Atlético host Barcelona tonight as Real Madrid close in at the top of La Liga

Plenty of footie to kick off the week, both at home and in Europe. At home, the Egypt Cup Round of 32 continues with two fixtures tonight: Modern Sport vs. Al Qanah at 5pm on ON Sport Max, followed by Tala’ea El Gaish vs. Petrol Asyut at 8pm on ON Sport.

In the English Premier League, Matchday 10 continues with a slew of fixtures. Sunderland and Chelsea go head-to-head, Crystal Palace take on Liverpool, and Brighton face Brentford, all at 4pm. The marquee fixture? Manchester United vs. Aston Villa at 6:30pm. United slipped into the bottom three after Forest’s W on Saturday, though they come off a 3-2 comeback against Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday.

In La Liga, the one to watch will be Atlético Madrid vs. Barcelona in a high-stakes Matchday 12 fixture at 10pm. Barça lead with 30 points, but Real Madrid drew level on points following a 3-0 W at Valencia on Saturday.

Also in La Liga:

• Real Sociedad vs. Rayo Vallecano — 5:15pm;
• Villareal vs. Getafe — 7:30pm;
• Celta Vigo vs. Levante — 7:30pm.

Other major European fixtures on our radar tonight:

• Brest vs. Lyon — 6:15pm, Ligue 1;
• Inter Milan vs. Como — 7pm, Serie A;
• Lens vs. Marseille — 9:45pm, Ligue 1;
• Fiorentina vs. Juventus — 9:45pm, Serie A.

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

ICYMI-

Zamalek, Al Ahly, and Pyramids are all through to the Egypt Cup Round of 16. Zamalek needed Adam Kaied’s stoppage-time header to beat third-tier Misr Ins. 3-2 on Friday, after the underdogs leveled late.

On Saturday, Al Ahly beat El Sekka El Hadid 3-0, with Zizo scoring twice and Omar El Saaiy adding a third, and Pyramids beat El Dakhleya 2-0, with Mostafa Fathi sealing it in the 75th minute. Ceramica Cleopatra also beat Abu Qir Fertilizers 3-2.

AND- Manchester City lost a third straight league game, beaten 3-1 at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Jair Cunha and Liam Delap put Forest 2-0 up inside 18 minutes, Rayan Cherki pulled one back, and Delap sealed it in the 73rd. City are now six points behind leaders Arsenal, who beat Hull 1-0 at the Emirates through Martin Ødegaard’s 72nd-minute goal.

In La Liga, Real Madrid defeated 10-man Valencia 3-0. Federico Valverde and Arda Güler scored before half-time, and Kylian Mbappé added a third, his seventh straight game with a goal.