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Former Liverpool player, Danny Murphy, has picked the favourite club to win the UEFA Champions League this season.

According to Murphy, Arsenal are probably the favourites to win the European top-flight league because of the side of the draw the Gunners find themselves on and their defensive solidity.

“Arsenal are so good defensively and even when they’re not playing well,” Murphy said on talkSPORT.

“They are probably favourites to win the Champions League because of the side of the draw they’re on, you would expect them to get to the final.”

Arsenal will take on Sporting CP in the quarter-final of the Champions League following a 2-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen in the Round of 16 second leg encounter on Tuesday.

Mikel Arteta’s side remains the only undefeated team in the Champions League this season.

UCL: They’re so good defensively – Danny Murphy picks club to win trophy

Abia Warriors technical adviser Imama Amapakabo has said he is not entirely focused on the Abia Derby with Enyimba.

The Umu Chineke will face their local rivals at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba, in a matchday 31 encounter on Sunday.

Imama is unperturbed about the buzz on the derby.

“It’s just the hype of spectators and expectations of everyone,” the former Nigeria international told the club’s official media.

Abia Warriors currently sit in fourth position on the NPFL table.

The Umuahia club are targeting a place on the continent for the second consecutive season.

Imama declared that they will keep fighting hard to achieve their objective.

“It’s not just about this game to me, it’s about the next seven games. We have 21 points to play for, and we’ll play with everything we have,” added the gaffer.

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Bayern Munich striker, Harry Kane, is currently topping the chart for the European top scorers so far across various domestic leagues following the weekend matches.

The England international leads the standings with 32 goals in 27 matches for Bayern Munich after scoring in the 4-2 win against VfB Stuttgart on Sunday.

Behind Kane is Benfica’s Luis Suarez, who holds second place with 24 goals, while Kylian Mbappe remains third with 23 goals for Real Madrid.

Ayase Ueda is behind Mbappe and 23 goals for Feyenoord, while Manchester City striker Erling Haaland climbs to fifth place with 23 goals after scoring the winner for the Cityzens against Arsenal.

Paul Onuachu follows with 22 goals for Trabzonspor, while Benfica’s Vangelis Pavlidis, Mallorca’s Vedat Muriqi and Brentford’s Igor Thiago each register 21 goals.

Estoril Praia’s Yanis Begraoui completes the top 10 with 19 goals, as European top scorers continue to promise intense competition in the coming weeks.

European top scorers: Harry Kane tops chart ahead of others