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  1. Join our Champions League live...published at 19:14 16 April

    Click on the key summary points to revisit today's Champions League news conferences and here for more news on your Premier League team via our individual club pages.

    Here's some other football stories for your reading please:

    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...

  2. 'Happy for Xabi'published at 19:07 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wednesday, 20.00 BST)

    Arsenal

    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."

  3. 'Opportunity to write our story'published at 19:05 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wednesday, 20.00 BST)

    Arsenal

    Arsenal boss Mikel ArtetaImage source, Getty Images

    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."

  4. 'High emotional state'published at 19:00 16 April

    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 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."

  5. Zinchenko has 'courage'published at 18:57 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wednesday, 20.00 BST)

    Arsenal

    Oleksandr Zinchenko chases Leroy SaneImage source, Getty Images

    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."

  6. 'Be ourselves'published at 18:56 16 April

    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 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."

  7. Trossard 'ready' to take penaltypublished at 18:54 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wednesday, 20.00 BST)

    Arsenal

    Leandro TrossardImage source, Getty Images

    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."

  8. Postpublished at 18:51 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wed, 20:00 BST)

    Arsenal

    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.

  9. 'See how they are'published at 18:49 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wed, 20:00 BST)

    Arsenal

    Martin Odegaard and Bukayo SakaImage source, Getty Images

    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."

  10. 'Cannot control phones'published at 18:47 16 April

    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."

  11. Arsenal are 'super motivated'published at 18:45 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wednesday, 20.00 BST)

    Arsenal

    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."

  12. Odegaard and Saka to be assessedpublished at 18:44 16 April
    Breaking

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wed, 20:00 BST)

    Arsenal

    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.

  13. 'Emotion is needed'published at 18:40 16 April

    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: "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."

  14. 'An opportunity to make it happen'published at 18:38 16 April

    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 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."

  15. Watch Arteta news conferencepublished at 18:37 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wed, 20:00 BST)

    Arsenal

    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.

  16. 'Need to be on top of our game'published at 18:35 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wednesday, 20.00 BST)

    Arsenal

    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."

  17. 'A lot of talk...'published at 18:33 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wednesday, 20.00 BST)

    Arsenal

    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."

  18. 'I can do either'published at 18:32 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wednesday, 20.00 BST)

    Arsenal

    Leandro TrossardImage source, Getty Images

    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."

  19. 'It is still tight...'published at 18:29 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wednesday, 20.00 BST)

    Arsenal

    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.

  20. 'Everyone is ready'published at 18:28 16 April

    Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Wednesday, 20.00 BST)

    Arsenal

    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."