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Manchester City face the stiffest test of their recent revival when they travel to Arsenal this weekend as Bournemouth seek to take down Premier League leaders Liverpool. Third-placed Nottingham Forest host Brighton hoping to banish memories of last week's 5-0 hammering at Bournemouth, while slumping Tottenham aim to stop the rot at Brentford. Let's take a look at some of the major talking points ahead of the action.
Bayer Leverkusen are taking the belief gained from finishing in the top eight of the Champions League standings into the latter stages of their Bundesliga title defence. Xabi Alonso's men, who sit six points behind leaders Bayern Munich in second place in the German top flight, host Hoffenheim this weekend fresh from securing direct passage to the Champions League last 16 by beating Sparta Prague on Wednesday.
It took champions Real Madrid time to click into gear this season but they visit Espanyol on Saturday in La Liga sitting top of the table. The trip is their final league match before facing rivals Atletico Madrid, who trail Carlo Ancelotti's side by four points. Kylian Mbappe is showing the form that made Madrid crave his arrival for years as Los Blancos swerve a potential crisis. After a poor start to their Champions League campaign, the holders progressed to the knock-out round and wrapped up their group stage games with a 3-0 win at Brest on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli has been under the microscope since making a return to the Ranji Trophy for the Delhi vs Railways match. Not just his performances with the bat or his antics on the field, but even the food that Kohli has been consuming upon his return has been making headlines. In the practice, Kohli snubbed chole puri but couldn't say no to kadi chawal. On Day 1 of the match against Railways, the iconic batter is said to have consumed 'chilli paneer' instead of chili chicken, which used to be his favourite 12-13 years ago when he last played for Delhi in a domestic red-ball match.
Manchester United booked their place in the Europa League last 16 with a 2-0 win at Romanian side FCSB, while troubled Tottenham turned to their young guns to advance via a top-eight finish on Thursday. Diogo Dalot and Kobbie Mainoo scored for United in the second half of their final league phase fixture at the National Arena in Bucharest. In north London, under-pressure Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou was relieved to see Dane Scarlett, Damola Ajayi and Mikey Moore kill off Swedish minnows Elfsborg with their first goals for the club in a 3-0 victory.
Thousands of delirious fans screamed and cheered at the mere mention of his name as Virat Kohli's unmatched aura dominated the Ranji Trophy fixture between Delhi and Railways in Delhi on Thursday, triggering an unprecedented rush for seats in the stands that forced administrators to make additional last-minute arrangements. The DDCA (Delhi and Districts Cricket Association) had projected a crowd of around 10,000 for Kohli's homecoming, which is unheard for a Ranji Trophy game. But such was his magnetic pull that even those lofty calculations went for a toss.
Amid rising concerns over the readiness of Champions Trophy venues in the country, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that the iconic Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore would be handed over to the ICC on February 11, a little over a week before the start of the ODI showpiece. The PCB posted a video of the new-look stadium on 'X' and wrote, "Under the lights, it's a sight to behold!...We can't wait to welcome fans, officials and teams for the tri-nation series and Champions Trophy." The mega-event begins on February 19. A Board source told PTI that the stadium will be handed over to the International Cricket Council (ICC), "for branding and other stuff on February 11" after Pakistan's tri-series against New Zealand and South Africa.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has heaped massive praise on ex-opener Virender Sehwag. According to Ganguly, Sehwag is the greatest India opener after Sunil Gavaskar. Sehwag, who played for India from 1999 to 2013, was one of the most fearless batters the world of cricket ever witnessed. He played 104 Tests and 251 ODIs, scoring 8586 and 8273, runs respectively. In 19 T20Is, Sehwag scored 394 runs. He was part of the Indian team that won the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 Cricket World Cup.