Sunshine will come out, a few showers around coastal areas and, after the chilly start, temperatures quite a bit lower than weve been used to, but much closer to average for the time of year. The average for the time of year. The average for london is 13 and we will be at 12. The breeze making it feel more chilly. The cold air still with us on friday, with a few patches of frost on england and wales, something a bit more mild and wet coming to scotland, a weak area of low Pressure Ring outbreaks of rain, some of which could fringe into Northern Ireland later. Four includes wales, a lot dry weather and sunshine. Temperatures around ten to 13. For the weekend, low pressure firmly in charge and, for the north and west, saturday will be particularly wet, with something a bit brighter to come along on sunday. Thanks, chris. And thats Bbc News at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. Now, its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. Hello an
Few others. Hello again. Welcome along to sportsday this evening. With the new Champions League Formatjust bedding in, tonights match at Villa Park is one that conjures up memories of what europes top Club Competition used to be. Its aston villas first Home Game since it was just called the European Cup, and villa had just won it. How fitting then that the team theyre up against tonight was the one they beat to lift the trophy in 1982 Bayern Munich. Players like captain dennis mortimer, nigel spink, and Goalscorer Peter Withe became heroes that night in rotterdam but now their modern counterparts take on a team that have had a blistering start to the season under new manager Vincent Kompany, and scored nine goals in theirfirst Champions League Match. So, lets head to Villa Park and speak to our correspondent nesta mcgregor. It could barely be a more significant set of circumstances tonight. Yes, sport is a funny way of throwing up these incredible narratives, doesnt it . More than four
In the second half. I don t know whether it was delay to the game or whatever, but it s no excuse. Wejust, you know, we kind of shot ourselves to the foot and unfortunately, unfortunately radu and lucas paid the ultimate price for it. But you know, as a team, we just we didn t start the game the way we wanted to and the way we needed to, and made the game sort of challenging for us. Response was great. Absolutely. But yeah, disappointed we had to be in that position. Elsewhere, scottish side rangers earned a first ever victory on swedish soil. They ran out 2 0 winners against malmo. Albania midfielder nedim bajrami scored his first goal for the ibrox club in less than a minute, and then sub ross mccausland sealed the victory“; minutes from time with a low strike. So a look at the other results: there was a big victory for ajax. Four goals for them at home to besiktas, two of them scored by mika gotze. Roma were held to a 1 1 draw by athletic bilbao after conceding a late equaliser. Y
Minutes after the break. So it was dominic solanke then so it was dominic solanke then who sealed the win late who sealed the win late in the second half. In the second half. I don t know whether it was i don t know whether it was delay to the game or whatever, delay to the game or whatever, but it s no excuse. But it s no excuse. Wejust, you know, we kind wejust, you know, we kind of shot ourselves to the foot of shot ourselves to the foot and unfortunately, and unfortunately, unfortunately radu and lucas unfortunately radu and lucas paid the ultimate price for it. Paid the ultimate price for it. But you know, as a team, but you know, as a team, we just we didn t start we just we didn t start the game the way we wanted the game the way we wanted to and the way we needed to, to and the way we needed to, and made the game sort and made the game sort of challenging for us. Of challenging for us. Response was great. Response was great. Absolutely. Absolutely. But yeah, disappointed we had
And would rather not be playing them but knows the competition offers a path to Champions League if they win it. It is an opportunity, and more roads to achieve the target you want and this is also a road. It is the most difficult probably because in the tournament of 32, you have to beat the best. But it is a target and it is a road we want to go. Manchester city has confirmed today that their Midfielder Rodri has suffered Ligament Damage in his right knee. The spaniard had to come off in the 21st minute of their draw with arsenal on sunday. He has been seeing a specialist in barcelona and the club say that he will continue to be assessed to ascertain the full extent of the injury and expected prognosis. The recovery time from an Acl Tear is usually a minimum of nine months which would rule him out for the rest of the season. More injury news, Kylian Mbappe could be out for a number of weeks after picking up a Thigh Problem in real madrids win over alaves on tuesday. He scored for the