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Champions League LIVE: Arsenal blitz Atletico, Man City and Newcastle winning

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21:40 BST - GOAL! It's a third for Newcastle at St James' Park as Harvey Barnes makes it a brace against Benfica. 3-0.

21:32 BST - Arsenal have scored four goals in a game for the first time since 4th March 2025 against PSV (W7-1).

21:29 BST - GOAL! Newcastle double their lead over Benfica. Harvey Barnes, 2-0.

21:28 BST - GOAL! Arsenal have a fourth! Atletico have completely fallen apart after 70 minutes in north London. Wow! Another for Viktor Gyokeres, 4-0.

21:25 BST - GOAL! It's a third for Arsenal as Viktor Gyokeres finds the back of the net! Eberechi Eze with the assist, 3-0.

21:22 BST - GOAL! Gabriel Martinelli doubles Arsenal's lead over Atletico! Myles Lewis-Skelly with the assist from open play, 2-0.

21:19 BST - PSG are now leading Bayer Leverkusen 5-2! It's the first time the Champions League holders have scored five in a match since last season's final.

21:15 BST - GOAL! Arsenal have broken the deadlock against Atletico! Of course, it was a set-piece (their ninth of the season). Gabriel connects with a cross from a Declan Rice free-kick, 1-0.

21:03 BST - We are back underway in north London, with games set to resume across Europe momentarily. 

20:58 BST - While we’ve got a breather, let’s check in on the chaos that is Leverkusen v PSG. The holders broke the deadlock inside seven minutes, Leverkusen then missed a penalty, and both sides managed to get a man sent off. Aleix Garcia briefly levelled things from the spot. PSG obviously took that personally as they scored three more before the break to lead 4-1. See more here.

20:49 BST - HALF-TIME: Newcastle 1-0 Benfica.

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20:49 BST - HALF-TIME: Arsenal 0-0 Atletico Madrid.

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20:46 BST - HALF-TIME: Villarreal 0-2 Manchester City.

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20:45 BST - PSV are currently leading Napoli 2-1, but the Italians' goal was scored by Scotland star Scott McTominay. Check out the goal sequence below. 

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20:41 BST - Bernardo Silva has scored his first group stage/league phase goal in the Champions League since October 2018 against Shakhtar Donetsk. Each of his last 11 goals in the competition before tonight had come in the knockout stage.

20:40 BST - GOAL! Manchester City have another in Spain! Bernardo Silva doubles his side's lead, 2-0.

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20:34 BST - Anthony Gordon has scored his fourth goal in this season's Champions League, scoring in his last three games in the competition -- the first Newcastle player to do so.

20:33 BST - GOAL! Newcastle lead Benfica! It's Anthony Gordon who gets the Magpies up and running at St James' Park. 1-0.

20:24 BST - Erling Haaland has scored in each of his last nine appearances for Manchester City - only between August and October 2022 has he scored in more consecutive outings for the club (10). 

20:17 BST - GOAL! Manchester City have struck first at Villarreal. It's Erling Haaland, of course, for his 24th goal of the season, and it's 1-0.

20:15 BST - PSG are first to break the deadlock among tonight's later matches, with William Pacho finding the net in Leverkusen after just seven minutes.

20:05 BST - We won't hear from Liverpool tonight, ahead of tomorrow's clash with Eintracht Frankfurt, as they were held back at the airport. 

20:00 BST - We are underway around the stadia for tonight's 8pm kick-offs! Stay with us for key updates. 

19:41 BST - FULL-TIME: Barcelona 6-1 Olympiacos; Karait Almaty 0-0 Pafos. 

19:24 BST - To keep you abreast on tonight's earlier matches, Barcelona are now 6-1 up against 10-man Olympiacos -- with Marcus Rashford scoring twice (10 G/A in 12 apps), while Pafos are fighting hard to keep things at 0-0 in Almaty after having one of their defenders sent off in the opening five minutes. 

18:46 BST - The team news for Man City, Arsenal and Newcastle's matches is... LIVE! Check out who starts for whom below.

Villarreal v Man City

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Arsenal v Atletico Madrid

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Newcastle v Benfica

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18:31 BST - We've just hit the 45-minute mark in tonight's earlier matches, with Barcelona now 2-0 up (another for Fermin Lopez) and 10-man Pafos still hanging on to 0-0 in Almaty. 

18:05 BST - There has been a goal and a red card in tonight's earlier matches. Barcelona wasted no time breaking the deadlock against Olympiacos, with Fermin Lopez on target after seven minutes.

Meanwhile, Pafos defender Joao Correia was given his marching orders after just four minutes.

17:00 BST - Good evening! Welcome to our rolling coverage of tonight's Champions League action, kicking off with Barcelona v Olympiacos and Kairat Almaty v Pafos -- both at 17:45. Click the links for live coverage of those matches.

Immediately after those games, we have a host of exciting clashes in store for us tonight -- involving Manchester City, Arsenal and Newcastle.

The Citizens are away at Villarreal, while Mikel Arteta's men host Atletico Madrid. The Magpies are up against Benfica on home soil. You can expect team news for these three matches at around 18:45.

For all of our live Champions League coverage, follow this link.

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