{"id":692308,"date":"2026-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?p=692308"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:30:04","slug":"giants-meet-in-madrid-while-the-red-devils-hunt-points-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/04\/07\/giants-meet-in-madrid-while-the-red-devils-hunt-points-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants meet in Madrid while the Red Devils hunt points at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> \u26bd <strong>It\u2019s a very good day to be a football fan <\/strong>as the Champions League returns for the quarterfinal stage and our homegrown teams go head-to-head.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Red Devils take on Ceramica:<\/strong> Third-placed Al Ahly (40 points) faces off against Ceramica Cleopatra (38 points) in the title contention phase. The Red Devils are looking for three points to solidify their standing at the top of the table. Kick-off is at 8pm on ON Sport.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Also in the Egyptian Premier League:<\/strong> Smouha meets Enppi at 5pm in a fairly balanced mid-table clash. The two sides are neck and neck, with Smouha sitting on 31 points and Enppi trailing by just one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the Champions League: <\/strong>Real Madrid host Bayern Munich tonight for a highly anticipated quarterfinal first-leg clash. Los Blancos enter the tie with historical momentum \u2014 and 13 Ws in 28 previous encounters \u2014 after knocking out Manchester City in the Round of 16. 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