Zamalek, Ahly, and Pyramids all play in the Egypt Cup Round of 32 this weekend

There’s plenty of footie to go around this weekend on both the domestic and European fronts.

Tonight’s fixtures: In the Egypt Cup Round of 32, National Bank of Egypt (Al Bank Al Ahly) and Port Fouad go head-to-head at 5pm on ON Sport in tonight’s sole local action. Earlier today, El Gouna took on Ittihad El Shorta in another Round of 32 fixture.

It’s a different story in Europe, with a full slate of action. The one to watch: Crystal Palace host Hoffenheim at Selhurst Park at 7:45pm on beIN Sports in the Europa League.

Other Europa League Matchday 4 fixtures kicking off tonight:

• Lillestrøm vs. Viktoria Plzeň — 7:45pm;
• Milan vs. Ferencváros — 7:45pm;
• Sparta Praha vs. Bournemouth — 7:45pm;
• Real Sociedad vs. Lyon — 7:45pm;
• Celta vs. Union SG — 10pm;
• Sunderland vs. Dinamo Zagreb — 10pm;
• Bayer Leverkusen vs. Marseille — 10pm;
• Benfica vs. Lech Poznań — 10pm.

There’s plenty to go around in the UEFA Conference League too, but the one to watch will be Mo Salah’s Trabzonspor vs. Freiburg in a Matchday 3 fixture kicking off at 7:45pm. Freiburg arrive after a 3-0 defeat at Monaco.

Tomorrow’s fixtures

Egypt Cup Round of 32 action continues tomorrow with three fixtures, headlined by Zamalek vs. Masr Lel Tameen at 8pm on ON Sport. Earlier, Smouha and Al Minya go head-to-head at 2:30pm, followed by El Sharqia ENPPI vs. Proxy at 5pm.

In the English Premier League, Everton and Coventry City battle it out in a Matchday 10 fixture at 10pm. At the same time, in La Liga, Sevilla and Alavés face off in Matchday 12.

Other major European league fixtures on our radar tomorrow:

• Hamburg vs. Mönchengladbach — Bundesliga, 9:30pm;
• Venezia vs. Udinese — Serie A, 9:45pm;
• Toulouse vs. Strasbourg — Ligue 1, 9:45pm.

Saturday’s fixtures

At home, the marquee domestic fixture is Ceramica Cleopatra vs. Abu Qir Fertilizers in the Egypt Cup Round of 32, kicking off at 5pm on ON Sport. Later, at 8pm, Pyramids and El Dakhleya face off, alongside Al Ahly vs. El Sekka El Hadid.

In the English Premier League, Matchday 10 continues with Leeds United vs. Tottenham Hotspur at 2:30pm, followed by Arsenal vs. Hull City at 5pm. Arsenal currently lead the table by three points. At the same time, Fulham and Newcastle take the pitch. At 7:30pm, Nottingham Forest and Manchester City round out Saturday’s action, with City arriving after two straight league defeats.

In La Liga, Valencia take on Real Madrid at Mestalla at 10pm. Madrid sit three points behind leaders Barcelona and come off a late 3-2 W at AEK Athens in the Champions League. Other fixtures on our radar:

• Málaga vs. Racing Santander — 3pm;
• Espanyol vs. Deportivo La Coruña — 5:15pm;
• Osasuna vs. Athletic Bilbao — 7:30pm.

Elsewhere in Europe on Saturday:

• Torino vs. Lecce — Serie A, 4pm;
• Mainz vs. Bayern Munich — Bundesliga, 4:30pm;
• Borussia Dortmund vs. Elversberg — Bundesliga, 4:30pm;
• Auxerre vs. Paris FC — Ligue 1, 8pm;
• Roma vs. Sassuolo — Serie A, 9:45pm;
• PSG vs. Troyes — Ligue 1, 10:05pm.

NOTE- All European league matches will be broadcast on beIN Sports channels. Check out the full schedule here.

MEANWHILE- Cristiano Ronaldo is done with Portugal. The 41-year-old announced his international retirement earlier today, ending a 23-year run that began in August 2003. It spanned six World Cups, a European title, and the men’s all-time international scoring record.

ICYMI-

Como’s 9-1 W at Lens equaled the biggest margin of victory in Champions League history. Tasos Douvikas scored three times, and Nico Paz and Lucas Da Cunha also scored, with seven different players on the scoresheet in Como’s first Champions League campaign. Lens were already 7-0 down when they got their one back.

Fenerbahçe ended Liverpool’s perfect start with a 3-2 victory in Istanbul. Liverpool led twice, through Trey Nyoni and Alexander Isak, but Mason Greenwood, Archie Brown, and Vedat Muriqi’s header turned it around. It was Fenerbahçe’s first Champions League victory since 2008.

AND- Real Madrid came from behind to secure 3-2 at AEK Athens, with Federico Valverde’s late goal keeping them perfect on 12 points. Erling Haaland’s late goal gave Manchester City a 3-2 W at Leipzig. Arsenal beat Slavia Praha 2-1 on goals from Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyökeres.