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Team news is yet to surface. Here’s what Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta had to say before his side’s clash with Club Brugge. Declan Rice is ill, while Leandro Trossard, William Saliba, Cristhian Mosquera, Kai Havertz, Max Dowman and Gabriel Magalhães are all sidelined.
And here’s the song that I immediately thought of when I read that headline. A wonderfully 90s tune by Soccer Mommy.
Preamble
Hello world and welcome to this Champions League clockwatch.
As Flight of the Conchords once sang, it’s business time. After today’s matches, there will be just two rounds of matches remaining in the league phase, so time is running out for teams to make the top eight automatic qualification spots or the other places (nine-24) for the play-off round to reach the knockouts.
Yes, many eyes will be on Real Madrid v Manchester City, a blockbuster tie if ever there was one, but the six other 8pm GMT matches have plenty at stake.
Last year, 11 points was enough to reach the play-offs and 16 points enough to make the top eight, so that is a rough guide for what this year’s hopefuls will be trying to achieve. Here is the current table, which is updated with the live ongoing early kick-offs (5.45pm GMT) tonight. Currently the half-time scores are Qarabag 1-1 Ajax and Villarreal 0-1 FC Copenhagen, so those are reflected below as if they are results.
