⚽ The first round of the Champion Leagues’ league phase will be concluding today, with multiple exciting matches to look forward to.

Barcelona will be walking onto the pitch at St. James’ Park to meet with Newcastle United at 10pm. The Magpies hope for a surprise home victory against the Catalan giants, while the Blaugrana shoot for a strong start in Europe’s premier competition — having restored their prestige last season by reaching the semi-finals after years of absence.

Manchester City will inaugurate their Champions League campaign by hosting Napoli at Etihad Stadium, also at 10pm. The Citizens will enter buoyed by their 3-0 Manchester derby victory, hoping to exploit the momentum for three points against the Italian league champions — who have proven their presence and strength in recent seasons under manager Conte’s leadership.

Other Champions League matches to flip through:

  • Club Brugge vs. Monaco (7:45pm);
  • Copenhagen vs. Bayer Leverkusen (7:45pm);
  • Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Galatasaray (10pm);
  • Sporting Lisbon vs. Kairat Almaty (10pm).

Zamalek’s mission to reclaim league leadership: Ismailia Stadium will see Zamalek and host Ismaily go head to head in the 7th round of the Nile League at 5pm today. The Royal Club dropped to second place with 13 points — one behind Al Masry — after Port Said’s victory yesterday, and is seeking to reclaim the summit once again.

Pyramids returns to league action facing Zed at 30 June Stadium at 8pm. The Sky Blues are hoping to restore league balance after an important victory over Al Ahly in the last round, occupying 9th place with 8 points, but capable of jumping to third with all of tonight’s three points.

Al Ahly will be hosting Ceramica Cleopatra in the 7th round finale at 8pm on Friday. The Red Devils walk on the pitch in 16th place with 6 points from 5 matches (one victory, three draws, and one loss), placing them under tremendous pressure to restore balance and achieve an important victory to return to contention.

Merseyside Derby: Liverpool will be hosting rival Everton at Anfield for the 5th round of the Premier League at 2:30pm on Saturday. The Reds are in high spirits after a positive streak that leaves them atop the leaderboard, including yesterday’s victory over Atlético Madrid in their Champions League opener.

Old Trafford will be hosting one of the round’s marquee matches, seeing Manchester United and Chelsea lock horns on Saturday at 7:30pm. The hosts suffered a heavy defeat in the last round against Man City, while the Blues are performing well, sitting fifth, four points behind the leaders.

The remaining Saturday matches all kick off at 5pm, except for Fulham vs. Brentford, whose starting whistle will blow at 10pm.

  • Brighton vs. Tottenham Hotspur;
  • Burnley vs. Nottingham Forest;
  • West Ham vs. Crystal Palace;
  • Wolverhampton vs. Leeds United.

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En España: Real Madrid is hosting Espanyol at Santiago Bernabéu in the fifth round of La Liga at 5:15pm. Los Merengues lead the competition with a perfect record from four matches, looking to continue their ideal start to bring the title back to their trophy cabinet.

Other European league matches to catch on Saturday:

  • Hoffenhein vs. Bayern Munich — Bundesliga (4:30pm);
  • Hellas Verona vs. Juventus — Serie A (7pm);
  • Udinese vs. Milan — Serie A (9:45pm).
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