⚽ Round 12 of the Egyptian Premier League starts today and continues throughout the weekend. The most important matches include Al Ahly against Petrojet today at 7pm, Smouha vs. Pyramids at 4pm tomorrow, and Zamalek against Ismaily at 7pm tomorrow.

As things stand: Pyramids is in the lead with 24 points, followed by Al Ahly with 23 points and Zamalek with 20 points.

More matches in the Egyptian league:

  • Ghazl El Mahalla vs. Modern Sport (4pm today)
  • Al Ittihad vs. Al Masry (4pm Saturday)

Barcelona heads out to face Valencia at 10:30pm today in the last match of the Copa Del Rey’s quarterfinals.

The English Premier League won’t be on our screens this week, as the Brits turn their focus to the EFL Cup and FA Cup. The EPL will return next Wednesday, 12 February with the storied Liverpool derby.

Today in the EFL Cup: Liverpool hosts Tottenham in the second leg of the semi-final at 10pm after Spurs snatched a 1-0 victory in the first leg at home. The winner of the two matches will head to Wembley Stadium for the final against Newcastle — who eliminated Arsenal yesterday with another 2-0 victory in the second leg.

The fourth round of the FA Cup kicks off on Friday with Manchester United against Leicester City at 10pm. The round continues until next Tuesday, with the most important matches this weekend including:

  • Leyton vs. Man City (2:15pm Saturday)
  • Everton vs. Bournemouth (5pm Saturday)
  • Southampton vs. Burnley (5pm Saturday)
  • Wigan Athletic vs. Fulham (5pm Saturday)
  • Birmingham vs. Newcastle (7:45pm Saturday)
  • Brighton vs. Chelsea (10pm Saturday)

And in Series A news: The postponed match between Fiorentina and Inter from week 14 in the Italian league will take place at 9:45pm today.

Madrid derby in the 24th round of La Liga. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will face each other for a heated match at 10pm on Saturday. Real are in first spot in the league with 49 points, while Atletico Madrid are one point behind with 48 points and Barcelona in third with 45 points.

Important European leagues matches taking place during this weekend:

  • Como vs. Juventus - Serie A (9:45pm Friday)
  • Bayern vs. Bremen - Bundesliga (9:30pm Friday)
  • PSG vs. Monaco - Ligue 1 (10:05pm Friday)
  • Dortmund vs. Stuttgart - Bundesliga (4:30pm Saturday)
  • Wolfsburg vs. Leverkusen - Bundesliga (4:30pm Saturday)
  • Empoli vs. Milan - Serie A (7pm Saturday)
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