When it comes to the most recent information regarding the draw for the Champions League and the Europa League, talkSPORT has you covered.
This morning, the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League will take place, and Liverpool, Arsenal, and Aston Villa will be the ones to find out who their opponents will be.
In addition, Manchester United and Tottenham will be waiting to find out what happens to them in the draw for the last 16 of the Europa League.
Later on tonight, Leicester will play Brentford at their home stadium in the Premier League.
Begin to draw in.
To put it another way, the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League is currently taking place in Nyon, Switzerland.
United European Football Association (UEFA) had begun its ceremony, and the Premier League clubs will soon learn who their opponents are.
Here is a rundown of the teams that they might have to compete against:
Any of PSG or Benfica could be drawn by Liverpool.
PSV or Feyenoord could be opponents for Arsenal.
Dortmund or Lille could be the opponent for Aston Villa.
The complete draw will be available to us as soon as it is finished…
Declaratory baldness
The appearance of Robert Sanchez has been completely revamped.
It has been reported that he has completely shaved his head, and photographs from Chelsea’s most recent workouts have been shared on social media.
The modification that Sanchez made has elicited a variety of responses from fans, and now Enzo Maresca has been questioned about his thoughts on the matter.
The also bald Blues boss laughed as he replied: “I said to him ‘if you want to play again, you need the same haircut as mine.'”
The goalkeeper has just lost his starting to spot to Filip Jorgensen.
Jorgensen is expected to keep his place for the trip to Aston Villa, but if Sanchez returns, Maresca’s joke may appear to be true!
Madueke lay-off confirmed
Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Noni Madueke is set to be out for a month after suffering a hamstring injury.
Madueke was taken off in the first half against Brighton last weekend and reports were recently circulated that he was set for a spell out.
Now, Chelsea boss Maresca has spoken about how long he’s expecting his winger to be out of action for.
He said in his pre-Aston Villa press conference this morning: “We don’t have any update on the injuries.
“We don’t have any additional injuries. Noni will be out until international break probably.
“Probably after the international break, we can have most of the players back, maybe all of them and for us it can be a big boost.”
If this is the case, then Madueke will not return to action for Chelsea until at least the 25th of March, which is the date that the next break will come to an end.
An update on injuries
An update on the health of Sven Botman and Joelinton has been provided by Eddie Howe, the manager of Newcastle, in advance of the weekend.
Botman has been sidelined for the past two games due to yet another injury that he has sustained during this season, which has been plagued by his injuries.
At the moment, he is unable to participate in the game due to a knee injury.
According to the current situation, Joelinton has not participated in any Magpies game since February 1st, and his return is not anticipated at this time.
When asked about Botman, Howe stated, “I do not believe he will be fit and available for this weekend.” This statement was made prior to his team’s match against Nottingham Forest.
For the upcoming week, we are going to have to wait until the weekend to see how things are currently standing. Except for a miraculous recovery for this weekend, that is the case.
He is making progress, but it is not happening as quickly as we would have liked it to happen. Even though he is not quite ready, he is very much on the right path.
In addition, the manager of Newcastle stated about Joelinton, “He is doing really well.”
Just as Joe always does, he is pushing. All that remains is for us to make certain that we present him at the appropriate moment.
The way that it operates
Every team that is participating in today’s draw is already aware that they will be competing against one of two possible opponents as a result of the new format.
At the conclusion of the League Phase, the teams were selected and placed into a bracket, with the teams that had qualified automatically being paired with another team.
They were then placed on opposite sides of the bracket, and they were arranged to compete against the winner of a knockout play-off tie on each side of the bracket.
This means that Liverpool and Barcelona will now face either Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica. For instance, Liverpool and Barcelona were paired together.
It will be determined by today’s draw which of those teams they will play against.
Arsenal is paired with Inter Milan, and they will draw either PSV or Feyenoord. The opponent for Arsenal is Inter Milan.
In addition, Aston Villa and Lille will face either Borussia Dortmund or Club Brugge in their upcoming matchups.
