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The German returns to face his boyhood club, Leverkusen, in the Champions League. His role at Arsenal is now more important than ever Art de Roché22 The 26-year-old Germany international sustained two major injuries last year: a torn hamstring in February and a knee injury in August. James Mc Nicholas20 Matthew Benham said that Brentford could have signed Eze for £4million in 2019 while he was at Queens Park Rangers. Nnamdi Onyeagwara25 We examine Arsenal accounts for 2024-25. What do they tell us? What has changed? Are there any concerns? Chris Weatherspoon71 Tim Spiers casts his eye over some of the more unusual stories from the past week in football Tim Spiers49 Inconsistency in how games are officiated in Europe and England is a source of huge frustration to supporters Philip Buckingham and Dan Sheldon56 Advertisement Mikel Arteta's side have a relatively kind route ahead of them this season – that hasn't always been the case Conor O'Neill66 From Arsenal's Bukayo Saka to Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, these are The Athletic's young players to watch in the Champions League Eduardo Tansley48 The Champions League round of 16 is upon us. We assess every team left in the competition Anantaajith Raghuraman26 The quarter-final ties will be played over the weekend of April 4-5. Colin Millar152