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With the Gary Lineker saga now finally over, let’s get back to the football, shall we? It’s what he’ll want, afterall!

The Champions League is back tonight with Man City in action in their last-16 second leg against RB Leipzig, with the scoreline locked at 1-1.

And there’s a packed fixture list in the Championship, with around the grounds coverage on talkSPORT from 6pm, while talkSPORT 2 will bring you live commentary of Middlesbrough vs Stoke at 8pm.

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Today’s headlines:

• GET ALL YOUR CHELTENHAM FREE BETS AND OFFERS HERE
• Man City’s Champions League record assessed ahead of crunch RB Leipzig clash
• ‘You’re letting London down’ – Guardiola and De Bruyne urged to step up to stop Arsenal winning Premier League title
• Liverpool want to sign THREE Portuguese midfielders if they miss out on Jude Bellingham deal
• Fulham boss Marco Silva emerges as contender to replace Antonio Conte as Tottenham manager
• Rio Ferdinand says Liverpool have ‘small club mentality’ as Manchester United legend slams Souness and Carragher
• BBC confirm Gary Lineker to return to host Match of the Day this weekend