WEDNESDAY night promises to be a bonkers blockbuster evening of Champions League action.
For the first time ever, there will be 18 MATCHES played simultaneously.
The new league phase concludes with all 36 teams in action at the same time, with the bumper fixture list kicking off at 8pm (UK time) right across Europe.
So how are TNT Sports going to keep fans watching at home up to date with all of the action?
Well, fear not, SunSport has got the full rundown.
First things first, the good news is fans can watch dedicated coverage of any of the 18 Champions League matches on Discovery+.
And TNT Sports bosses have picked nine of the ties to be shown on TV.
The Battle of Britain between Aston Villa and Celtic takes the TNT Sports 1 slot with Manchester City’s must-win home clash against Club Brugge on TNT Sports 2.
It’s PSV vs Liverpool on TNT Sports 3 while Girona vs Arsenal is available on TNT Sports 4.
Brest vs Real Madrid, Bayern Munich vs Slovan Bratislava, Stuttgart vs PSG, Inter vs Monaco and Barcelona vs Atalanta are on TNT Sports 6 to TNT Sports 10 respectively.
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Those channels are on the red button.
TNT Sports 5 is also accessed via the red button and that is where the crazy Goals Show Xtra will be shown.
Matt Smith hosts that programme and will be joined by Ally McCoist, Karen Carney and James Horncastle in the studio.
In what is essentially a live watch-along, Smith and the team of pundits will react to all the goals as they go in around the grounds at the 18 different stadiums.
Plus Smith must try and keep tabs on what it all means for the as-it-stands table which will no doubt see plenty of twists and turns before the full-time whistles are blown.
At the end of the four live TV matches involving the British clubs, those channels will switch to the Goals Show Xtra to round off the action.
The nine matches only available on Discovery+ are Bayer Leverkusen vs Sparta Prague, Borussia Dortmund vs Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb vs AC Milan, Juventus vs Benfica, Lille vs Feyenoord, Red Bull Salzburg vs Atletico Madrid, Sporting vs Bologna, Sturm Graz vs RB Leipzig and Young Boys vs Red Star Belgrade.
And there is still plenty to play for on matchday eight of the new-look format.
Liverpool will secure top spot overall simply by matching Barcelona’s result.
Six teams go into the final game on 13 points with Aston Villa in ninth – one place below the cut-off for automatic progression to the last 16, with that spot currently occupied by Bayer Leverkusen.
City are way down in 25th but know a win will see them scrape into the play-off stage because PSG and Stuttgart play each other.
Wednesday’s results will also determine who finishes in ninth to 24th and heads into that play-off round – with big hitters Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Juventus and PSG all currently in those spots.
And at the very bottom, Slovan Bratislava and Young Boys will be battling it out to avoid the wooden spoon with both sides on zero points from their seven matches so far.
MANCHESTER UNITED head coach Ruben Amorim is reportedly “unconvinced” by Rasmus Hojlund and could even let the striker leave at the end of the season.
Hojlund, 21, has scored just twice in the Premier League this term across 18 appearances.
His lack of goals is proving to be a matter of concern for Amorim with United 12th in the league table.
And if he continues to fall behind, the striker could find himself being forced out of Old Trafford at the end of the season.
TalkSPORT claims Amorim has been “far from convinced” by Hojlund since he took over as head coach in November.
The Denmark international is now effectively on trial at the club from now until May.
If he fails to impress, it could spell the end of his time with United.
Napoli and Juventus are understood to be among the clubs monitoring his situation.
If Man Utd were to sell Hojlund, they would likely have to accept significantly less than the £72million fee they paid Atalanta to sign him in August 2023.
Since moving to Manchester 17 months ago, the striker has scored 23 goals across 71 appearances.
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Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho are also at risk of being pushed out by Amorim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Rashford has not played for Man Utd since December 12 amid growing doubts around his future.
Amorim blasted his lack of effort in training at the weekend and said 63-year-old coach Jorge Vital would be more deserving of a place on the bench.
He said: “I’d put Vital on the bench before a player who doesn’t give the maximum every day. I’ll not change in that department.
“It’s always the same reason. The reason is the training. The way that I see what a footballer should do in training, in life, every day. If things don’t change, I will not change.
“Same situation for every player — if you do the maximum, if you do the right things, we can use every player.”
Meanwhile, Garnacho is reportedly open to a move to Chelsea.
A transfer would significantly boost Man Utd financially as any fee they receive would be pure profit because he is a product of the club’s youth development system.
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ANNA KOURNIKOVA has been spotted in a wheelchair while visiting a luxury shopping centre.
The tennis icon has not been seen for two years, having once reached the ranking of No8 in the world.
Kournikova, 43, has sparked major health concerns as she was seen in a wheelchair at Bal Harbour in Miami, Florida.
She was also wearing an orthopedic boot on one of her feet to suggest a recent injury.
The retired tennis pro was accompanied by her two daughters, Lucy, 7, and Maria, 4, as well as some friends.
They were snapped talking and laughing together in the shopping centre’s car park.
The daughters were both wearing matching outfits of white t-shirts and jeans.
Kournikova retired from playing back in 2003 after a career that saw her win 16 career titles in the doubles game.
Her highest ranking in the doubles game was No1 in November 1999 after winning the Australian Open alongside Martina Hingis.
During her singles career, she failed to win a single title but did reach the semi-final of Wimbledon in 1997.
She started dating singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias in 2001 after appearing in his music video for ‘Escape’.
The couple have three children together, including Lucy and Maria, as well as son Nicholas.
The Russian ace also spent time modelling and was voted the world’s sexiest woman back in 2002, beating the likes of Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez.
She was also recognised as the sexiest female tennis player of all time in 2010.
However, a string of injuries – mostly back problems – led to an early retirement when she was only 21 years old.
Kournikova has lived quietly as she has settled into family life, while Iglesias is a bit more open.
He has spoken about his children and family openly to the media.
Speaking at the 40 Music Awards, he said: “I’m relaxing at home with the kids, enjoying taking them to school and watching them grow.
“I have twins that are six and a girl who is four, so every day they grow so fast.
“I want to enjoy that. In 24 hours they’re already grown.”
PLANS for the first Universal Studios theme park in the UK are closer than ever.
First revealed in 2023, Universal are hoping to build their first European theme park in the UK.
Sign-off said to be imminent with MPs looking at the proposals and a final decision about the site is due to be made very shortly.
With lots of rumours about the Universal theme park that will be the first of its kind in the UK, here’s everything we know so far…
The county of Bedfordshire will be the home of the theme park if plans get the go-ahead.
Universal bought a 450-acre site in Kempston Hardwick just outside of Bedford in December 2023.
Plans described Bedford as an “ideal location” due to its convenient transport links.
Bedford can also be easily reached via London, and with its central location, more than half of the UK population can be there within two hours.
There will also be new transport put in place as tourism in Bedford is bound to increase, including new rail routes to connect towns between Oxford and Cambridge, which are Bedford’s nearest cities.
While there had been talks about whether Bedford was a good site for the company’s very first theme park in Europe, no ‘red flags’ were discovered.
It will hugely benefit locals too as it has been estimated that 8,000 new jobs could be up for grabs. And this could increase within the first 20 years of operation.
A new site will hold a 500-room hotel, entertainment zone, train station, and plenty of attractions – so there’s lots to look forward to.
At the moment there aren’t many reports on which rides will go into Universal UK, but with the likes of Revenge of the Mummy, Harry Potter and The Simpsons in other parks, there are high expectations.
They also said that the attractions and buildings would be ‘capped at a maximum height’.
The submitted 16-page document from Universal suggested that the Bedford-based theme park would have its own Citywalk.
Also in the plan was a statement that the park would “celebrate” the areas “vibrant history” suggesting more UK celebrated attractions.
As planning is still in the works, there’s no exact time frame we can expect Universal UK to be completed.
But the estimate is that the park won’t be open before 2030 and could take at least six years to build.
There are only five other theme parks across the globe, with none in Europe at the moment.
Universal so far have opened Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Japan, Universal Beijing Resort and Universal Studios Singapore.
With Universal still waiting on permission, here are some other UK based theme parks to enjoy, like Diggerland and Milky way Adventure Park.
Alton Towers has a pirate takeover week during February half term and there’s Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort.
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