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Premier League clubs in Champions League triple-header as last-16 fixtures and kick-off times confirmed

Arsenal and Manchester City face hectic runs of fixtures before meeting in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday 22 March

The Independent UK

Arsenal’s Route to the 2025–26 Champions League Final

The Gunners are the current favorites to win their first Champions League crown.

Sports Illustrated

Arsenal handed Bayer Leverkusen Champions League tie as they aim to avoid Liverpool curse

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The Independent UK

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Why Bayer Leverkusen want Arsenal - not Bayern Munich - in Champions League last 16

Bundesliga outfit would prefer Gunners clash to more games against domestic rivals Bayern Munich

Evening Standard

Can Piero Hincapie play for Arsenal against Bayer Leverkusen in Champions League?

Ecuador defender is currently on loan with the Gunners, who face his parent club in the last 16

Evening Standard

Bayer Leverkusen vs. Olympiacos: Preview, Predictions and Lineups

The German side are in complete control of this Champions League knockout tie as it stands.

Sports Illustrated

UEFA Champions League Predictions: Matchday 2/18

Four more playoff games on Wednesday conclude the first legs.

Sports Illustrated

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Olympiacos vs. Bayer Leverkusen: Preview, Predictions and Lineups

The hosts beat Leverkusen 2–0 on the penultimate league phase matchday.

Sports Illustrated

Real Madrid need reinvention as special circumstances are needed to rule Europe

Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane’s impact is clear but where the Spanish giants go post-Xabi Alonso only Florentino Pérez knows

The Guardian - UK

St Pauli plotting their next miracle in tantalising Bundesliga survival battle

An unlikely win over Stuttgart was an overdue reminder that unity remains St Pauli’s greatest strength in defying the odds again

The Guardian - UK

‘The captain’s armband looks nice, but you don’t need it. A real leader has the power without the armband’ Granit Xhaka on being named Sunderland skipper

The former Arsenal man was immediately handed the captain’s armband at the Stadium of Light

FourFourTwo

Champions League Bracket 2026: Projected Teams, Knockout Playoff Matchups

The all-important next phase is on the horizon after a thrilling league phase.

Sports Illustrated

Champions League permutations: who needs what from final night of fixtures?

A staggering 32 of 36 teams go into the final set of matches with their hopes of staying in the competition still alive

The Guardian - UK

Lucas Vázquez leads way for old-timers to give Leverkusen lift-off in 2026

Team with an average age of just under 29 finally ended their losing streak since turn of the year

The Guardian - UK

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‘I had the same feeling with Sunderland as I had when I went to Leverkusen – that there could be something very special about this team’ Granit Xhaka on the Black Cats' similarities to Leverkusen’s title winners

The Swiss veteran claimed a remarkable Bundesliga win when his Leverkusen side went unbeaten in 2023/24

The Guardian - UK

Bayern go into Darth Vader mode as second-half power play floors Leipzig

Relentless 5-1 comeback win was ominous and made one wonder how many goals champions could score this season

FourFourTwo

‘Jermain Defoe and Lorik Cana convinced me to join Sunderland. It’s the greatest challenge of my career’ Granit Xhaka on why he returned to the Premier League

The former Arsenal midfielder was signed by the newly-promoted Black Cats in the summer

Sports Illustrated

Six Potential Destinations for Xabi Alonso After Real Madrid Exit

The Spaniard will likely not be out of a job for long despite his failed tenure at the Bernabéu.

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The Guardian - UK

Super Stuttgart sweep Leverkusen aside with in-demand Leweling to the fore

Plenty of prospective candidates for Germany’s World Cup squad caught the eye in a 4-1 cruise at the BayArena

The Guardian - UK

Leverkusen level up as Hjulmand oversees rebuild after Ten Hag debacle

A fightback win over RB Leipzig before the Christmas break is just reward for coach who faced a thankless task

The Independent UK

German World Cup winner explains why Florian Wirtz is struggling at Liverpool

Benedikt Howedes says Wirtz is ‘too good to fail’ but needs time to earn the trust of his teammates and the supporters at Liverpool

Sports Illustrated

The Longest Unbeaten Runs in Soccer History

Some teams in history have refused to be beaten.

The Guardian - UK

Pep Guardiola to include ‘father figure’ in much-changed Manchester City side

Manchester City host Brentford in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals and Pep Guardiola wants to avoid a repeat of the Bayer Leverkusen home defeat

Sports Illustrated

Xhaka, Ekitike, Zubimendi, Woltemade: Who is the Premier League Signing of the Season So Far?

Of the many Premier League summer signings to have hit the ground running, one clearly stands out as having made the biggest impact.

The Guardian - UK

Harry Kane’s penalty rescues Bayern as Mainz defy the odds with heroic point

Urs Fischer’s side are certain to begin 2026 bottom of the table but denied rampaging leaders victory at home

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