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The Spanish giants may need to find reinforcements next month to keep their multi-championship aspirations alive.

Arsenal face a massive test of their Premier League title credentials when they visit in-form Manchester City on Saturday.

Roberto Soldado scored a hat-trick in Tottenham Hotspur’s 4-1 victory over Anzhi Makhachkala to complete the Europa League group phase.

Aresenal may receive an injury boost for their crucial Premier League encounter with Manchester City on Saturday.

Wesley Sneijder did not rule out leaving Galatasaray after again being linked to Manchester United once more in recent days.

The 16 teams left in this season’s Champions League now await to learn their fate when the draw is made for the first knockout phase.

Chelsea beat Steaua Bucharest 1-0 to secure progress to the Champions League last 16 as group winners.

Napoli beat Arsenal 2-0 in Italy, but it wasn’t enough for the Italian side to secure progress to the Champions League knockout phase.

Neymar scored a hat-trick as Barcelona beat Celtic 6-1 in their final match of the Champions League group phase.

Sitting three points behind first-place Arsenal, and tied with Napoli with nine points but ahead by goal differential, the German club pulled ahead into first place of Group F after the Italian side defeated Arsenal 2-0 at San Paol.

Brendan Rodgers side already proved resilient when forward Daniel Sturridge and defender Jose Enrique went down through February, but between now and then the Reds have pivotal matches against Tottenham, Manchester City, and Chelsea.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is determined to get back to winning ways in the final match of their Champions League group phase against Steaua Bucharest.

Arsenal need to avoid a heavy defeat at Napoli to secure a place in the Champions League knockout phase.

Wesley Sneijder’s Dramatic late winner sent Galatasaray through to the Champions League last-16 at Juventus’ expense.

A Phil Jones goal gave Manchester United a 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk to confirm top spot in their Champions League group,

Cristiano Ronaldo racked up another record as Real Madrid beat FC Copenhagen 2-0 in the Danish capital.

Manchester City came back from 2-0 down to beat Bayern Munich 3-2 at the Allianz Arena but fell short of topping their Champions League Group

Arsenal can secure a place in the last 16 of the Champions League in their final match of the group phase away at Napoli.

Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola is keen to secure top spot in their Champions League group when they host Manchester City on Tuesday.

David Moyes is expecting his Manchester United team to bounce back as they round out their Champions League group against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Manchester City will be playing for pride and an outside chance of topping their Champions League group when they take on Bayern Munich.

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribery will vie for the 2013 Ballon d’Or, with one candidate standing out as a rightful favorite.

Manchester United boss David Moyes has again stated that he won’t be pressured into making panic buys in the January transfer window.

Arsenal have been linked with a move for Everton right-back Seamus Coleman in the latest wave of transfer speculation ahead of the January window.

Luis Suarez has been magnificent, but he will need help in the coming months. And while the defense has held up, the real test comes in form of Tottenham next week.

Los Blancos are a mere three points back of Atletico and Barcelona on the league table, eager to pounce if or when their rivals slip up. But the Bernabeu giants will charge ahead with the campaign without Brazilian striker Alvaro Morata.

Gerard Deulofeu scored a stunning goal to earn Everton a 1-1 draw against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium after Mesut Ozil’s opener.

Playing in front of their home crowd, Kansas City won the title on penalties after a 1-1 result.

Arsenal can take a seven point lead at the top of the Premier League with a win over Everton at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.