Key events
We are closing in on plenty of kick-offs …
Arsenal will finish in the top eight after City’s ineptitude. Get the deck chairs out!
A big story here from Nick Ames.
Full-time: Bodo/Glimt 3-1 Man City
A truly dreadful night of defending from the Premier League side puts their top-eight finish in jeopardy. But what a night for the Norwegians!
In case you were wondering, Club Brugge won 4-1 away at Kairat earlier today.
Mikel Arteta does not look concerned.
Brahim Diaz is not back on the Real Madrid bench …
Bodo/Glimt are 3-1 up against City, who are down to 10 men after Rodri was sent off.
Join Rob Smyth – and Thomas Frank – in the Last Chance Saloon for Spurs v Dortmund.
Starting lineups: Inter v Arsenal
Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Akanji, Acerbi, Bastoni; Luis Henrique, Barella, Zielinski, Sucic, Dimarco; L Martinez, Thuram
Subs: J Martinez, De Vrij, Bonny, Frattesi, Diouf, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto, Bisseck, Damian, Cocchi, Esposito
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly; Zubimendi, Merino; Saka, Eze, Trossard; Jesus
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Setford, White, Gabriel, Odegaard, Martinelli, Gyokeres, Norgaard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Havertz, Rice
Starting lineups: Real Madrid v Monaco
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Huijsen, Camavinga; Tchouaméni, Arda Guler, Bellingham; Mastantuono, Vinicius, Mbappé.
Subs: Lunin, Fran, Carvajal, Alaba, Gonzalo, Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Pol Fortuny, Mesonero
Monaco (4-2-3-1): Kohn; Vanderson, Dier, Kehrer, Caio Henrique; Zakaria, Teze; Akliouche, Fati, Golovin; Balogun
Subs: Stawiecki, Lienard, Idumbo, Ilenikhena, Ouattara, Michał, Bamba, Coulibaly, Toure, Nibombe
Barry Glendenning has all the latest from Manchester City’s defensive shambles in Norway.
Our man on the Cote d’Azur Luke Entwistle takes a look at what’s going wrong with Monaco.
Preamble
Arsenal are top of the table and a point tonight would guarantee progression to the knockout stages, without requiring the irritation of the playoff round, which should be motivation enough. This is the business end of the season for a side that leads at home and in Europe. They have won all six of their Champions League games thus far to put them three points clear and they will be eager to maintain this form until the end of the first round.
On the continent, it is a big night for Alvaro Arbeloa, who takes charge of Real Madrid in the Champions League for the first time. The prospect of a visiting Monaco side does not provide the fear of years gone by because they are in a slump, having lost seven of their past eight Ligue 1 games. Then again, Arbeloa has already suffered one shock in his short reign.
Here are the 8pm (GMT) kick-offs in the Champions League tonight
Copenhagen v Napoli
Inter v Arsenal
Olympiakos v Bayer Leverkusen
Real Madrid v Monaco
Sporting v PSG
Tottenham v Borussia Dortmund
Villarreal v Ajax
