The Champions League draw takes place on Friday morning with the play-off round featuring the likes of Newcastle, PSG, Real Madrid and Barcelona following an English-dominated league phase

This result means Arsenal are only the second English side to manage eight or more consecutive wins in European Cup/Champions League history after Manchester City, who won 10 in a row between May 2023 and March 2024.

Everything you need to know - expected lineups, how to watch and free betting predictions - as Leeds host Arsenal in the Premier League.

Newcastle United are the only Premier League club in the knockout round playoff draw, with Atletico Madrid, Inter, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid

Arsenal missed a great opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League. The Gunners played to a goalless draw on Nottingham Forest's pitch. Dominant throughout the match, Bukayo

Speaking after PSG’s draw with Newcastle, Luis Enrique was adamant that his side should be considered as favourites to win the Champions League for a second successive season. ‘It was a very good first half. We started positively. We missed a penalty, but we created chances. The equaliser just before half-time hurt,’ Luis Enrique said.

Arteta was referring to an incident in the second-half when the ball hit Ola Aina's arm in the Forest penalty area.

Arsenal's goalless draw against Liverpool at the Emirates was the quintessential game of two halves. The Gunners dominated proceedings in the first half, with Bukayo Saka and Jurriën Timber making repeated incursions down the right. Despite Arsenal having ...

Finishing in top spot confirms that Arsenal will play every second leg of the knockout round they reach at the Emirates. Mikel Arteta admitted that while this is “on paper” an advantage, the bigger focus was avoiding the additional two play-off matches.