hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster. can manchester city lift the gloom in europe, the slump might be over on the home front but they need to win in paris tonight. it's been over a decade of champions league heartache but brendan rodgers says this is celtic�*s season to shine. and chelsea have smashed the women's transfer record again — naomi girma is heading to the wsl. also coming up on sportsday... coming up short in kolkata, england's cricketer�*s are thrashed in the first t20 against india.

yeah, i guess when you wafer really shook up this champions league format it was night like these they did it for, powerhouses as you say, but they wouldn't have expected would be in this match with city and 24, psg would be in this match with city and 2a, p56 and would be in this match with city and 24, p56 and 26, realistically needing to win tonight, just a reminderfor needing to win tonight, just a reminder for everyone, those who finish in the top eight qualify automatically, 9—24 going to playoffs, and the winds at the bottom are dumped out of the company shall together with no europa league safety net. it could put them in

danger of not even getting into the playoffs. esg has only won one of their seven encounters with city, city are also coming here having overcome or looks like overcome that particularly bumpy patch. they have scored 20 goals in the last four games, including that 6—0 thrashing of ipswich at the weekend, they captured the signature of sterling holland again, and he was particularly happy when he spoke to us in the press conference. george they deny our financial irregularities from the they deny ourfinancial irregularities from the premier league, played on his mind at all when it came to signing the contract, he said no, he is very confident the club knows what it's doing. confident the club knows what it's doinu. ., , ., , confident the club knows what it's doing. lots of positives around manchester — doing. lots of positives around manchester city _ doing. lots of positives around manchester city of _ doing. lots of positives around manchester city of the - doing. lots of positives around manchester city of the mum, l doing. lots of positives around | manchester city of the mum, as doing. lots of positives around - manchester city of the mum, as you say, they are looking to get themselves out of that huge dip in form that they have for a couple of months. psg, they are absolutely

flying again in league, they haven't lost all season. but yet again, if europe that they have fallen short. is there manager under any kind of pressure at all?— is there manager under any kind of pressure at all? domestically he is, particularly — pressure at all? domestically he is, particularly from — pressure at all? domestically he is, particularly from the _ pressure at all? domestically he is, particularly from the french - pressure at all? domestically he is, particularly from the french media. | particularly from the french media. and the way the team have been playing in europe is being really frustrating to fans playing without a normal stryker, playing what he was forced to at barcelona as well, unbeaten in the freshly, they wanted for the last three seasons but it's europe they really want. they've only ever made the final of this competition once, they were beaten ljy competition once, they were beaten by dortmund, this is a side that is used to having superstars graced the pitch, all of those gone now. and the pressure louis henrique is under, and the enduring friendship he talked about that he shares with that former barcelona to make, let's have a listen to what he had to say.

i like everything about the way he plays. 0ne i like everything about the way he plays. one of the best teams in the world. ever. it was a barcelona playing force nine. so, we were mates in barcelona, and after our families are really, really close friends. they are a friendship that, you know, will be eternal, will be forever. we can disagree on many things, but the intention is always a good. i want, from deep in my heart, a horrible performance from psg tomorrow, so that we can beat them, but it will be the 95 minutes afterwards, the relation always will be there. well, to winds from the last two games who would ensure that city will make it to the playoffs, but if

they lose tonight and they leaped from them in the table, they would need to beat at the edge he had to get through and potentially in need of the results to go their way, so a big night here at a very wet part to france. it will all become a lot clearer next week. many thanks indeed, natalie parks, ahead of that one poster of a match in the champions league. arsenal are well placed to qualify directly into the last 16, they currently lie fifth in the table and if they beat dinamo zagreb tonight, there's every chance they'll go through with a game to spare. conor mcnamara is at the emirates. there are plenty of positives to come out of mikell art's press conference in the build up to this champions league game, players returning from injury, the italian international ricardo caliph rate has been absent, he is back into

contention here, and he missed the last four months is from arsenal fans hoping to see a glimpse of him in action tonight. positivity for arsenal, this ever fluctuating champions league table has looked very good for them coming into this evening's game they were fit in the table, if things go arsenal's way, they could be back up in the top three just they could be back up in the top threejust behind they could be back up in the top three just behind liverpool and barcelona. you might remember back in september, they were thumped, they played against bayern munich, they played against bayern munich, they were beaten by at nine goals to two away, harry kane scored four goals and that much. each of their last two away games in this competition in succession, they will hope to make a little history there tonight, be it at the old european cup, the champions league, no croatian team has ever won away against an english side in this contradiction. it's eight o'clock kick—off here at the emirates.

0ne one of those commentaries you'll be able to hear on radio 5 live. to the last of the british sides playing tonight, celtic will be hoping to end a long wait for knockout football in the top european competition, and they should secure a play—off spot with a win at home to young boys, the swiss side that are rock bottom of the 36 team league. david currie is at celtic park. celtic know that a win tonightjust about guarantees them in the next stage of the champions league, with the game to spare, even a draw might be sufficient to ensure they finished no lower than 24th out of the 36 teams in the league stage. their opponents, this was champions are 36 out of 36 teams in the league and they don't have a point to their name. and it would be fair to say that optimism in these parts is running fairly high. i’m that optimism in these parts is running fairly high.— running fairly high. i'm 'ust lookin: running fairly high. i'm 'ust looking forward * running fairly high. i'm 'ust looking forward to i running fairly high. i'm just looking forward to seeing l running fairly high. i'm justl looking forward to seeing us perform. i want to look at the expectation that is on us, but we

expectation that is on us, but we expect ourselves to come perform. we've put three games at the stadium, the atmosphere is been incredible and we want to bring out again and finish off this run of games in the group stages with a win. ., , , , ., games in the group stages with a win. , a' win. hopefully if you take the chance in _ win. hopefully if you take the chance in the _ win. hopefully if you take the chance in the last _ win. hopefully if you take the chance in the last game, - win. hopefully if you take the chance in the last game, you| win. hopefully if you take the - chance in the last game, you should win relatively comfortably i think. dropping points last night, really -ot dropping points last night, really got to— dropping points last night, really got to really try and win the home games, _ got to really try and win the home games, so— got to really try and win the home games, so bottom of the league, they've _ games, so bottom of the league, they've got not many points. it�*s they've got not many points. it's been a long _ they've got not many points. it's been a long time, ten years, 15 years. — been a long time, ten years, 15 years. so— been a long time, ten years, 15 years. so ill— been a long time, ten years, 15 years. so i'll go— been a long time, ten years, 15 years, so i'll go there, - been a long time, ten years, 15. years, so i'll go there, should be good _ years, so i'll go there, should be good 50— years, so i'll go there, should be mad. ., years, so i'll go there, should be iood. ., , ., years, so i'll go there, should be ood. . , ., ., ., good. so a win should do it, and draw might _ good. so a win should do it, and draw might do — good. so a win should do it, and draw might do it _ good. so a win should do it, and draw might do it and _ good. so a win should do it, and draw might do it and even - good. so a win should do it, and draw might do it and even a - good. so a win should do it, and i draw might do it and even a defeat tonight doesn't end celtic�*s hopes of progressing to the next round, what it will mean though, they have to go away to play aston villa next week, perhaps needing a win or maybe

even just a week, perhaps needing a win or maybe evenjust a point week, perhaps needing a win or maybe even just a point to see them through to the next round of the competition. theirfirst through to the next round of the competition. their first appearance in the knockout phase of the champions league since 2013. all in all, should be an interesting night here at celtic park. there are highlights of this week's champions league matches on bbc one tonight at 1040, chris sutton is on the programme. on bbc one tonight at 10.40, chris sutton is on the programme. evening chris, let's start with your former side, celtic. you had some great champions league nights at celtic park, you can't see them not scoring a few against young boys tonight, against young boys tonight. the pressure is really on celtic. from the start, i always thought that celtic would be judged by the support on the way they performed in the champions league because of

their recent domestic success. there is already a trophy in the bag, when the league cup this season, clear of the league cup this season, clear of the top of the premiership, it was a champions league for brendan rodgers and progressing and making that next step. and this is the final step tonight. you think it's a bit of an open goal against young boys, everything points toward celtic. in the last month or six weeks or so, celtic haven't been playing as fluently as they were earlier on in the season, i think everything has been building up to this game tonight and it's massive because if celtic do win, there's all these differences and permutations but they will be through which would really be progress for the club. nonetheless, it is knockout champions league football for celtic. what would it mean to celtic to reach the knock—out stage

brendan rodgers, back at celtic last season, was great in the champions league afterfour games season, was great in the champions league after four games basically being knocked down in the previous three seasons where brendan was manager, wasn't great as well. so this is big for him to come back to the winning the double last season was massive. it's all about progress in europe and a win tonight means i think no—one can doubt that celtic have made progress under brendan rodgers. have made progress under brendan rodiers. ., ~' , . have made progress under brendan rodiers. ., ~ , . ., ,, rodgers. take me inside celtic park on a eur0pean _ rodgers. take me inside celtic park on a european night. _ rodgers. take me inside celtic park on a european night. i— on a european night. i remember watching you scored twice against the event is, a good event is. in the event is, a good event is. in the group stages, 22 years ago. the atmosphere there, that the group stages, 22 years ago. the atmosphere there, that is the group stages, 22 years ago. the atmosphere there, that is something else. it atmosphere there, that is something else. , ., atmosphere there, that is something else. , . �* ., atmosphere there, that is something else. �* ., ., , else. it is, and brendan rodgers s-oke else. it is, and brendan rodgers spoke about— else. it is, and brendan rodgers spoke about the _ else. it is, and brendan rodgers spoke about the synergy - else. it is, and brendan rodgers spoke about the synergy and - else. it is, and brendan rodgers| spoke about the synergy and that connection between players and support. there will be nervousness around the stadium because everybody knows what is at stake, but they are unbeaten so far at home this season and it's one of the great stadiums

around the world, celtic park, when it gets going they will be ferociously cell six behind the team. but there will be that expectation to get over the line against young boys.— against young boys. yeah, the iressure against young boys. yeah, the pressure is _ against young boys. yeah, the pressure is on _ against young boys. yeah, the pressure is on because - against young boys. yeah, the pressure is on because they i against young boys. yeah, the l pressure is on because they will want to do it tonight. at home. but like i said, permutations still up in the air. we were chatting to natalie and paris, we've got at least two sides that are used to getting to quarterfinals, semifinals, city champions a couple years ago, psg