Arsenal is determined to take the next step in their evolution under Mikel Arteta by winning major honours such as the Premier League and the Champions League.

Three of the four Premier League clubs managed a top eight finish, with Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa impressing, but Manchester City now face a difficult task of reaching the knockout phase following a 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the first leg of their play-off on Tuesday night.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Barcelona are among the teams watching the Champions League knockout phase playoff stage with interest. In the new league phase format, the top eight teams have progressed straight through to the last 16 and avoided a two-legged knockout play-off tie in the process.

Arsenal forward Kai Havertz could miss the rest of the season after tearing his hamstring in training, British media reported on Wednesday, a blow that could leave the club's attack threadbare following a number of injuries.

All the latest football news and reaction as Everton draw with Liverpool in the Premier League plus Celtic lose to Bayern in the Champions League.

Arsenal confirmed Thursday that forward Kai Havertz will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a hamstring injury -- dealing a seismic blow to their Premier League title challenge. "We can confirm that Kai Havertz has sustained a hamstring injury during a training session in Dubai last week,