The Champions."

They also use quotes from Liverpool's Cody Gakpo on his side's quest for the quadruple this season.

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The Daily Mail

The Daily Mail are reporting that Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is holding out for a potential move to Barcelona, using the headline "it's Barcelona or bust for Rashford."

There is also a section on Myles Lewis-Skelly's overturned red card and Mikel Arteta's comments on abuse received by football referees.

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The Daily Telegraph

There is a focus on Aston Villa's meeting with Celtic at the top of the Daily Telegraph.

It looks at Villa fan Prince William and why this match means so much to him.

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The Times

We start off with the back page of The Times.

Their football coverage focuses on Phil Foden, who says his own poor start to the season was due to fatigue.

It also reports that referee Michael Oliver will return to Premier League action this weekend after the controversy over his dismissal of Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly against Wolves on Saturday.

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We will continue to bring you the latest top stories from the world of football throughout the day.

For now, let's take a look through Wednesday's back pages.

A helicopter crash in which five people were killed at Leicester City's King Power Stadium was an accident, an inquest jury has concluded.

The football club's chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, fellow passengers Kaveporn Punpare and Nusara Suknamai, pilot Eric Swaffer and Mr Swaffer's partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz all died in the crash on 27 October 2018.

On Tuesday, jurors delivered their conclusion to coroner Prof Catherine Mason, stating they found the helicopter "had all its appropriate airworthiness and maintenance certificates".

However, Mr Vichai's relatives have confirmed they are continuing to pursue a legal claim against the aircraft's manufacturer Leonardo.

Simon Stone and Alex Howell

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Manchester United are close to completing a deal for another promising Arsenal youngster in Ayden Heaven.

United signed striker Chido Obi-Martin from the Gunners in October and the 17-year-old has already impressed in the club's FA Youth Cup campaign.

Now the Old Trafford outfit are expecting to successfully conclude negotiations with 18-year-old central defender Heaven, who made his senior debut as a substitute in an EFL Cup win at Preston.

Although Arsenal do not want to lose Heaven, the London-born player knows the path to regular first team exposure is blocked as Mikel Arteta has a number of senior defenders who are all performing well.

In contrast, United are on a path to try and massively improve their recruitment, which has been so poor in recent times.

In addition to Obi-Martin, the club has also tied up a deal for Paraguay Under-20 international Diego Leon.

It is not entirely clear whether Heaven would become part of United's first-team squad or if he would initially work with the Premier League 2 set-up.

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Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that Kieran Tierney will move to Celtic from Arsenal this summer at the latest - and that fellow left-back Alex Valle's loan from Barcelona is being cut short.

Tierney is out of contract with the Premier League club this summer and Celtic are hoping an agreement can be reached to bring the 27-year-old Scotland defender to the Scottish champions during January.

There had been speculation about Valle's future should Tierney return to Celtic, with Italian club Como reportedly interested in taking the 20-year-old on loan for the rest of the season.

Manager Rodgers says Valle will not play for Celtic again and also confirmed that the Scottish champions are hoping to sign a replacement for striker Kyogo Furuhashi, who was sold to Rennes on Monday.

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Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly's three-match ban - imposed for a red card at Wolves on Saturday - has been overturned.

The Gunners appealed against the decision to send off the 18-year-old and an independent regulatory commission upheld their claim of wrongful dismissal, the Football Association confirmed.

"We're very happy that decision has been made," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said on Tuesday night on the eve of their final Champions League group game against Girona.

"The club has put all the evidence and everything it could put together to defend our position, and it was pretty fast. It's good to know today basically, that's helpful.

"Now we have more options because he's going to be available and that's something very positive for the team."

Lewis-Skelly was shown a straight red card after fouling Matt Doherty, with referee Michael Oliver deeming it serious foul play.

Aston Villa v Celtic

Barcelona v Atalanta

Bayer Leverkusen v Sparta Prague

Bayern Munich v Slovan Bratislava

Borussia Dortmund v Shakhtar Donetsk

Brest v Real Madrid

Dinamo Zagreb v AC Milan

Girona v Arsenal

Inter Milan v Monaco.

Juventus v Benfica.

Lille v Feyenoord

Man City v Club Brugge

PSV Eindhoven v Liverpool

RB Salzburg v Atletico Madrid

Sporting Lisbon v Bologna

Sturm Graz v RB Leipzig

Stuttgart v Paris St Germain

Young Boys v Red Star Belgrade

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Hello and welcome to Wednesday's football news live text page.

After months of anticipation, today marks the final round of league phase fixtures in the new format of the Champions League.

To mark its conclusion, all 36 teams are in action at 20:00 GMT across 18 fixtures.

We will have lots of build up to that throughout the day, plus a look at the current top stories, as well as today's back pages.