As promised, Riccardo Calafiori is talking now.

He says he is really happy about his acrobatic block, which helped keep a clean sheet in their "crucial" 2-0 win at home to Everton on Saturday.

Click on the 'watch live' play icon above to follow his news conference.

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Captain Reece James was not involved in Chelsea training on Monday before the Blues host Paris St-Germain in the Champions League, looking to overturn a 5-2 first-leg deficit.

James signed a new six-year deal at the club last week, with boss Liam Rosenior saying his side had "secured the best footballer in the world in his position".

The 26-year-old came through the youth system at Chelsea and made his first-team debut in September 2019.

James has started in 20 of his 27 Premier League appearances with the Blues this season and has made 225 appearances in total for the club.

But he has endured several injury-disrupted seasons, and underwent surgery in December 2023 in an attempt to fix a recurring hamstring injury.

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

Right, as and when Riccardo Calafiori arrives you will be able to watch his news conference in the stream at the top of this page.

But we are going to turn to Chelsea now as quite a bit of news has been coming out of Stamford Bridge today...

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And finally, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on whether his side's good defensive performance against West Ham has given him a selection headache: "The selection I have already done. I know the team that is going to start tomorrow. I don't have any doubts. Well, one doubt maybe, but the rest is clear."

He did not elaborate about which player or position he had a doubt.

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More from Pep Guardiola on his decision not to train today: "We were in Madrid [last Wednesday], we arrived late to the hotel, we still had to sleep then come back in the morning, travel here, after which we had no training, then go to London [to play West Ham], arriving back yesterday at 2.30am.

"So today you recover, cannot do anything because the players who played are still at home and tomorrow we train."

He added: "Training will not make us better in the game against Real Madrid. Today, in the model of football, with the top teams, training doesn't much improve a lot. The players understand what they have to do because we don't have time to train.

"So I prefer today to be home and for me as well, then for tomorrow instead of arriving at 3pm or 4pm we arrive at 2pm, we move a little bit our legs on the pitch. We are going to say "listen, try to do this" then go. I did it already two or three times this season, so it is not the first time."

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was asked what was his side's favourite comeback win: "Aston Villa, last game, to win the Premier League - 74 minutes 0-2 and we make three goals in 12 minutes. In other comebacks we did incredible things in scoring goals, but we concede, in goal difference we were out because of many details. So for many reasons, some times you are out.

"It will have to be the perfect game in many, many departments. From our people, from the referee's decisions. Many, many have to be good to make these kinds of things.

"It's still a nice experience to live again [even if you lose]. Always I have good memories in the defeats. One of the most exciting moments was the Tottenham game, we we went out, but what a game, what a moment."

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola cited the 2022-23 Champions League semi-final, when his side claimed a 4-0 win at home to Real Madrid progress, after being asked whether his side can score four goals to complete an unlikely comeback: "The problem is not about whether we are able to do it [score goals]. We are able to create chances here. We are able to be there many, many times."

He added: "It is easy for me to say 'guys, in the first 20 minutes we need to score three goals'. Yeah, perfect. But the reality is completely different - to be sustainable in our approach, in all departments that we are working. I will talk tomorrow about what we have to do until the end. If we are not able it is because the result in the first leg was not the best one.

"The opponent is really good. We have to live with that. Of course, we have to take more risks to try. Even if the result is not that good in the first half, we have to keep going because you never know."

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BBC Sport reporter

Ricardo Calafiori is taking his time here.

While we wait let's bring you a few more lines from Pep Guardiola that we missed earlier, then recap the two managers' news conferences that we have had so far...

Champions League

In case you need a reminder, here are this weeks Champions League fixtures and how each last-16 tie stands heading into the second leg:

Tuesday, 17 March

• Sporting v Bodo/Glimt (Agg 0-3, 17:45 GMT)
• Arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen (Agg 1-1)
• Chelsea v Paris St-Germain (Agg 2-5)
• Manchester City v Real Madrid (Agg 0-3)

Wednesday, 18 March

• Barcelona v Newcastle United (Agg 1-1, 17:45 GMT)
• Bayern Munich v Atalanta (Agg 6-1)
• Liverpool v Galatasaray (Agg 0-1)
• Tottenham v Atletico Madrid (Agg 2-5)

If you are just joining us, we have heard from Pep Guardiola and Bernardo Silva from the Manchester City camp, before the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie at home to Real Madrid.

Scroll down to check out their top lines, which included an interesting decision from Guardiola to cancel today's training session.

City, of course, must overcome a 3-0 deficit at home to Real to reach the quarter-finals.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has also been speaking. The Gunners are in a much better place, with their tie against Bayer Leverkusen locked at 1-1 after the away leg.

Coming up, we still have a Chelsea news conference, which is expected at around 15:00 GMT.

Expect manager Liam Rosenior to face questions about Saturday's unusual team huddle, as well as their mammoth task, as the Blues aim to recover from a 5-2 deficit when they face champions Paris St-Germain at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

First, though, we are expecting Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori to face the media any time now...

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Arsenal's Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori is following manager Mikel Arteta in the hotseat.

He will face the media shortly and you can watch his news conference live at the top of this page.

Just click the 'watch live' play icon...

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And here's a final word from Mikel Arteta on Arsenal's chances of progressing to the Champions League quarter-finals, after drawing the opening leg 1-1 in Bayer Leverkusen: "A lot of factors will contribute for us to be in the quarter-finals. We need to have every element in our favour to achieve that."

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on if he believes Arsenal should have had a penalty against Everton: "Very disappointed we didn't get a penalty, it was very clear."

More on Saturday's late Premier League win over Everton: "Yes, it was a significant moment, a nice moment to live together. But now the full focus is on tomorrow."

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More from Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on Max Dowman: "The most important one is his family, he's in a very good place there as well. He is used to a lot of things, he takes it normally and knows what the sport is about."

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on Martin Odegaard, and if he is in contention to return for Sunday's EFL Cup final against Manchester City: "Yeah. He really wants to be available, but we will have to see in the next few days when he trains, how he feels. The more players we have, the better."

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on the fitness of Jurrien Timber and Ben White:

"With [Jurrien Timber's injury] it will be a matter of days, so I'm not sure [on his availability].

"We need everybody available. We know what [Ben White] gives us. He trained today, so he is good.

"We need everybody's contribution."

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on what he is expecting from Bayer Leverkusen: "Watching them play against Bayern Munich at the weekend, very similar. Really well coached, clear structure. We know what we have to do in front of our crowd. Hopefully we are going to do it."

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Mikel Arteta said he would have to wait and see whether Martin Odergaard and Jurrien Timber will be fit enough to make Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Manchester City at Wembley.

He also said it was nice to see former Gunners defender Konstantinos Mavropanos play so well for West Ham in Saturday's Premier League draw at home to rivals City.

More to follow.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on if he is enjoying this part of the season after his passionate celebrations on Saturday:

"I love those moments. When the team needs help, in anyway we can contribute, give them energy, we have to be there.

"We notice immediately the atmosphere changed and the players changed immediately and we managed to win the game."

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on Max Dowman's goal: "What he did in such a moment, very rare to see. He's done it, and that is football. It's not relevant anymore, it's about the next one."

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