Antonio Conte “welcomes” his former club Chelsea, Pep Guardiola “welcomes” some former players to Manchester, our Spurs play against the German Spurs, Newcastle re-start their feud with PSG, Liverpool have to hold their nerve against Qarabag, and Arsenal… erm, yeah. And Arsenal.

The Champions League first phase finale is here and there is bucket loads of narrative for the neutrals to enjoy. Today, Marcus, Jim and Vish are here to preview it all.

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