Recap & watch: Champions League news updates & video – Arteta, Bellingham, Guardiola, Kane – BBC
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Recap: Video of Champions League news conferences available via 'Watch & listen' tab at top of page – Kane, Bellingham, Guardiola, Arteta.
Arsenal Champions League news conference – manager Mikel Arteta says "emotion is needed" for Wednesday's quarter-final second leg at Bayern Munich on Wednesday (20:00 BST)
Injuries to Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard & Bukayo Saka to be assessed before kick-off
Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham spoke on strength of Champions League opponents Man City, his own game and issue of racism in football
Man City's Pep Guardiola says Kyle Walker "feels good" and fitness will be assessed after Tuesday's training session
Build-up to Barcelona v PSG (agg 3-2) and Borussia Dortmund v Atletico Madrid (agg 1-2) on Tuesday (20:00 BST)
Bayern Munich v Arsenal (2-2) and Man City v Real Madrid (3-3) on Wednesday (20:00 BST)
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There's two Champions League quarter-final second legs this evening as Barcelona host Paris St-Germain (3-2 on aggregate) and Borussia Dortmund welcome Atletico Madrid (1-2 on aggregate).
You can follow live coverage of those games here…
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to a media conference, on whether he has spoken to Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso for tips on how to beat Bayern Munich: "Big congatulations to Xabi, and Granit [Xhaka] – I'm very happy for what they have done. I congratulated him [Alonso] because we are friends. But the competition is very different, it is the Champions League."
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow, on their poor history against the Bundesliga side: "We have to change it, the opportunity is there to write our story differently. It is about putting in a strong performance to have the right to be in the semi-final."
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their quarter-final second leg tomorrow, on how transformative it would be for the club to reach a first Champions League semi-final in 15 years: "Absolutely, it would be unbelievable. If we make semi-final, we would be in a high emotional state, there is an opportunity."
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow on Oleksandr Zinchenko, who was booed by some fans when subbed against Aston Villa on Sunday: "I love Oleks, he is a person with different qualities and unbelievable courage. I am sure with encouragement our team will perform better."
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow, on whether they will 'go for it' in Germany: "Depending on their approach, I want our team to be ourselves. Sometimes your opponent doesn't allow you, but we are looking at the best way to win the game."
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Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow, on whether they have practiced penalties ahead of tomorrow's match: "We do it through the whole season, every game in training we do pens as well. Of course if the manager wants me to take one, I took one in Community Shield and Europa League, I'm always ready to take one."
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That's the end of the live stream from Mikel Arteta's news conference, but we'll continue to bring you a written version of what the Arsenal boss has said plus a few more snippets from Lenadro Trossard.
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow, on the fitness of Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka ahead of the game: "Obviously we had only less than 48 hours to recover for the game and we've done very little training. So we'll assess them tomorrow and see how they are."
Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wednesday, 20.00 BST)Arsenal
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow, on the focus of his team for the game: "I cannot control their phones, TVs, people around them. We can win it, but we can lose it. We have had an unbelievable journey, we will do our best to try to win those cups."
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich, on the pressure of a Champions League quarter-final: "Most of our players have not experienced this, they are super motivated and confident."
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Mikel Arteta says that captain Martin Odegaard and forward Bukayo Saka will be assessed to see if they are fit to face Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Allianz Arena.
Odegaard and Saka both picked up knocks towards the end of Arsenal's 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday.
"We will assess them tomorrow and see how they are" Arteta said.
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow: "Emotion is needed in football, it is about tweaking the right person at the right time to have that. We did that well in London, we took the lead, then five minutes they are ahead. We did well not to throw the game away, we got back in the game and were looking for a winner."
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow, on how important this game is for their season: "All the preparation has been to achieve that [a Champions League semi-final]. Everything we have done for 10 months, and last season, tomorrow we have an opportunity to make it happen."
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Leandro Trossard is swiftly replaced in the hot seat by Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.
He is taking questions from journalists right now and you can watch a live stream of the news conference by clicking 'watch live' icon above.
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Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow on his experience helping younger players: "Every game is tough. We have experience from the group stage, and we showed character in the last game against a top side. We need to be on top of our game."
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Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow, on the reaction to their loss to Aston Villa: "Just because of one game there is a lot of talk, but we have been really good, especially this year. We just have to keep going, trying to win every game."
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Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow on being an impact sub: "I think I've done it both as a starter and as an impact sub. It is great to help the team and get goals, and I can do either. I am always ready to help the team."
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Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow on whether the team will be motivated by being written off for the title: "I don't think we need anyone to motivate us, our group is experienced enough to deal with those situations. It is is still tight with six games left, we want to win them all."
You can watch a stream of the Arsenal news conference by clicking the 'watch live' icon above.
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Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard, speaking to a media conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow on reacting to Sunday's loss to Aston Villa: "I think everyone is ready, we can use it as a reaction. It is a big chance for us on the biggest stage, we all want to show what we are capable of."
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