probably going to feel. something we are not used to at the moment. a little change in due thursday with north easterly winds driving in more cloud from the north sea, and sheltered in southern area seeing the best of the sunshine that the temperatures are subdued for this time of yearand temperatures are subdued for this time of year and the wind direction will change further steel as we head into the weekend. a northerly wind could mean wintry showers in the north. thanks, louise. and that s bbc news at six. now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello, i m olly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday. the cup football doesn t stop. michael carrick s middlesbrough might have fallen at the first hurdle in the fa cup, but only mauricio pochettinos chelsea can stop them reaching wembley in the league cup the semi finals start tonight. a life line for yorkshire or a step backwards, the county are meeting tonight to discuss the possible return of
but tonight its the turn of chelsea who travel to middlesbrough. their boss michael carrick has described the tie as an unbelievable opportunity , whilst mauricio pochettino says the most important thing this evening is to respect the championship side. it is important for chelsea because this is about winning games and winning trophies. we have in front of a very good opportunity. we have to perform in a best way if we want to reach the final. first of all, it is the second leg. it is most important with our team that we still need to improve a lot and the most important is to respect our opponent, a very good team and it will be very tough to play against them. in terms of cup competitions it is a one off, it is a relief from the week to week situation of going for the league, so there is a freshness about it, really. you reenergise in some ways, can be later on the players, round the club, round the town, so that is what cup competitions bring and that is why they can be
earlier today we had the draw for the champions league last 16. at this stage, teams from the same country or who came through the same group are kept apart. the holders manchester city look to have been given an easy path to the quarters. they will face the lowest ranked team left in the competition the danish side fc copenhagen. these are the other ties as they were drawn at uefa headquarters in nyon, switzerland. premier league leaders arsenal face porto while italian champions napoli face barcelona. german giants bayern munich also face italian opposition in lazio. the current serie a leaders inter milan play atletico madrid while there is a daunting task for rb leipzig against the iii time champions real madrid. those ties will be played over two legs in february and march. here is the reaction of manchester city director of football txiki begiristain to facing copenhagen. of course, we remember the two games we played against them and it went well not in copenhagen
at this stage, teams from the same country or who came through the same group are kept apart. the holders manchester city look to have been given an easy path to the quarters. they will face the lowest ranked team left in the competition the danish side fc copenhagen. these are the other ties as they were drawn at uefa headquarters in nyon. premier league leaders arsenal face porto, while italian champions napoli face barcelona. german giants bayern munich also face italian opposition in lazio. the current serie a leaders inter milan play atletico madrid while there is a daunting task ahead for rb leipzig against the iii time champions real madrid. those ties will be played over two legs in february and march. here is the reaction of manchester city director of football txiki begiristain to facing copenhagen. of course, we remember the two games we played against them and it went well not in copenhagen, but at least at the etihad. but it s not worth to talk too much about