Why finishing in top eight Euro spots means avoiding Feb fixture pile-up

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Also See: Live Champions League table Live Europa League table Live Conference League table Champions League fixtures The first leg of the round of 16 is set to take place on March 10-12 with the second leg on March 17-19.Clubs finishing outside the top eight would play five Champions League games between now and March, while those breaking into automatic qualification spots will only play three.Manchester City, Newcastle, Arsenal and Chelsea also remain in the Carabao Cup and if they progress past the quarter-finals, which all four could as they do not face each other, the second leg of the semi-final would be played in the week commencing February 2.The additional Champions League fixtures - alongside Premier League and Carabao Cup games - in February mean that those participating in the play-offs could play a total of nine fixtures across a 29-day period, while those sides already out of the League Cup may face eight games in that time.Arsenal's fixturesJanuary 31 - Leeds (a), Premier League*Week commencing February 2 - Carabao Cup semi-final second legFebruary 7 - Sunderland (h), Premier LeagueFebruary 11 - Brentford (a), Premier League*Weekend of February 14 - FA Cup fourth round*February 17 or 18 - Play-off first leg, Champions LeagueFebruary 21 - Tottenham Hotspur (a), Premier League*February 24 or 25 - Play-off second leg, Champions LeagueFebruary 28 - Chelsea (h), Premier League Chelsea's fixturesJanuary 31 - West Ham (h), Premier League*Week commencing February 2 - Carabao Cup semi-final second legFebruary 7 - Wolves (a), Premier LeagueFebruary 11 - Leeds United (h), Premier League*Weekend of February 14 - FA Cup fourth round*February 17 or 18 - Play-off first leg, Champions LeagueFebruary 21 - Burnley (h), Premier League*February 24 or 25 - Play-off second leg, Champions LeagueFebruary 28 - Arsenal (a), Premier League Man City's fixturesFebruary 1 - Tottenham (a), Premier League*Week commencing February 2 - Carabao Cup semi-final second legFebruary 7 - Liverpool (a), Premier LeagueFebruary 11 - Fulham (h), Premier League*Weekend of February 14 - FA Cup fourth round*February 17 or 18 - Play-off first leg, Champions LeagueFebruary 21 - Newcastle (h), Premier League*February 24 or 25 - Play-off second leg, Champions LeagueFebruary 28 - Leeds (a), Premier League Liverpool's fixturesJanuary 31 - Newcastle (h), Premier LeagueFebruary 7 - Man City (h), Premier LeagueFebruary 11 - Sunderland (a), Premier League*Weekend of February 14 - FA Cup fourth round*February 17 or 18 - Play-off first leg, Champions LeagueFebruary 21 - Nottingham Forest (a), Premier League*February 24 or 25 - Play-off second leg, Champions LeagueFebruary 28 - West Ham (h), Premier League Newcastle's fixturesJanuary 31 - Liverpool (a), Premier League*Week commencing February 2 - Carabao Cup semi-final second legFebruary 7 - Brentford (h), Premier LeagueFebruary 11 - Tottenham (a), Premier League*Weekend of February 14 - FA Cup fourth round*February 17 or 18 - Play-off first leg, Champions LeagueFebruary 21 - Man City (a), Premier League*February 24 or 25 - Play-off second leg, Champions LeagueFebruary 28 - Everton (h), Premier League Tottenham's fixturesFebruary 1 - Man City (h), Premier LeagueFebruary 7 - Man Utd (a), Premier LeagueFebruary 11 - Newcastle (h), Premier League*Weekend of February 14 - FA Cup fourth round*February 17 or 18 - Play-off first leg, Champions LeagueFebruary 21 - Arsenal (h), Premier League*February 24 or 25 - Play-off second leg, Champions LeagueFebruary 28 - Fulham (a), Premier League Aston Villa's fixturesFebruary 1 - Brentford (h), Premier LeagueFebruary 7 - Bournemouth (a), Premier LeagueFebruary 11 - Brighton (h), Premier League*Weekend of February 14 - FA Cup fourth round*February 19 - Play-off first leg, Europa LeagueFebruary 21 - Leeds United (h), Premier League*February 26 - Play-off second leg, Conference LeagueFebruary 28 - Wolves (a), Premier LeagueNottingham Forest's fixturesFebruary 1 - Crystal Palace (h), Premier LeagueFebruary 7 - Leeds United (h), Premier LeagueFebruary 11 - Wolverhampton (h), Premier League*Weekend of February 14 - FA Cup fourth round*February 19 - Play-off first leg, Europa LeagueFebruary 21 - Liverpool (h), Premier League*February 26 - Play-off second leg, Conference LeagueFebruary 28 - Brighton & Hove Albion (a), Premier LeagueCrystal Palace's fixturesFebruary 1 - Nottm Forest (a), Premier LeagueFebruary 7 - Brighton (a), Premier LeagueFebruary 11 - Burnley (h), Premier League*Weekend of February 14 - FA Cup fourth round*February 19 - Play-off first leg, Conference LeagueFebruary 21 - Wolverhampton (h), Premier League*February 26 - Play-off second leg, Conference LeagueFebruary 28 - Manchester United (a), Premier League*Fixtures marked with an asterisk are only applicable if teams finish from ninth to 24th in their respective European league phase to secure a place in the knock-out play-offs, or progress to the FA Cup fourth round or the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.