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Any Manchester United fan of a certain vintage will remember fondly Mark Hughes scoring from an impossible angle to set up a 2-1 victory over Barcelona to win the 1991 Cup Winners' Cup final in Rotterdam.

It was a landmark moment for Sir Alex Ferguson's team, following up on their 1990 FA Cup win against Crystal Palace, which provided the platform for everything else that was to come.

The two clubs have met plenty of times since then, on an even bigger stage.

Ahead of tonight's Europa League knockout play-off, Michael Beardmore has produced an excellent, nostalgic piece looking back at some of those classic encounters.

You can read the full piece here and we will be focussing on some of those matches as we build up to tonight's tie.

Lioness and Barcelona's record signing Keira Walsh gives a masterclass on how to dominate in midfield.

Walsh will hope to play for England's women against South Korea (19:45 GMT) in Milton Keynes as the Arnold Clark Cup kicks off on Thursday, although she has been suffering with a stomach bug.

Tottenham Hotspur

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Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham began the month with a surprise 1-0 win over Manchester City.

But they then went down 4-1 to Leicester in the Premier League before a 1-0 loss at AC Milan in the Champions League.

Up next is a London derby against West Ham on Sunday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Cristian Stellini taking charge.

Spurs boss Antonio Conte had returned to the touchline at Leicester last weekend and was present again for Tuesday's 1-0 defeat at AC Milan.

He spoke to media before the loss in Milan and admitted to rushing back from gallbladder surgery to help the team:

"I'm not still 100% but I think I'm recovering well. It's very important for me to stay with the team, work with them and try to stay together in a difficult moment for us," he said.

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This just in from Tottenham, whose manager Antonio Conte had surgery to remove his gallbladder earlier this month.

Conte is to remain at home as he continues his recovery.

Chelsea

Graham Potter took the positives from Chelsea's performance at Borussia Dortmund despite losing the Champions League last-16 first leg 1-0.

Gary Rose
BBC Sport reporter

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Twenty one shots, eight on target, no goals and another defeat.

It was a familiar story for Chelsea on Wednesday as they showed a lack of a cutting edge in the final third on their way to defeat by Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

The Blues had enough chances to win the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie - and win it comfortably - but poor finishing, great saves and the woodwork conspired against them.

There has, understandably, been plenty of scrutiny focused on Graham Potter since he became Chelsea boss in September, but even his biggest critics must sympathise with him after this loss.

Click here to read Gary Rose's full column.

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Karim Adeyemi scored a brilliant solo goal to condemn Chelsea to defeat in their Champions League last-16 first-leg tie at Borussia Dortmund.

The Premier League side rued missed chances as Joao Felix shot over from a good position and then hit the crossbar in the first half.

Reece James also forced two fine saves out of Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel in the second half as the visitors grew in confidence against the hosts, who were themselves struggling to create many chances.

But Chelsea were undone on the counter midway through the second period when Adeyemi broke from inside his own half following a Chelsea corner, knocked the ball past Kepa Arrizabalaga before slotting into the empty net.

Full match report here.

We are going to move away from domestic affairs briefly to take a look at Europe, but don't worry, we will be back.

No sooner has one Premier League game week finished, than another one begins.

We will be hearing from a handful of managers ahead of the weekend fixtures.

Here is a schedule of the news conferences planned for today:

13:00 - Leeds

13:30 - Fulham & Everton

13:45 - Nottm Forest

Talksport's , externalAlan Brazil says former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino could return to the club to replace Antonio Conte.

Get more in today's gossip column.

Would this be a good move? Hit the thumbs.

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During our morning look at today's newspapers, I mentioned an article in the Mail about a proposed £3.1bn takeover of Tottenham.

BBC Sport's Alex Howell has been looking into that story.

It seems Tottenham's owners have no intention of selling the club and are committed to their long-term plans, following reports billionaire Jahm Najafi is set to launch a takeover of the north London club.

No approach has been made so far by Iranian-American Najafi, who is a minority shareholder in NBA team the Phoenix Suns.

Najafi is chair of sports investment company MSP Sports Capital; the Financial Times reports, external he is working with a consortium of investors to put together a bid for Spurs.

It added Najafi was weeks away from approaching Tottenham owner Joe Lewis and Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.

Read the full story here.

Before we leave the Arsenal v Manchester City match behind, let's just revisit our totally unscientific check on who you believe will win this season's Premier League title.

We asked you to click thumbs up for the Gunners or thumbs down for City...

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...it looks like the majority of you are backing Pep Guardiola's defending champions.

If you want to join in, just scroll down to the entry at 07:33 GMT.

BBC Sounds

Pep Guardiola was asked after the game if he’d find his old apprentice, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, for a drink before heading back to Manchester…

“I don’t know, I would like to see him, but at the same time I understand as when I lose a game I don’t want to talk to anyone!” said the Manchester City manager.

Guardiola was full of praise for Arteta, adding: “He has changed this club in a positive way and will of course be rivals until the end. 50 points in the first leg of the season, to do this you have to be brilliant."

For more reaction, listen to the Football Daly podcast onBBC Sounds.

Matt Upson
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

I think Erling Haaland played a key part. I liked watching the battle between him and William Saliba. I thought Saliba did well.

But he wears opponents down, then you've got [Ilkay] Gundogan or [Kevin] De Bruyne in the space left behind, then [Riyad] Mahrez and [Jack] Grealish. Whether he gets the joy or others do, that is what makes them a top team.

There was lots of talk about the finish, but for me his left foot touch to bring the ball onto his right foot in the same motion while he's putting the brakes on [was superb].

It was clinical from City.

Manchester City

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“This is what we live for,” Manchester City defender Ruben Dias told BBC Radio 5 Live after Wednesday night's 3-1 win at Arsenal, which moved them above their rivals into to spot in the Premier League.

After a testing period for the club on and off the pitch, Dias certainly agreed when asked if there was a release of emotion on the final whistle.

“This means everything to us,” said the Portugal international.

“Obviously, when you come to these moments against your rival, in first place, it means everything.

"For me and the team, obviously that’s the way to live it. It’s one game at a time, but when you’re in that game you leave everything there and make sure you have nothing left to give on the pitch, then everything will come easier.”

“We know how talented and good our team is," added Dias.

"So, in the end, it's about fighting and making sure we get the best of ourselves. If we get that it will be difficult for someone to beat us.”

Head to BBC Sounds for all the reaction on the Football Daily podcast.