⚽ Al Ahly will be meeting Al Masry on the pitch of the Borg El Arab Stadium tonight at 8pm for the fifth round of the Egyptian Premier League championship round. The round will continue on Friday with two matches — Zamalek and Ceramica Cleopatra at the Arab Contractors Stadium at 5pm, and Pyramids and National Bank at the Cairo International Stadium at 8pm.

Only a few points separate the leading teams: Pyramids still leads the standings with 47 points despite falling to Farco earlier this week, and is pursued by Al Ahly, who has managed to reduce the gap to just one point, while Zamalek is currently placed in third with 40 points, and Al Masry in fourth with 35 points, with one game up their sleeve.

In the relegation group, Al Ittihad meets Ghazl El Mahalla at 9pm on Saturday.

The Europa League finalists will be decided by two fixtures kicking off at 10pm tonight.

The first match will see Manchester United and Athletic Bilbao shake hands at Old Trafford, which can be considered virtually decided in favor of the Red Devils, who pulled off a 3-0 victory in the first leg in Spain. United has previously reached the Europa League finals twice, hoisting the trophy in 2017, but narrowly missing it in 2021. Bilbao has also reached the finals twice — in 1977 and 2012 — but has never gotten their hands on the trophy.

The other match is taking place in Norway, where Tottenham will be visiting Bodø/Glimt as they seek to reassert their dominance after a 3-1 first leg victory. The Spurs lifted the first ever trophy of the tournament in 1972 when it was still the UEFA Cup, and have another title from 1984. The Norwegian champions, on the other hand, have never won the title nor previously reached the final.

The Conference League finalists will be decided through matches between Chelsea and the Swedish Djurgården, and Fiorentina against Real Betis, both starting at 10pm. The first legs ended with Chelsea and Betis coming out on top with 4-1 and 2-1 scores respectively.

Super Saturday: Matchday 36 of the English Premier League kicks off on Saturday, with all eyes on Southampton’s match against Manchester City at 5pm, which could end with the away team level in points with the second-placed Arsenal before the latter’s match against champions Liverpool on Sunday. City has 64 points compared to Arsenal’s 67, and the Gunners also have an advantage on goal difference.

Bournemouth will be meeting Aston Villa at 7:30pm on Saturday, which marks an important match for the visitors as they battle for a Champions League qualifying spot.

Also on Saturday, at 5pm:

  • Fulham vs. Everton
  • Ipswich Town vs. Brentford
  • Wolverhampton vs. Brighton

Major European league matches we’ll be following this weekend:

  • Milan vs. Bologna — Serie A (Friday, 9:45pm)
  • Lazio vs. Juventus — Serie A (Saturday, 7pm)
  • Bayern Munich vs. Mönchengladbach — Bundesliga (Saturday, 7:30pm)
  • Atlético Madrid vs. Real Sociedad — La Liga (Saturday, 10pm)
  • Montpellier vs. Paris Saint-Germain — Ligue 1 (Saturday, 10pm)

Last chance for the Young Pharaohs: Our homegrown team faces Tanzania in the final round of the group stage at the U-20 African Cup of Nations at 9pm on Friday. The Young Pharaohs are in fourth place with 4 points gathered from three matches, and need nothing less than a victory to qualify for the quarterfinals.

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