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We now have the confirmation of date and time for the Champions League Round of 16 fixtures.

Round of 16 - First legs

Tuesday, 10 March

• 1745: Galatasaray v Liverpool
• 2000: Atalanta v Bayern Munich
• 2000: Atletico Madrid v Tottenham
• 2000: Newcastle v Barcelona

Wednesday, 11 March

• 17:45: Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal
• 2000: Bodo/Glimt v Sporting
• 2000: Paris St-Germain v Chelsea
• 2000: Real Madrid v Manchester City

Round of 16 - Second legs

Tuesday, 17 March

• 17:45: Sporting v Bodo/Glimt
• 20:00: Arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen
• 20:00: Chelsea v Paris St-Germain
• 20:00: Manchester City v Real Madrid

Wednesday, 18 March

• 17:45: Barcelona v Newcastle
• 20:00: Bayern Munich v Atalanta
• 20:00: Liverpool v Galatasary
• 20:00: Tottenham v Atletico Madrid

Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on whether his players are nervous in the title race: "I want to see signs of confidence, enthusiasm and the will to win what's in front of us. That's what I see every single day from the team."

Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on team news: "No [updates] so far, we are waiting on tomorrow, the last training session to understand if we have one or two available."

On Kai Havertz and Max Dowman: "Yeah we are hopeful. Max will play some minutes tonight with the under-21s, Kai will train tomorrow and then we will see."

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Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on good results against Chelsea recently: "What it is about is the preparation. It gives you confidence and the right emotional state to get to the game with belief that you are going to win it. Then you've to go and do it.

"Chelsea have done different things while facing us. They can change throughout the game. They've got the manager and players who are comfortable doing that. We will be prepared and try to be better than them.

"There's nothing else we can do. What we did two weeks ago or two years ago is irrelevant."

• Arsenal beat Chelsea in both legs of the EFL Cup semi-finals just a few weeks ago

Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on Viktor Gyokeres' recent form: "One thing leads to another. The performances are good, you understand the games, the performances better, the league better and your team-mates better.

"We have always known about his quality. He is an incredible striker. He just needs to understand the team and the league better. We are in the right trajectory.

"The demand he puts on himself and expectations to help his team is big. My players tell me he is a nightmare to face in training and that's always a good sign of how good a player is."

Gyokeres is the Premier League's fifth highest scorer with 10 goals; with four in his last four league games

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Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on facing Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League Round of 16: "We are very excited to play the next round, we have earned the right to play here with our performance in the group stage.

"But we need to start analysing them now and find ways to be better than them to try to go through to the next round."

Manchester United

Man Utd interim boss Michael Carrick on Benjamin Sesko: "The whole thing is a real positive. It’s certainly not a decision that is one I look at in a negative way. We’re playing well as a team, we’re not getting carried away and thinking that carries on.

"The forwards have scored a good number of goals, Ben has been so good in so many ways. It’s really not a drama. It just shows the quality Ben has got. If he starts the next game or the one after, it is what it is, but he’s doing so many good things."

Manchester United

Man Utd interim boss Michael Carrick says "the whole thing is a real positive" with Benjamin Sesko coming off the bench and scoring goals.

He adds that Sesko has been "so good in so many ways for us".

Manchester United

More from Man Utd interim boss Michael Carrick on Harry Maguire: "Harry is an impressive character. He’s had a great career so far, hopefully, there is a lot more to come. He’s been here on the journey and the experiences he’s had show exactly what he is.

"We know the player he is and what he is capable of doing. He was fantastic the other night, his experience, attributes and character helped. He’s willing to put himself out there. He’s been really important for us."

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Manchester United

Man Utd interim boss Michael Carrick on Harry Maguire's contract: "Within the squad, there is that balance, you want that younger potential and excitement and helping develop players, you need the sweet spot in the middle with players at the peak, and experience is massive.

"It’s hard to put a price on how valuable that can be. Harry has gained an awful lot of experience with this club. Case leaving is another one, and we have to understand what."

Manchester United

Man Utd interim boss Michael Carrick says it is "hard to put a price on experience" with Harry Maguire's contract expiring in the summer.

Manchester United

Man Utd interim boss Michael Carrick on Mason Mount and Matthijs De Ligt: "Mason is getting closer, he’s on the grass, he’s looking to be around it pretty soon. We've had to be patient; he’s a good player, so we’re looking after him and making sure he’s ready for a big finish to the season.

"Matthijs has had a back issue, which has been a bit slow to progress. It’s something we’ve been working through, he’s in the right direction, but a bit further behind.

"It’s the nature of the injury, the issue in the back, it’s a difficult one to pin down time-wise. He’s definitely improving."

Manchester United

Man Utd interim boss Michael Carrick on their front three: "I don’t think we’ve played a false nine, I think Bryan Mbeumo has played high on the last line a lot of the time.

"We’ve played in different ways. Four points in two games away from home isn’t so bad, being able to change it from the bench is a real strength."

Manchester United

Man Utd interim boss Michael Carrick says it's important for a player's mind to be clear and for them to know their jobs when going out onto the pitch.

He adds that he tries to do this in the simplest way.

More to come from the Man Utd boss.

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior on club's finances after they posted the highest annual loss ever by an English football club: "My job is to focus on the team, trying to make the team and the squad as strong as possible to win things. I will have those conversations with the ownership and those above me.

"But [finances] are not something that is at the forefront of my mind. I just want to make sure we are successful on the pitch."

• Read 'How have Chelsea made biggest loss in English football history?'

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior on racist abuse suffered by Wesley Fofana: "It was a tough day for Wes. First for what happened in the game and the racist abuse he got online. It affects you in ways that shouldn't exist. It's something we have to try and erradicate from life and football. He is strong and has trained this week."

"Players have incredible support on and off the pitch. Social media is part of the younger generation - it's the way they communicate and the way they live. In a perfect world, players don't take notice of what's on social media but they do. I hope that the players that are on it realise it's just noise. It's people with opinions. Some are valid and some come from a place that is not a good place."

Arsenal

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says Max Dowman "will play U21s tonight", Kai Havertz "will train tomorrow" and Ben White "let's see".

More to come.

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior on Opta supercomputer predicting the Blues to have the toughest run-in: "Firstly, I take it game by game. I've had this conversation with you guys before. The Premier League is so difficult every week.

"I don't judge one game as harder as the other. There's different tactical things you can work on. I'm really happy with the group and the start we have made. We've won eight out of 12 and it should be 10 out of 12. That's not bad.

"I'd love to see what this supercomputer looks like. I don't think about it in that way. I want the players to be as physically and mentally fresh as possible. They've looked really good in training this week. We need to stay calm and consistent in our process.

"This club should be in the Champions League, this club is a Champions League club. When I took over, we were eighth. We're now in the race."

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior on left wingers Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens: "Jamie showed really promising signs and then got injured against West Ham. Garnacho showed really encouraging signs too. There's a lot of tactical things as well - it's not just on those players, it's about finding the right functions for the team."

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Chelsea

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior on Arsenal duo Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze: "I worked with Viktor at Brighton's Under-23s. Viktor has started to build his confidence and has shown he can score goals for Arsenal.

"Eze, I have come up against many times. We know it's going to be a very difficult game but they know it's going to be a difficult game for them as well."