Arsenal have not beaten Leicester City in the Premier League since October 2018, and in fact, the Gunners have just one goal in their last four outings against the Foxes (0-1-3; 1GF 7GA). Arsenal are 2/7 favourites for a win which would confirm them as winners of Group E with two games to spare. There’s 9/2 about a draw while Sporting are deemed unlikely victors at 11/1. It’s 21/20 for Arsenal to win to nil, while they’re 4/5 on the -1 handicap. — Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 22, 2021 With an 11-point gap to fourth-placed West Ham and just 13 games remaining, it seems improbable that Arsenal can qualify for next season’s Champions League through the domestic route. The Europa League, therefore, takes on added importance. Premier League top-four race for Champions League qualification analysed by form and fixtures. Man Utd, Leicester, Chelsea, West Ham, Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Arsenal in race.
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Arsenal will hope to book their spot in the Europa League knockout stage when they take on Sporting CP tonight.
Unai Emery’s Gunners have won all three games in Group E so far. A win tonight would see them guarantee themselves top spot.
Arsenal are unbeaten since August, and will be confident of extending that run tonight against a Sporting side who have already gone through two managers this season.
Tiago Fernandes is currently caretaker manager, with former Ajax boss Marcel Keizer reportedly close to agreeing a deal.
It’s all live on BT Sport tonight, with an 8:00pm kick-off.
Head-to-head
This is the fourth meeting between the teams. They met twice in the Fairs Cup in 1969, before last month’s clash in Lisbon.
Arsenal have never conceded a goal to Sporting, and head into this game on a 14-game unbeaten run.
Sporting have lost three of their last six games, and have failed to win their last six European games on British soil.
Likely XIs
Emery is likely to start Danny Welbeck up front again. The Englishman netted the only goal in the reverse tie, and seems to be enjoying his infrequent chances to impress.
The Arsenal manager must then choose between Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alex Iwobi or Emile Smith-Rowe to fill in the other spots in attack.
Nacho Monreal is back in training, but is unlikely to play tonight, with Sead Kolasinac continuing at left-back. Matteo Guendouzi, Aaron Ramsey and Mohamed Elneny will jostle for the midfield spots alongside Granit Xhaka.
Fernandes is unlikely to change things too much from the XI which beat Santa Clara 2-1 at the weekend.
That means starting roles up front for powerhouse forward Bas Dost and Marcos Acuna but they will be without Rodrigo Battaglia after the Argentine ruptured his cruciate on Sunday.
Key battles
Arsenal had 67% possession in Lisbon, and they’re likely to dominate the ball and the match again tonight.
Welbeck’s energy and movement is key. He can keep defenders busy and free up space for Aubameyang, Iwobi, Smith-Rowe and Ramsey.
Sporting can’t allow Xhaka time on the ball. The Switzerland midfield’s left-boot can pick out passes from anywhere on the pitch.
The visitors will have to bide their time, and hope Dost and Acuna can pounce on the counter.
Match odds
Arsenal are 2/7 favourites for a win which would confirm them as winners of Group E with two games to spare.
There’s 9/2 about a draw while Sporting are deemed unlikely victors at 11/1.
It’s 21/20 for Arsenal to win to nil, while they’re 4/5on the -1 handicap.
Alexandre Lacazette is 3/1 favourite to score first tonight, but the Frenchman has barely featured in the competition, so attention should turn to Aubameyang at 16/5 or Welbeck at 7/2.
Dost is 9/1 favourite in Sporting’s first goalscorer market, ahead of former Manchester United winger Nani at 12s.
All Odds and Markets are correct as of the date of publishing
The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 for the 2020-21 season is here and I’m going to reveal my predictions for the upcoming games as well as the latest odds for Europe’s top continental tournament.
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With Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea in the last 16, Manchester United were knocked out by RB Leipzig in their final group game as they failed to make it through to the knockout rounds.
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5️⃣ changes from our last outing as TAA, Kabak, Fabinho, Thiago and Mane included in the starting XI. #LFC #UCL
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 10, 2021
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— RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) March 10, 2021
The Premier League clubs are among the favorites to win it all but reigning champions Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund are all favored heavily with the bookies to be crowned champions of Europe.
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) March 10, 2021
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8 Pjanić
9 Braithwaite
12 Riqui Puig
13 Neto (GK)
17 Trincão
19 Matheus
23 Umtiti
24 Junior
26 Iñaki Peña (GK)
27 Ilaix
29 Konrad#ForçaBarça 💪🔵🔴
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 10, 2021
Some tasty clashes have been lined up with PSG v. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid v. Chelsea perhaps the two ties of the round.
It has been a few few months since Champions League games took place in midweek across Europe, and due to the new COVID-19 variant in the UK, travel restrictions are on Premier League teams so plenty of their games will be played at neutral venues as UEFA juggles with trying to get all of the games played.
Below is a look at my predictions, the odds for the games for the Round of 16, plus outright winners, and how to watch and follow all of the fixtures in the USA.
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How to watch, stream Champions League
Dates: February-March (Champions League last 16)
Location: Home and neutral stadiums across Europe
How to watch: CBS Sports
Live updates: UCL here at NBCSports.com
Group stage recaps
Week 1 recap
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Week 5 recap
Week 6 recap
Champions League schedule, odds: Round of 16, first leg (all games, 3pm ET) – Provided by our partner PointsBet
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Tuesday, March 9
(+120) Borussia Dortmund 2-2 (5-4 agg.) Sevilla (+215). Tie: +260
(-225) Juventus 3-2 aet (4-4 agg.) Porto (+600). Tie: +320
Wednesday, March 10
(+135) Liverpool v. Leipzig (+190). Tie: +250
(+110) PSG v. Barcelona (+195). Tie: +320
Tuesday, March 16
(-500) Manchester City v. Borussia Monchengladbach (+1300). Tie: +560
(+100) Real Madrid v. Atalanta (+260). Tie: +260
Wednesday, March 17
(-280) Bayern Munich v. Lazio (+700). Tie: +420
(+115) Chelsea v. Atletico Madrid (+250). Tie: +225
Champions League score predictions: Round of 16, first leg
Tuesday, March 9
Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Sevilla
Juventus 2-0 Porto
Wednesday, March 10
Liverpool 1-2 Leipzig
PSG 1-3 Barcelona
Tuesday, March 16
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Manchester City 3-1 Borussia Monchengladbach
Real Madrid 3-1 Atalanta
Wednesday, March 17
Bayern Munich 3-2 Lazio
Chelsea 1-2 Atletico Madrid
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Outright winner
Manchester City (+250)
Bayern Munich (+320)
Paris Saint-Germain (+500)
Liverpool (+650)
Real Madrid (+1200)
Chelsea (+1200)
Juventus (+1800)
Borussia Dortmund (+2000)
Atletico Madrid (+2800)
Atalanta (+6000)
Porto (+8000)
Sevilla (+9000)
Barcelona (+15000)
Leipzig (+15000)
Borussia Monchengladbach (+20000)
Lazio (+30000)