El Zamalek and Al Masry begin their CAF Confederation Cup journey: Both teams will be playing their first matches in the group stage of the African Confederation Cup today. The White Knights — the current title holder — will host the Mozambican Black Bulls at 9pm, while Al Masry will play against Nigerian Enyimba at 6pm.

Remember: The draw placed El Zamalek and Al Masry — the competition’s Egyptian representatives — in the same group, alongside Enyimba and Black Bulls.

The Reds go up against Los Merengues in the highly anticipated Champions League summit: Liverpool will be hosting Real Madrid at Anfield in the fifth round of the Champions League tonight at 10pm. The Reds have achieved full marks with four wins and 12 points so far, and with a win can regain the lead that temporarily went to Inter Milan (13 points) yesterday. Meanwhile, Real Madrid are in 21st place with only 6 points, with this matchup offering an opportunity to change their course in the tournament.

The rest of today's matches:

  • Red Star vs. Stuttgart (7:45pm)
  • Sturm Graz vs. Girona (7:45pm)
  • Aston Villa vs. Juventus (10pm)
  • Dinamo Zagreb vs. Dortmund (10pm)
  • Monaco vs. Benfica (10pm)
  • Eindhoven vs. Shakhtar (10pm)
  • Celtic vs. Club Brugge (10pm)
  • Bologna vs. Lille (10pm)