Champions League LIVE: Leverkusen host Arsenal in early kick-off; PSG v Chelsea and Real Madrid v Man City to follow | OneFootball

📝 15′ 18:00

Arsenal have done what have needed to do in the early stages of this encounter – settle and take control of the game. No clear cut chances as of yet for either team.

By Tom Coopey

📝 7′ 17:55

Chance for Bayer Leverkusen!

Bayer Leverkusen create the first chance of the game as Christian Kofane finds space outside the box, but David Raya makes a comfortable save.

By Sam Lowen

📝 2′ 17:51

Good start from Arsenal!

Arsenal win a free-kick just outside the box after Viktor Gyökeres is brought down, with Robert Andrich shown a yellow card. However, the resulting free-kick comes to nothing.

By Sam Lowen

▶️ 1′ 17:47

We’re underway

We’re into the match action in Germany.

By Rhys Webb

📝 17:45

Kick-off imminent

The teams are out, with the Champions League anthem ringing around the BayArena. Kick-off is just moments away here.

By Tom Coopey

📝 17:39

We’re just over five minutes away from kick-off in Germany.I’ll shortly be handing you over to Sam Lowen for live updates throughout the match, with additional reporting from Tom Coopey at the BayArena.

By Rhys Webb

📝 17:34

Arteta: Arsenal will “take it as it comes”

Speaking to TNT Sports, Mikel Arteta insisted that Arsenal will “take it as it comes” at the BayArena tonight.

“The first one is here, away. We’re always in the same mindset to win the game and be as dominant as we can,” he explained, reflecting on the differences posed by two-legged knockout ties.

Bayer Leverkusen “have a lot of resources to cause you problems. They are well organised in the attacking phase,” the Spaniard added.

As for the absence of Leandro Trossard, he added: “He wasn’t feeling quite right and we left him out.”

By Rhys Webb

📝 17:30

Leverkusen fans in fine voice

The Leverkusen fans are belting out their club anthem – it’s going to be a tough test for Arsenal here to deal with this atmosphere. You feel the first 10 or so minutes are crucial for Arteta’s side to settle.

By Tom Coopey

📝 17:22

A long way from Neverlusen

Arsenal are in great form… but the same can’t be said for their hosts, who haven’t managed to hit the heights of their 2023/24 unbeaten season in the Bundesliga that gave them the Neverlusen moniker.

They sit 6th in the league table, 22 points adrift of leaders Bayern Munich, and have won just one of their last five games in all competitions – a 1-0 away win at Hamburg last week.

By Rhys Webb

📝 17:17

The teams are out and the atmosphere is building

The teams are out to warm up here at the BayArena, with a loud cheer coming from the fans behind the Leverkusen goal as Die Werkself come out.

By Tom Coopey

📝 17:12

Havertz was “the player for special moments”

Speaking to TNT Sports’ Archie Rhind-Tutt, Bayer Leverkusen’s Sporting Director has reminisced about Kai Havertz’s days with the German club.

Simon Rolfes revealed: “In the academy already he was the go-to guy, the guy who decided the games.

“He was always the player for the special moments.”Selling the German international to Chelsea generated much-needed funds for the club, who went on to achieve an unbeaten domestic double in 2023/24.

“That was decisive that we could invest this money,” Rolfes admitted.

As for what he’s hoping to see from die Werkself tonight, the 44-year-old said: “We need a top performance but stable in defending and set pieces, but stable in the way we play forward. That’s also important.

“Mistakes can decide games as well in transition so we need a solid, stable performance from the whole team.”

By Rhys Webb

📝 17:04

Unbeaten… even for a minute

Now, let’s turn our attention back to Arsenal’s trip to Leverkusen – and we’ve an interesting start from the BBC to bring you.Having won all eight of their league phase matches, Arsenal haven’t trailed at all in the UEFA Champions League this season. In fact, they’ve been ahead 62% of the time.

By Rhys Webb

📝 17:02

REPORT | Atlético Madrid 5-2 Tottenham

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📝 16:52

REPORT | Newcastle 1-1 Barcelona

Up on Tyneside, there was plenty of late action as Newcastle and Barcelona settled for a share of the spoils.

Harvey Barnes looked to have picked up a crucial advantage for Eddie Howe’s men, but a Lamine Yamal penalty in the dying seconds set up a winner-takes-all clash at the Spotify Camp Nou next week.

You can read the match report for that game here.

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📝 16:41

REPORT | Galatasaray 1-0 Liverpool

Let’s take a look back at last night’s action, starting with Liverpool’s second 1-0 defeat of the season at RAMS Park.

This time, it was a Mario Lemina header that undid Arne Slot’s side, who will look to overturn the deficit at Anfield next week.

You can read Ollie Whitmore’s report here.

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📝 16:34

LINEUPS | Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal

We’ve got the confirmed starting lineups at the BayArena.

Mikel Arteta has made 10 changes from the heavily-rotated side that claimed victory at Mansfield Town on the weekend, with William Saliba returning to the heart of the defence. Gabriel Martinelli is the only player to have been named in both starting elevens.