Pyramids in the league, a Premier League-packed Saturday, and Barcelona going strong

⚽ A busy night on the pitch… and a busy weekend too. In the Nile League tonight, two fixtures open proceedings. ZED take on Al Qanah at 5pm on ON Sport, before El Sharkia Enppi face Pyramids in the evening’s standout domestic fixture at 8pm, also on ON Sport.

In La Liga, Real Betis host Getafe at 8pm on beIN Sports 6, before Málaga face Villarreal at 10:30pm, also on beIN Sports 6. And in the Carabao Cup, Manchester City host Norwich City at 9:30pm at the Etihad on beIN Sports 2.

ALSO- Europa League Matchday 1 continues tonight with nine fixtures across the league phase, including:

• Levski Sofia vs RB Salzburg — 7:45pm, beIN Sports 3;
• Beşiktaş vs Marseille — 10pm, beIN Sports 3;
• Celtic vs Ferencváros — 10pm, beIN Sports 5;
• Crystal Palace vs Lech Poznań — 10pm, beIN Sports 4;
• Juventus vs NEC Nijmegen — 10pm, beIN Sports 1;
• Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth — 10pm, beIN Sports 8.

💡 NOTE- All Europa League matches are on beIN Sports channels. Check the full schedule here.

Tomorrow’s fixtures

There’s plenty to watch on Friday in Europe, with the Nile League taking a breather. The top matches on our radar in the major European leagues:

• Brentford vs Chelsea — Premier League, 10pm, beIN Sports;
• Monaco vs Lens — Ligue 1, 9:45pm, beIN Sports;
• Bayern Munich vs Union Berlin — Bundesliga, 9:30pm, beIN Sports;
• Monza vs Sassuolo — Serie A, 9:45pm, Starzplay;
• Espanyol vs Elche — La Liga, 10pm Cairo, beIN Sports.

Saturday’s fixtures

It’s a Premier League Super Saturday, with five Matchday 5 fixtures across the afternoon and evening:

• Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa — 2:30pm, beIN Sports;
• Newcastle United vs Hull City — 5pm, beIN Sports;
• Brighton vs Arsenal — 5pm, beIN Sports;
• Everton vs Ipswich Town — 5pm, beIN Sports;
• Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City — 7:30pm, beIN Sports.

In La Liga: The headline fixture is Sevilla vs Barcelona at 8pm on beIN Sports 2 — the defending champions arrive on the back of a 7-2 demolition of Racing Santander — more on that in a bit.

Also in La Liga:

• Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano — 3pm;
• Athletic Bilbao vs Alavés — 5:15pm;
• Celta Vigo vs Racing Santander — 7:30pm.

💡 NOTE- All on beIN Sports channels.

Also on our radar in the major European leagues:

• Paris FC vs Strasbourg — Ligue 1, 7:15pm, beIN Sports;
• AS Roma vs Inter Milan — Serie A, 7pm, Starzplay;
• Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga, 7:30pm, beIN Sports.

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Zamalek are top of the Egyptian Premier League after a 1-0 victory over Ghazl El Mahalla last night — Ahmed Sherif converted an 88th-minute penalty to send the White Knights level on points with Al Ahly, climbing above them on goal difference.

AND- Barcelona are in a league of their own. Raphinha scored a hat-trick as the champions thrashed Racing Santander 7-2 at Camp Nou — Cancelo added two long-range strikes, with Jesus and Yamal also on the scoresheet.

Manchester United’s week from hell got worse. Leading Brighton 2-0 inside 10 minutes at Old Trafford, Carrick’s side collapsed completely, conceding three times in the second half to lose 3-2. The first time in 50 years that United have been overturned from two goals up at home. Manchester United are now out of the Carabao Cup at the first hurdle for the second successive season.

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