Premier League news conferences as Aston Villa draw Lille in Europa Conference League – bbc.co.uk
Premier League and FA Cup news conferences
Arsenal draw Bayern Munich; Man City v Real Madrid in Champions League quarter-finals – winners will meet in semis
Liverpool v Atalanta; West Ham v Bayer Leverkusen in Europa League quarter-finals
Aston Villa draw Lille in Europa Conference League
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That's your lot for today, folks.
As ever, thanks for your company.
Remember, you can watch Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Newcastle United live on BBC One (17:30 GMT kick-off)
Chelsea's tie with Leicester City on Sunday (12: 45 GMT) is also live on BBC One.
Have a great weekend.
Man City v Newcastle (Sat, 17:30 GMT)
Manchester City
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was asked at his news conference about his side's chase for another Treble.
"I don’t think about that," he said. "The last two or three weeks of the season, I’ll think about that. Now it's about tomorrow's [FA Cup] quarter-final."
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Goats-R-Us: Harry Kane will be up for the Arsenal game. Wants to prove himself on the big stage so Man Utd will bid for him this summer.
Man City v Newcastle (Sat, 17:30 GMT)Manchester City
More from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on facing Real Madrid in the Champions League: "For us it’s a little new, for Madrid it’s not special to play in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. They've been quite consistent many times.
"In these stages you play the best teams in the world. It is what it is. I don’t pay much attention, all opponents would be tough. I said many times, Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga…difficult with a lot of games."
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David: There are eight great teams left in the Champions League. It’s impossible to predict which teams will be in the final. Wouldn’t be a surprise if any of the teams in any of the quarter final ties got through.
Man City v Newcastle (Sat, 17:30 GMT)
Newcastle United
Eddie Howe on Newcastle United being 90 minutes away from an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley: "From minute one in the FA Cup, that was our aim [to return to Wembley]. We've done everything we can and navigated tough games. We've managed to find a way to the quarter-finals and don't want to waste this opportunity.
"We’ll have a right go. We’ll attack it and we’ll try to progress into the next round. We can do it. I’ve got no doubt about that. Of course we have to get our game plan right and execute it to the highest level but we go there in a positive mood."
Man City v Newcastle (Sat, 17:30 GMT)Manchester City
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on facing Newcastle in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup: "Since Eddie Howe was there and the takeover, they have always been tight games. I don’t expect differently tomorrow."
On Newcastle's season: "What happened this season, I’m not there but he’ll [Howe] take lessons for the future."
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Arsenal v Bayern, oh yes we'll take that and run with it! Musiala is a real threat, Kane I think we know enough about lol, but I'm confident we can win. To be honest I just wanted to avoid Atletico Madrid.
David, via WhatsApp
Man City v Newcastle (Sat, 17:30 GMT)Manchester City
Pep Guardiola has been responding to Manchester City's Champions League draw after being paired with Real Madrid for the third successive season.
"Yeah, we don’t have another option. It looks like a little bit of a tradition, three years in a row," he says.
"The kings of the competition. It is what it is. Hopefully we can arrive in a good moment. Few weeks before the first game."
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I'm an Exeter-based English Burnley-supporting Lancashire lass who adopted Lille as her French team aged 15. Over the moon about getting Aston Villa in the Europa Conference League draw! I can actually go to the away game at Villa Park!! Cannot wait!
Katherine, via WhatsApp
Man City v Newcastle (Sat, 17:30 GMT)Newcastle United
Eddie Howe has provided an update on Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope, who has not featured since December because of a serious shoulder injury.
"April is his target, but I think that will be more towards the end of April than the beginning," said Howe.
"But he’s making good, solid progress. He’s out on the grass but not necessarily diving. That will be a big test for his shoulder and it’s the next stage.
"Then, of course, he will have to get his sharpness back."
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Stephen: Bayern/Arsenal will come down to injuries I think. If Bayern are fully fit, I think they they will sneak the win, but it will be close and Arsenal could easily win it. Man City v Real Madrid is equally close, but I think City will just sneak that and then I think City will beat Bayern and get to the final. On the other side i think PSG will get to the final.
Chelsea v Leicester (Sun, 12:45 GMT)
Chelsea
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino on his reasons for attending Brighton v Roma in the Europa League: "No, it's not my job to scout. We wanted to go because in three weeks we play Brighton in Brighton. Great opportunity to watch live football because we normally don't have time. It's nice because it's only 45 minutes from here in Cobham so we decided to go last minute. It was good to watch Roma and Brighton also, as a spectator, not to suffer on the sidelines."
Wolves v Coventry (Sat, 12:15 GMT)
Coventry City will have almost 5,000 fans at Molineux for their FA Cup quarter-final with Wolves.
"We’re going to have to be on our game, we know that and we’ve got to move the ball quickly whilst being calm," says boss Mark Robins.
"There’s no reason not to be excited and look forward to this game. It’s a fantastic occasion for everybody and the supporters are going to be backing it and there in their numbers.
“To be part of it and try and get our place at Wembley is a really big carrot for everybody and it is for them as well. Gary O’Neil was speaking about it at the beginning of the season, they can speak about trying to win it but for us it’s about trying to get through into the first semi-final in a long time.”
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Nineteen: Interesting game for Arsenal, many of their fans saying Harry Kane is only scoring goals in a farmers league. What will they be saying if Bayern beat them then and especially if HK scores against them. Bring it on.
Luton v Nottingham Forest (Sat, 15:00 GMT)
Luton Town
Luton boss Rob Edwards says striker has suffered a setback on his return from a hamstring injury: "Eli’s pushed but it’s worse than expected and he’s feeling it again so we have to be really careful with it now. It’ll be [a] similar [squad] to what we’ve had to pick from recently."
Edwards confirmed Tahith Chong is fit to feature against Forest after shaking off a knock at Bournemouth during the week while Ross Barkley’s nose is healing after the midfielder broke it in the draw at Crystal Palace.
Wolves v Coventry (Sat, 12:15 GMT)
Coventry City boss Mark Robins on the chances of the Sky Blues causing a surprise: “You never know, upsets can happen but we’re looking forward to the game regardless. It will give us the opportunity to play against Premier League opposition and feel that speed and quality that they possess.
“The cup in itself is a world famous competition, so you want to do well with that every year if you can. We want to give a good account of ourselves and try and cause them problems.
"They’re a good side, from watching them and trying to do the analysis on them is difficult when some players may be missing and other’s coming back. You’re planning for a few different scenarios. But one scenario that will run through is their quality and speed in every position."
Wolves v Coventry (Sat, 12:15 GMT)
Coventry City love an FA Cup upset.
Will they produce another one on Saturday?
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Glan1976: Liverpool to beat whoever they play from now on in. Best team in Europa League by miles. Sorry but a fact.
Wolves v Coventry (12:15 GMT)
Wolves
Wolves boss Gary O'Neil did state that Matheus Cunha is training again after a recent hamstring injury but would not confirm if he was available to feature this weekend: "He [Cunha] has done really well, incredibly well. He's in a great mood and the lads are really pleased to have him back in training.
"It's an unbelievable effort for him to get back into full training as quickly as he has. It's now on us to manage him the best way we can and get the best out of him. We were expecting to be without him a lot longer than we have been. We're delighted to have him back in training and it's given the group a real lift."
On the lack of specific team news, O'Neil added: "We've decided not to do injury updates today, with a big game tomorrow. Any injury updates I'll save for after tomorrow. Once the teams are announced I'll be happy to answer more questions."
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