⚽ The race for the title heats up in the Egyptian Premiere League. The fight at the top of the table in the Egyptian Premier League is getting intense with key matches lined up today and tomorrow. Zamalek takes on ZED at 7pm, while Pyramids travels to face Al Ittihad at the same time tomorrow. Zamalek is currently third with 28 points, securing its place in the title race before the first half of the season wraps up. Pyramids, meanwhile, is tied with Al Ahly on 36 points and is looking to take back the lead.

Other Egyptian League matches:

  • Smouha vs. Al Masry (4pm, today)
  • Ghazl El Mahalla vs. Enppi (4pm, tomorrow)

Over in jolly old England, the English Premier League wraps up its latest round with West Ham facing Leicester City at 10pm.

There wont be a full Premier League Saturday this week, as focus shifts to the FA Cup’s round of 16. The biggest game sees Manchester City playing Plymouth Argyle at 7:45pm on Saturday.

Other FA Cup matches:

  • Aston Villa vs. Cardiff City (10pm, tomorrow)
  • Crystal Palace vs. Millwall (2:15pm, Saturday)
  • Preston vs. Burnley (2:15pm, Saturday)
  • Bournemouth vs. Wolves (5pm, Saturday)

Over to the Spaniards: Real Madrid faces Real Betis at 7:30pm on Saturday, while Atletico Madrid will play against Athletic Bilbao at 10pm. Madrid and Barcelona are tied on 54 points, but Barca is ahead on goal difference. Atletico, just one point behind, is keeping the pressure on.

There's a big game in Serie A. The Italian league has a huge match coming up as Napoli plays Inter Milan at 7pm on Saturday. Inter recently took the top spot after Napoli’s poor run of form, with just one win in their last five games. Inter now leads by one point, with 57 points on their belt, with Napoli — with 56 points — and Atalanta — with 54 points — hot on their heels. Atalanta has a chance to further turn up the heat on Saturday with a game against Venezia at 4pm.

The rest of the big matches going on this weekend:

  • Bologna vs. AC Milan - Serie A (9:45pm, today)
  • Stuttgart vs. Bayern Munich - Bundesliga (9:30pm, Friday)
  • St. Pauli vs. Dortmund - Bundesliga (4:30pm, Saturday)
  • Frankfurt vs. Bayer Leverkusen - Bundesliga (7:30pm, Saturday)
  • Paris Saint-Germain vs. Lille - Ligue 1 (10:05pm, Saturday)
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