⚽ The weekend will be — as usual — packed with football action in Egypt, Europe, and around the world, spotlighted by our homegrown teams in continental competitions.

AFRICAN COMPETITIONS-

Al Ahly will be traveling to Morocco to face off against AS FAR tomorrow at 9pm for the second round of the Champions League group stage. The Red Devils lead Group B with three points, level with Tanzania’s Young Africans, but ahead on goal difference. Meanwhile, last season’s Moroccan league runners-up — who currently sit in second this season as well — lost their opener and sit on zero points.

In Group A, Pyramids will be facing Zambia’s Power Dynamos at 6pm on Saturday. The Sky Blues lead the pack with three points alongside RS Berkane. The defending champions began their title defense well with a victory over Rivers United, while Zambia’s champions fell to Berkane in the first round.

In the Confederation Cup: Al Masry will be traveling to Zambia to face Zesco United at 3pm on Friday, while Zamalek visits South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs at the same time on Saturday. Both of our homegrown teams came out on top during their openers, and share the leading position in Group D.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS-

Today will see 36 matches across the fifth round of the Europa and Conference League’s league phases. Not sure what to watch? We’ve got you covered:

  • Aston Villa vs. Young Boys — Europa League (7:45pm);
  • Porto vs. Nice — Europa League (7:45pm);
  • Roma vs. Midtjylland — Europa League (7:45pm);
  • Nottingham Forest vs. Malmö — Europa League (10pm);
  • Strasbourg vs. Crystal Palace — Conference League (10pm).

In the Premier League: Saturday’s standout fixture will bring together Manchester City and Leeds United at 5pm. City sits third with 22 points, seven behind leaders Arsenal, and have been struggling with an inconsistent form, seeing defeats in their last two matches domestically and across the Champions League. Meanwhile, the newly-promoted Leeds have fallen hard after a promising start, finding themselves in the relegation zone, 18th on the scoreboard with 11 points.

Other Premier League matches to flip through on Saturday:

  • Brentford vs. Burnley (5pm);
  • Sunderland vs. Bournemouth (5pm);
  • Everton vs. Newcastle (7:30pm);
  • Tottenham Hotspur vs. Fulham (10pm).

En España: Barcelona will be welcoming Deportivo Alavés to Camp Nou at 5:15pm on Saturday for the 14th round of La Liga. The Blaugrana trail leaders Real Madrid by just one point, needing victory to pile pressure on their rivals ahead of Sunday’s fixture.

ALSO-

  • Atletico Madrid vs. Real Oviedo (10pm).

In Italia: Milan will be locking horns with Lazio at 9:45pm on Saturday in the 13th round of Serie A. The Rossoneri will walk onto the pitch buzzing after beating Inter last week to claim second place, two points behind leaders Roma, with a tiny goal difference separating them from defending champions Napoli, who sit in third.

ALSO-

  • Juventus vs. Cagliari (7pm).

Top Bundesliga and Ligue 1 matchups to catch on Saturday:

  • Bayern Munich vs. Saint Pauli — Bundesliga (4:30pm);
  • Monaco vs. Paris Saint-Germain — Ligue 1 (6pm);
  • Leverkusen vs. Dortmund — Bundesliga (7:30pm);
  • Marseille vs. Toulouse — Ligue 1 (10:05pm).

In the U-17 World Cup: Portugal will be facing Austria in the final at 6pm today, while Brazil take on Italy for third place in a match that kicked off at 2:30pm.

DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS-

Egypt Cup: The round of 32 in Egypt’s oldest competition kicks off today through next Thursday.

This weekend’s fixtures:

  • Smouha vs. Ghazl El Mahallah (today, 2:30pm);
  • National Bank vs. Port Fouad (today, 5pm);
  • Petrojet vs. Wadi Degla (today, 7:30pm);
  • Al Ittihad vs. Ismailia Electricity (Saturday, 5pm).
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