FOOTBALL DAILY: Your guide to the final round of Champions League action, how can Ireland make the most of their winter football facilities and O'Sullivan's return to Liverpool
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Join in the obsession. Subscribe now at OffTheBall.com forward slash join. OffTheBall's Football Daily. Hello and welcome along to Wednesday's Football Daily. I'm Phil Egan. Coming up today, we look ahead to a huge night in the Champions League with all 36 teams in action to decide who goes through to the knockout stages. Is summer football the only way to go in Ireland? And Denise Sullivan explains why she left the US to join Liverpool. But first, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he feels good about their position in the Champions League despite preferring to have more points. City are at home to Turkish side Galatasaray tonight in their final group game City have to win to be in with a chance of avoiding a playoff like last season when they went on to lose to Real Madrid Guardiola is well aware a win mightn't be enough for a top 8 finish We'll see the result in the last 5-10 minutes how is our result and after that we'll see so we have to focus on winning our game that is the key
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his players have to enjoy the position they're in. They hold a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League and remain alive in all four competitions. A win at home to Cairo tonight would also guarantee they finish in first place with eight wins from eight.
The excitement, that conviction, that energy, that will is the way you have to live when you want to achieve a dream, when you want to achieve something that you play for 10 months. Because out of that, a lot of incredible things happen. are going to emerge. Some of the things that we cannot even imagine.
Christian Norgard insists he's happy at Arsenal despite struggling for minutes this season. The Denmark international is mostly featured from the bench and is still waiting for his first Premier League start since his move from Brentford.
I knew that it would be a different role here, and I've tried to embrace it as much as possible. Of course, I do feel some sort of frustration when I don't play, but I think that's really, really normal. And it's about how do you change that frustration to try and improve or try and show the manager that he can give me more minutes that I've had so far.
Liverpool boss Arne Slott fully accepts the criticism coming his way after an inconsistent run of form. The defending Premier League champions are 14 points behind leaders Arsenal but they can secure a place in the last 16 of the Champions League tonight if they beat Carabag at Anfield. Slott says there's still plenty of time for this to become a season that ends with some silverware.
What are the key highlights of the final round of Champions League action?
I can say if we improve in both boxes I think we're able to win something this season and if we only improve in one box it's going to be really difficult to win something this season. Liverpool winger Jeremy Frimpong admits the competition has taken on greater importance this season given their struggles in the Premier League.
Obviously everybody wants to play in the Champions League. Champions League is one of the biggest competitions out there so everybody wants to show what they've got in the Champions League so obviously we're going to give it our all and hopefully we can get to where we want to get.
Tottenham boss Thomas Frank hopes to have a busy end to the transfer window. A deal to bring in Scotland captain Andy Robertson from Liverpool has fallen through. With Liverpool deciding they want to hold on to him, Frank says they're working hard behind the scenes to add to the squad.
Of course, when things are not exactly where we want it and we have some injuries, you can be pushed and forced to take decisions you don't really want to take. So we need to be very, very smart and cool and calm and take good decisions to help us to optimise short-term success, but also secure long-term success.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:32
2
What are the key highlights of the final round of Champions League action?
2:32–4:04
3
What does Pep Guardiola say about Manchester City's Champions League ambitions?
4:04–6:13
4
How does Mikel Arteta emphasize the importance of enjoying the current position?
6:13–8:45
5
What challenges is Christian Norgaard facing at Arsenal?
8:45–10:27
6
What insights does Eddie Howe provide on Newcastle's injury concerns?
10:27–19:08
7
Why does Luis Enrique seek revenge for PSG against Newcastle?
19:08–21:52
Speakers
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