⚽ Four matches kick off the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals tonight. The starting whistle will blow at 9pm for all the matches except for Bodø/Glimt vs. Lazio, which kicks off at 6:45pm.

Manchester United will tread the grass of Lyon’s Groupama Stadium tonight. The Red Devils beat out Real Sociedad for this spot with a 5-2 aggregate victory, while the hosts boasted a 7-1 victory over Steaua Bucharest.

At the same time, Tottenham will go head to head with Eintracht Frankfurt, while the Glasgow Rangers face off against Athletic Bilbao.

Premier Saturday is making a comeback with Round 32 of the English Premier League. Manchester City will be hosting Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium at 1:30pm on Saturday, in a match that the Citizens hope will help them secure a Champions League spot next season.

Arsenal, buoyed by their 3-0 Champions League victory over Madrid, and Brentford will be meeting on the Emirates Stadium pitch at 6:30pm. The Gunners, who currently have 62 points, are currently clinging to the hope of competing for the title against leaders Liverpool, who have an impressive 73 points.

Also on Saturday, at 4pm:

  • Southampton vs. Aston Villa
  • Nottingham Forest vs. Everton
  • Brighton vs. Leicester City

The Blaugrana’s chance to consolidate their lead: Barcelona will be traveling to face Leganes at 9pm on Saturday for Round 31 of La Liga. The team clinched a comfortable 4-0 victory over Dortmund in the Champions League yesterday, and hope to strengthen their lead with four points over Real Madrid.

Major European league matches to tune into:

  • Udinese vs. Milan — Serie A (Friday, 8:45pm)
  • Valencia vs. Sevilla — La Liga (Friday, 9pm)
  • Leverkusen vs. Union Berlin — Bundesliga (Saturday, 3:30pm)
  • Monaco vs. Marseille — Ligue 1 (Saturday, 5pm)
  • Inter Milan vs. Cagliari — Serie A (Saturday, 6pm)
  • Juventus vs. Lecce — Serie A (Saturday, 8:45pm)
  • Bayern Munich vs. Dortmund — Bundesliga (Saturday, 6:30pm)

On the homefront: Pyramids will be facing off against Al Ahly at the Air Defense Stadium for the second round of the Egyptian Premier League on Saturday at 7pm. The Sky Blues lead the league with 43 points, 4 points ahead of Al Ahly. The two teams qualified for the semifinals of the African Champions League after Morocco’s AS FAR and Sudan’s Al Hilal respectively.

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