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Preview: Arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen

We kick off another massive week attempting to book our spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the third successive season when Bayer Leverkusen come to N5 (8pm UK).

After last week’s 1-1 draw in Germany, the tie is finely poised ahead of the deciding leg but history says that after avoiding defeat away from home in the first leg, we have progressed from 17 of our 20 two-legged knockout stage ties in major European competition.

Just like in the dramatic final stages of Saturday’s late win against Everton, we’ll be hoping that the home advantage we worked so hard to obtain in the league phase will provide dividends again, as aim to set up a last-eight meeting with either Bodo/Glimt or Sporting Lisbon.