⚽ It’s the weekend, folks, and we all know what that means: a schedule packed with footie fixtures. First up, the Nile League:

Four fixtures are on our radar today:

  • Tala’ea El Gaish vs. Bank Al Ahly — 5pm;
  • Kahraba Ismailia vs. Al Ittihad — 5pm;
  • Al Mokawloon Al Arab vs. Ismaily — 8pm;
  • Petrojet vs. Zed FC — 8pm.

In the Europa League, we’re keeping an eye on:

  • Bologna vs. Aston Villa — 9pm;
  • Porto vs. Nottingham Forest — 9pm.

Friday’s fixtures

Zamalek in the Confederation Cup: The White Knights head to Algeria for a high-stakes away leg against CR Belouizdad in the continental semifinal. Zamalek is looking to snatch a W or, at the very least, a positive result to bring back home. Kick-off is at 9pm on beIN Sports 3.

In La Liga: Real Madrid welcomes Girona to the Santiago Bernabéu for a matchday 31 showdown. Currently sitting in second place with 69 points, Los Blancos are desperate for three points to tighten the gap at the top. Kick-off is at 9pm on beIN Sports 1.

Other major European face-offs we’re watching:

  • Roma vs. Pisa SC — Serie A, 8:45pm;
  • West Ham vs. Wolves — Premier League, 9pm;
  • Marseille vs. Metz — Ligue 1, 9pm.

Saturday’s fixtures

A busy day for domestic football: Second-place Pyramids faces off against Al Masry at 5pm, while Al Ahly takes on Smouha at 8pm at Cairo International Stadium in the second round of the league’s championship playoffs. Ceramica Cleopatra and Enppi will be going head-to-head at the same time.

On the continental stage:

  • FAR Rabat vs. RS Berkane — CAF Champions League semifinal first leg, 9pm;
  • USM Alger vs. Olympic Safi — CAF Confederation Cup semifinal first leg, 6pm.

Super Saturday returns: Premier League matchday 32 continues as Arsenal hosts Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium at 1:30pm (beIN Sports 1). Later, Liverpool — navigating a difficult season — faces Fulham at Anfield at 6:30pm (beIN Sports 2).

Also kicking off at 4pm:

  • Brentford vs. Everton;
  • Burnley vs. Brighton.

A Catalonian derby: Barcelona hosts rivals Espanyol in a classic La Liga matchday 21 clash. Whistle blows at 6:30pm on beIN Sports 3. Later that night, Sevilla and Atlético Madrid face off in a heavyweight encounter at 9pm (beIN Sports 4).

Also on our radar:

  • Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer Leverkusen — Bundesliga, 3:30pm;
  • Bayern Munich vs. St. Pauli — Bundesliga, 6:30pm;
  • Juventus vs. Atalanta — Serie A, 8:45pm.
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