⚽ We’re in for a day packed with crucial matchups across the motherland, UK, Spain, and Qatar where the Arab Cup is underway.

In Old Blighty: Liverpool and Sunderland are set to go head-to-head at Anfield tonight at 10:15pm in the finale of the English Premier League’s 14th round. The eighth-placing Reds currently sit on 21 points, and will be facing this season’s underdogs, the Black Cats, who sit sixth, with just one point separating them and their hosts.

Bees in the Gunners’ sights: Arsenal will be taking on Brentford at the Emirates Stadium at 9:30pm, eyeing all three points to widen the gap between them and CIty, whose victory yesterday found them two points within the Gunners.

Chelsea will find themselves at Elland Road to face off against Leeds United at 10:15pm. The Blues currently sit in third, and need this match’s points to close in on the leaders and widening the gap between them and the chasing pack, particularly with just three points separating them from ninth place.

Other matches to flip through:

  • Brighton vs. Aston Villa (9:30pm);
  • Burnley vs. Crystal Palace (9:30pm);
  • Wolves vs. Nottingham Forest (9:30pm).

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En España: Real Madrid will be walking onto the San Mamés pitch at 8pm for their rescheduled round 19 match against Athletic Bilbao. Los Merengues must grab all three points to keep pace with leaders Barcelona, who beat Atlético Madrid yesterday, stretching their advantage over Real to four points.

Domestic cup competitions continue today across Spain, Italy, and Germany. Here’s what we’re keeping an eye on:

  • Atalanta vs. Genoa — Coppa Italia (4pm);
  • Napoli vs. Cagliari — Coppa Italia (7pm);
  • Bochum vs. Stuttgart — DFB-Pokal (7pm);
  • Union Berlin vs. Bayern Munich — DFB-Pokal (9:45pm);
  • Inter Milan vs. Venezia — Coppa Italia (10pm).

In Om El Donia: Pyramids will be facing off against Ismailia Electricity at 8pm in the postponed 8th round of the Egyptian Premier League. The Sky Blues currently sit second, six points behind leaders Ceramica Cleopatra, though they still have three unplayed matches up their sleeves.

Today’s Arab Cup fixtures:

  • Algeria’s B team vs. Sudan (with a starting whistle of 2pm and a neutral score at the time of publication);
  • Iraq vs. Bahrain (4:30pm);
  • Jordan vs. UAE (7pm).
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