⚽ The Europa League knockout playoffs get underway today, bringing together the third-placed teams from the Champions League’s group stage along with the runners-up from the Europa League group stage. Those who qualify for the round of 16 will then face the teams that topped the Europa League group stage.

Matches to keep an eye on today:

  • Feyenoord vs Roma — 7:45 pm
  • Galatasaray vs Sparta Praha — 7:45pm
  • Shakhtar Donetsk vs Marseille — 7:45pm
  • Milan vs Rennes — 10pm
  • Lance vs Freiburg — 10pm

In the Egyptian Premier League tonight, Baladeyat El Mahalla and Modern Future play at 4pm, followed by Al Ismaily vs Ceramica Cleopatra at 7pm.

Al Ahly returns to Africa: In the African Champions League, Al Ahly are going head to head with Algeria’s CR Belouizdad tomorrow at 9pm for a match that was postponed in the fourth round of the group stage. Al Ahly secured their place in the finals the last four seasons and took home the title three times. Currently, they’re at the top of the group with a one goal difference from the Tanzanian Young African team, while Belouizdad comes third with a point difference.

New rounds kick off in most major European leagues tomorrow:

  • Villarreal vs Getafe (La Liga, 10pm)
  • Inter Milan vs Salernitana (Serie A, 10pm)
  • Köln vs Werder Bremen (Bundesliga, 9:30pm)
  • Lyon vs Nice (Ligue 1, 10pm)

Saturday promises to be full of excitement with Brentford playing against Liverpool at 2:30pm in the first match of gameweek 25 of the Premier League, which will be a double gameweek for Liverpool, Man City, Brentford and Luton Town.

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Five matches at 5pm this Saturday:

  • Burnley vs Arsenal
  • Fulham vs Aston Villa
  • Newcastle vs Bournemouth
  • Nottingham Forest vs West Ham
  • Tottenham vs Wolves

The Man City-Chelsea showdown kicks off at 7:30pm on Saturday.

Over in the Spanish league: Atletico Madrid will face Las Palmas in La Liga’s matchday 25 at 3pm on Saturday, while Celta Vigo will play against Barcelona at 7:30pm. Valencia will round out the evening with its clash against Sevilla at 10pm.

The most important European league matches we are following on Saturday:

  • Napoli vs Genoa (Serie A, 4pm)
  • Hellas Verona vs Juventus (Serie A, 7pm)
  • Heidenheim vs Leverkusen (Bundesliga, 4:30 pm)
  • Wolfsburg vs Dortmund (Bundesliga, 4:30pm)
  • Leipzig vs Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga, 7:30pm)
  • Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue A, 10pm)
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