Kick Off: Clubs react to UCL draw; Ancelotti & Arteta close to be appointed

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Top Headlines

Arsenal chief leaves Arteta's Manchester mansion at midnight

Arsenal managing director Vinai Venkatesham was pictured leaving the Manchester mansion of Mikel Arteta in the early hours of Monday morning as speculation over the Gunners' new manager intensifies.

Ancelotti agrees a deal in principle to become next Everton manager (Sky Sports)

Former Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti agrees on a deal in principle to become next Everton manager, according to Sky Sports.

UCL Draw & Reactions

UCL Last 16 draw: Madrid vs City, Atleti vs Liverpool, Chelsea vs Bayern

The full results of 2019/20 Champions League last 16 draw have been confirmed as European giants learn their fate.

Bayern react to Chelsea clash by muting key words on Twitter about 2012 final

Bayern Munich reacted to their last-16 draw with Chelsea by looking to forget the pair's famous meeting back in 2012.

Gattuso claims Napoli will face Barcelona 'without fear'

Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso insists that his team won't be intimidated when they go up against Barcelona.

Klopp: I thought it would be Atletico or Real Madrid before the UCL draw

Klopp offered his reaction to Liverpool's pairing with Atletico Madrid, predicting a 'tough and intense' tie for the teams.

Butragueno: Man City have invested a lot of money, but we are Real Madrid

Real Madrid's director of institutional relations Butragueno believes that the club's European pedigree will be a factor despite Manchester City's quality.

More on UCL & UEL

UEL last 32 draw: Brugge vs Man Utd; Olympiacos vs Arsenal; Ludogorets vs Inter

Full results of Europa League last 32 draw have also been confirmed.

UCL draw analysis: Atleti not easy for Klopp, Zidane to ruin Guardiola's season?

The draw has been made with dates pencilled into calendars. We now know how the last 16 of the Champions League will play out.

€1.3b City face €1.19b Madrid and the squad value of UCL last 16 sides

Transfermarkt has updated the latest squad value of each team in the Champions League last 16.

Lewy, Salah & Mbappe lead UCL Team of the Group Stage, Messi & Ronaldo out

UEFA has announced the Team of the Group Stage of this season's Champions League games as Lewy, Salah, Mbappe and Sterling in. Messi & Ronaldo are left out.

Suarez & Lautaro's volleys lead UCL Goal of the Group Stage nominees

UEFA Champions League have announced that the nominees for Goal of the Group Stage, Suarez and Lautaro's amazing volleys lead, Douglas Costa's teamwork goal and the worldie of Salzburg's Sabitzer included.

Messi vs Ronaldo

Messi collects 6th Pichichi trophy in the MARCA football awards gala

The MARCA football awards were held on Monday, with Lionel Messi claiming the coveted Pichichi trophy while Jan Oblak took home the Zamora prize.

Neymar: There should be a Ballon d'Or JUST for Messi, he's the best I've seen

Neymar talks about his former team-mate Messi when receiving the interview from France Football.

Mendes: Messi's Ballon d'Or unjust; Ronaldo would've won if he still at Madrid

Agent Jorge Mendes claims Lionel Messi shouldn't have won the Ballon d'Or this year. "It was an injustice. Cristiano Ronaldo would've won if he was at Real Madrid."

Ronaldo sportingly refuses to wear captain's armband & hands it to Matuidi 🎥

Cristiano Ronaldo refused to take the captain's armband during Juventus' 3-1 win over Udinese, instead preferring to pass it on to Blaise Matuidi due to the Frenchman's seniority in the side.

Messi leads ranking of most goals in Europe's top 5 leagues in 2019, Vardy No.4

As the end of 2019 is coming, Messi now sits at the top of most league goals scored in the calendar year with 33 goals while Lewandowski has the chance to surpass the Barcelona star as he's now 3 goals behind.

Looking Ahead

Barcelona & Real Madrid to share hotel ahead of El Clasico

Amid security concerns in Barcelona, Ernesto Valverde's men will meet up at the Hotel Princesa Sofía - where Madrid will also be based - on the day of the clash.

Man Utd ready to release Ashley Young at the end of the season (Standard)

Manchester United are reportedly ready to allow Ashley Young's exit in the summer by releasing him at the end of the current season.

Lampard 'tells scouts to find replacement for Kepa due to his low save ratio'

Frank Lampard is reportedly telling his scouts to line up a replacement for Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.

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Van Persie on Greenwood: During every game he tries to copy me

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