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Champions League predictions: Group stage matchday 6

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Here it is then, folks: the final round of Champions League group Game s before the Swiss Model arrives next season. Matchday six is upon us, and it's bound to be a thrilling conclusion to the group stage as there's something at stake in every group bar one (Group G). Premier League clubs Manchester City and Arsenal have already booked their places in the round of 16, while Newcastle United and Manchester United have outside chances of joining them. Those two need results to go their way in the final round of group games. Here's how  90min  sees the midweek action panning out. Tuesday 12 December Bayern Munich could end Man Utd's hopes of progressing into the round of 16 / Marcel Engelbrecht - firo sportphoto/GettyImages Group B will be the first to conclude on Tuesday evening with Arsenal wrapping up their successful group stage by visiting Eindhoven. The Gunners battered PSV in the reverse fixture, but the Dutch side look like they'll join Mikel Arteta's men...

US guitarist Al Di Meola suffers a heart attack on stage in Romania but is now in a stable condition

The award-winning U.S. guitarist Al Di Meola has suffered a heart attack while performing in Romania’s capital BUCHAREST, Romania -- The award-winning U.S. guitarist Al Di Meola suffered a heart attack during a performance in Romania’s capital but is currently in a stable condition and receiving treatment, a hospital spokesperson said on Thursday. Di Meola, 69, began playing a concert at a venue in Bucharest at 9 p.m. on Wednesday night. Dragos Cristescu, a photographer who attended the concert, told The Associated Press that he saw Di Meola clasp his chest during the performance and that the guitarist struggled to walk off stage. The other two members of Di Meola's trio continued to play for several minutes until they announced the show would be cut short. In a statement, the Bagdasar-Arseni emergency hospital said Di Meola was admitted to a cardiology ward where he is being treated for a segment elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI. According to the health care website ...