The first round of the Champions League in its new form will end today. The most notable match is taking place at 10pm between Europa League champions Atalanta and Arsenal. Barcelona will play Monaco, while last season’s Bundesliga champions Leverkusen will play against Feyenoord at 7:45pm.

The rest of the first round matches are:

  • Crvena zvezda vs. Benfica (7:45 pm).
  • Brest vs. SK Sturm Graz (10pm).
  • Atlético Madrid vs. RB Leipzig (10pm).

Egyptian teams in the African tournaments: Zamalek will be welcoming Kenya Police on the pitch at 8pm on Friday for the second leg of the Confederation Cup’s 32nd round, having earned a clean goal victory in the first leg.

Al Ahly will play against Kenya’s Gor Mahia at 7pm in the African Champions League, after the homegrown team’s clean 3-goal victory in the away match of the round of 32.

Pyramids seeks its qualification ticket to the group stage in the same tournament when it plays the Rwandan Army at 9pm on Saturday at the June 30 stadium. The first leg ended in a positive draw with one goal for each team.

This Saturday is chock-full of heated matches across the major European leagues.

The fifth round of the Premier League kicks off on Saturday with eight matches. The most notable are Liverpool against Bournemouth at 5pm on Saturday, and Manchester United against Crystal Palace at 7:30pm.

The rest of the matches:

  • West Ham vs. Chelsea (2:30pm).
  • Fulham vs. Newcastle (5pm).
  • Aston Villa vs. Wolverhampton (5pm).
  • Southampton vs. Ipswich Town (5pm).
  • Tottenham vs. Brentford (5pm)
  • Leicester City vs. Everton (5pm).

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Los Merengues are still on a roll: Real Madrid will be going head to head against Espanyol at 10pm on Saturday for the sixth round of the Spanish League. The capital team managed to secure consecutive victories in the last two matches, and aims to continue its streak to make up for the point difference to Blaugrana, the current league leader.

The Calcio summit: Juventus will meet Napoli on the pitch at 7pm on Saturday for the fifth round of Serie A. The Old Lady picked up eight points from four rounds of fourth place, while Napoli picked up nine points and stands in second place.

The most prominent major European leagues:

  • Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich — Bundesliga (Saturday, 4:30pm).
  • Valencia vs. Girona — La Liga (Saturday, 7:30pm).
  • Reims vs. PSG — Ligue 1 (Saturday, 10pm).