Heated matches around the globe

⚽ The Europa League and the Conference League will be wrapping up their sixth and fifth rounds today. Of the 35 matches that will mark the conclusion of these rounds, we recommend that you flip through these:

Astana vs. Chelsea — Conference League (5pm)
Roma vs. Braga — Europa League (7:45pm)
Victoria Plzen vs. Manchester United (7:45pm)
Porto vs. Midtjylland — Europa League (10pm)
Rangers vs. Tottenham — Europa League (10pm)
Lyon vs. Eintracht Frankfurt — Europa League (10pm)

A Premier weekend: Round 16 of the Premier League is kicking off on Saturday with five matches. Two standout clashes are Arsenal — in third place with 29 points — and Everton at 5pm, and Liverpool — still ruling the roost with 35 points — and Fulham at the same time.

Catch these matches tonight:

Wolverhampton vs. Ipswich Town (5pm)
Newcastle vs. Leicester City (5pm)
Forest vs. Aston Villa (7:30pm)

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A temporary throne: Real Madrid will be visiting Rayo Vallecano for Round 17 of La Liga on Saturday at 10pm. Los Blancos are in second place, trailing closely behind long-time rival Barcelona with a difference of two points. The Blaugrana have a postponed match up their sleeve, that currently allows Los Merengues to jump to the top of the leaderboard in the event of a victory against Rayo Vallecano.

Stadium 974 in Qatar is preparing to host the semifinal of the FIFA Confederations Cup, where Al Ahly will be going head to head against Mexico’s Pachuca at 7pm on Saturday. The Red Devils claimed their spot after defeating Al Ain with three points to nil, while Pachuca came out on top against Brazil’s Botafogo — the Libertadores Cup champions — with the same score. The two clubs are familiar with each other, having met in the quarter finals of the Club World Cup in 2008, a match that ended in favor of the Mexican team with four goals to two.

The third round of the group stage of the African Champions League will see Pyramids facing Tunisia’s Esperance at 9pm on Saturday. The Egyptian Sky Blues are hoping to clinch the top spot on the scoreboard, as both teams currently tie with four points each. This won’t be an easy victory for Pyramids, who are now facing their first challenging confrontation away from home.

Keep your eyes on these major European league matches this weekend: