⚽ We will be watching the clock until 9pm tomorrow, waiting for the anticipated CAF Super Cup final between Al Ahly and Zamalek at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Al Ahly enters the match as the last season’s CAF Champions league title holder, whereas Zalamek secured their spot in the final after clinching last season's CAF Confederation Cup. The two Egyptian football giants last met in this competition in 1994, resulting in the White Knights lifting the trophy thanks to Ayman Mansour’s famous screamer.
But before tomorrow’s clash we have a roster of matches tonight, as the first round of Europa League wraps up with nine matches. The standout match will see Roma going head to head with Athletic Bilbao at 10pm.
Other key matches kicking off at 10pm tonight include:
- Tottenham vs. Qarabag FK.
- Lyon vs. Olympiacos.
- Ajax vs. Beşiktaş.
La Liga is also concluding their seventh round tonight with three matches: The most anticipated match goes to Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid, who will be meeting on the pitch at 10pm, but we’re also keeping an eye out on Espanyol and Villareal, kicking off at 8pm.
The major European leagues are giving us a jam-packed weekend of the beautiful game.
The Premier League’s sixth round kicks off on Saturday with seven matches: The headline match sees Newcastle facing Man City at 2:30pm, while Liverpool goes against the Wolves later that day at 7:30pm.
Other matches kicking off on Saturday at 5pm:
- Chelsea vs. Brighton.
- Brentford vs. West Ham.
- Everton vs. Crystal Palace.
- Arsenal vs. Leicester City.
- Nottingham Forest vs. Fulham.
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Over in The Land of Cervantes, Barcelona will be playing against Osasuna on Saturday at 10pm as part of La Liga’s eighth round. The Blaugrana currently hold the top spot with a perfect record, four points ahead of Real Madrid, and will be pushing for another three points to maintain that spot.
Other key European matches we’re keeping an eye on this weekend:
- Borussia Dortmund vs. VfL Bochum — Bundesliga (Friday, 9:30pm).
- AC Milan vs. Lecce — Serie A (Friday, 9:45pm).
- Paris Saint-Germain vs. Rennes — Ligue 1 (Friday, 10pm).
- Udinese vs. Inter Milan — Serie A (Saturday, 4pm).
- Genoa vs. Juventus — Serie A (Saturday, 7pm).
- Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen — Bundesliga (Saturday, 7:30pm).