This Football Weekend Jan 30-31

As usual, some key games all across Europe this weekend.

Saturday

Union vs Gladbach — 8th vs 5th, only 3 points separate the sides

West Brom vs Fulham — Relegation battle, both need the win

Arsenal vs United — Classic rivalry between sides in good form

Leipzig vs Leverkusen — 2nd vs 3rd with other sides catching up

Villarreal vs La Real — 5th vs 6th in battle for Europe

Marseille vs Rennes — 6th vs 5th in battle for Europe

Sunday

Atalanta vs Lazio — Increasingly heated rivalry

West Ham vs Liverpool — 5th vs 4th in enticing contest

Barca vs Athletic — Rematch of crazy Supercopa final two weeks ago

This Football Weekend Jan 22-24

Another weekend of football means another round of interesting and important fixtures. They are some tricky games on the mainland and a pretty hyped up cup clash in England to look ahead to this time.

Friday

Gladbach vs Dortmund — Battle of the Borussias in a cramped fight for top 4

Saturday

Leverkusen vs Wolfsburg — 3rd vs 5th in another top 4 battle

Sevilla vs Cadiz — Andalusian sides both in the top half

Milan vs Atalanta — 1st vs 6th as Serie A’s two over-performers meet

La Real vs Betis — Always fun, both aiming for Europe

Monaco vs Marseille — South coast rivalry with European implications

Sunday

Verona vs Napoli — Tricky test at 9th place hosts for the visitors title aims

Rennes vs Lille — 5th vs 2nd between two evenly matched teams

Lazio vs Sassuolo — Tough test for hosts resurgence against bold visitors

United vs Liverpool — Not as hyped as last week’s clash but still big

Atletico vs Valencia — Spain’s 3rd and 4th biggest clubs

St Etienne vs Lyon — France’s biggest derby with both needing a win

This Football Weekend Jan 15-17

While La Liga is on pause for the Supercopa Espana final, the other leagues continue their programs this weekend, with some genuine crackers in store.

Friday

Union vs Leverkusen — 5th hosts 3rd

Lazio vs Roma — Rome Derby featuring both sides in decent form

Saturday

Wolves vs West Brom — Black Country Derby

Wolfsburg vs Leipzig — 6th hosts 2nd

Leicester vs Southampton — Only three points separate the two

Sunday

Liverpool vs United — England’s biggest game is a genuine title clash

Inter vs Juve — Italy’s biggest game is a genuine title clash

This Football Weekend Jan 8-10

Action in England is diverted this weekend due to the tradition of the FA Cup, but there are plenty of prominent league fixtures on the continent to look forward to.

Friday

Gladbach vs Bayern — Traditional rivalry, one of the few places Hansi Flick has lost

Saturday

Sevilla vs La Real — Visitors really need a win to make this a genuine race for 4th

Schalke vs Hoffenheim — Will the hosts equal the record of 31 games without a win?

Union vs Wolfsburg — Win this and one of these over-performers are genuine dark horses for 4th

Atletico vs Athletic — Classic rivalry and attritional fare expected between Simeone and Marcelino

Granada vs Barca — Small signs that Barca are improving will be put to test at 7th placed hosts

Leipzig vs Dortmund — 2nd vs 4th with high stakes for Nagelsmann and Terzic

Milan vs Torino — How do the league leaders react after their first defeat?

Rennes vs Lyon — 4th hosts 1st in a big test for Lyon’s title credentials

Sunday

Roma vs Inter — 3rd vs 2nd and a chance for the hosts to enter the title conversation

Juve vs Sassuolo — 4th vs 5th and both teams playing some sublime football

This Football Weekend Jan 1-4

The new year gets underway with football’s continuous story being told as Serie A and the Bundesliga come back from their “breaks”.

Friday

United vs Villa — 2 of the most in-form teams in the league

Saturday

Spurs vs Leeds — Mourinho vs Bielsa

Betis vs Sevilla — Seville derby

Hertha vs Schalke — Big pressure on the big strugglers

Real vs Celta — Stuttering champs against the most in-form team in Spain

Sunday

Atalanta vs Sassuolo — 2 inspiring unconventional overperformers

Chelsea vs City — Big stakes in a big 6 clash

Monday

Southampton vs Liverpool — Two clubs linked to each other, rather stifled

This Football Weekend Dec 18-21

Here comes another interested weekend of football in the top 5 leagues.

Friday

Union vs Dortmund — Doesn’t get easier for Terzic’s Dortmund at Kopenick.

Saturday

Southampton vs City — Ralph vs Pep with the Austrian higher than the Catalonian.

Barca vs Valencia — Struggling big clubs relying on youth for optimism.

Everton vs Arsenal — Carlo and Mikel meet one year from their appointments.

Leverkusen vs Bayern — Top two clash, with attacks in supreme form.

Sunday

Sassuolo vs Milan — Tough test for the leaders at 6th place hosts.

Spurs vs Leicester — 2nd vs 4th, Jose vs Rodgers, several players in good form.

United vs Leeds — We’ve waited a long time for this historic rivalry.

Atalanta vs Roma — Key game in battle for top 4 spots.

West Brom vs Villa — Big Sam’s return in a derby.

Lazio vs Napoli — Another big game in battle for top 4 spots.

Lille vs PSG — Top two clash with Lille looking the real deal.

Monday

Chelsea vs West Ham — London derby with sides only separated by 1 point.

This Football Weekend Dec 12-13

All international action is over after the group stages of the Champions League and Europa League came to a close this week. The next two and a half months promise non-stop domestic football leaving lazy pundits confused about to who to blame for the schedule when they can’t put it all on something beyond their borders. Right then, let’s get on with. A few real doozies this weekend.

Saturday

Marseille vs Monaco — South coast rivals, both in contention, both playing well.

United vs City — Manchester derby with both needing to answer some questions in this one.

Everton vs Chelsea — Ancelotti against his former team with serious questions being asked.

Real vs Atletico — Madrid derby with both in good spirits and game faces firmly on.

Lens vs Montpellier — France’s surprise top half entertainers take on each other.

Sunday

Betis vs Villarreal — Pellegrini against his former team and Pellegrini vs Emery.

Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim — Germany’s Europa League high-scorers face off.

PSG vs Lyon — Always a big game and it this moment at least, a title bout.

This Football Weekend Dec 4-6

Big games and derbies all over the continent to look forward to.

Friday

Hertha vs Union — Berlin derby with both teams playing adventurous football.

Saturday

Sevilla vs Real — Title implications, pressure on both after European humiliation and Lopetegui’s history.

Juve vs Torino — Turin derby where both teams really need to win.

West Ham vs United — Moyes’ history and the fact United have lost a lot at West Ham recently.

Bayern vs Leipzig — Top of the table clash though both teams are increasingly weary.

Chelsea vs Leeds — Lampard vs Bielsa and everything that entails.

Montpellier vs PSG — It might not last, but right now the 2012 champions are just two points behind PSG.

Sunday

Lille vs Monaco — Both are just two points behind PSG with the highest goals scored after the champions.

Roma vs Sassuolo — Until last weekend both were undefeated on the pitch.

Spurs vs Arsenal — North London derby where Mourinho welcomes Arsenal playing Jose football.

Liverpool vs Wolves — Always feisty this one and the kind of game Nuno is always up for.

This Football Weekend Nov 28-29

Let’s get right into another exciting weekend of continental football.

Saturday

Sassuolo vs Inter — 2nd, unbeaten, playing great football welcome disheveled Inter in 5th.

Valencia vs Atletico — Classic rivalry played between two currently highly motivated teams.

Gladbach vs Schalke — Last time Schalke won 24 games ago was against Gladbach.

Sunday

Southampton vs United — Tricky visit for Ole’s men at high flying Saints.

Chelsea vs Spurs — Lamps vs Jose, two in-form teams and phenomenal talent in a title battle.

Arsenal vs Wolves — Battle of the risk-averse teams who should be doing better.

Napoli vs Roma — Both have established their title credentials, with the visitors in sublime form.

La Real vs Villarreal — 1st vs 3rd, rare chance for both to at least finish in the top four.

St Etienne vs Lille — Claude Puel past and present, with the veteran manager on the brink.

This Football Weekend Nov 20-23

The merits of the international break have been debated by all and sundry, but at least for the next four months it's all about club football. We get back into the swing of things with a cracking set of fixtures this weekend.

Friday

Monaco vs PSG — Still an important game with the hosts improving and the visitors focused on the continent.

Saturday

Villarreal vs Real — 2nd vs 4th at La Ceramica where Real haven’t won in three seasons.

Spurs vs City — Jose vs Pep, Kane, Son, De Bruyne, Torres and shaky defences.

Atletico vs Barca — A new Atletico? Can’t be a better stage for Joao Felix and co to prove it.

Sunday

Cadiz vs La Real — The surprise leaders face another test at surprise high flyers.

Leeds vs Arsenal — A classic rivalry revisited in the league after quite a while.

Liverpool vs Leicester — 3rd vs 1st, Klopp vs Rodgers, chance for both to make a statement.

Napoli vs Milan — 3rd vs 1st, chance for both teams to lay a marker.

Monday

Wolves vs Southampton — Two smart clubs with upward aspirations and intelligent managers.

This Football Weekend Nov 7-8

What a weekend of football we have before the last international break of the year! The big games speak for themselves so let’s get right into it.

Saturday

Everton vs United — Both have questions to answer in this big northwest game featuring lots of great talent.

Mainz vs Schalke — Neither team has won a game yet this season with immense pressure on both.

Barca vs Betis — The Qique Setien derby with goals almost always a feature.

Dortmund vs Bayern — Der Klassiker with both teams separated at the top only by goal difference.

Atletico vs Cadiz — Cadiz are flying high and already have one win in Madrid. Can they get another?

PSG vs Rennes — 1st vs 3rd with both under pressure after European disappointments.

Sunday

Lazio vs Juve — Been a fun fixture for 2 seasons now and both teams getting into a semblance of form.

Getafe vs Villarreal — Rivals for European spots with diametrically opposite styles.

Leicester vs Wolves — Another clash of European hopefuls and a great contrast in styles to boot.

Atalanta vs Inter — Both came into the season with high hopes, but both have questions to answer.

La Real vs Granada — Overachieving teams who are doing well on both fronts.

Nice vs Monaco — Derby de la Cote d'Azur with exciting attacking talent in form.

City vs Liverpool — Pep vs Klopp, still the two best teams in the league and the sheer quality of the players.

Leverkusen vs Gladbach — Competitors for Champions League qualification in brilliant form.

Arsenal vs Villa — A bit of a grudge match with plenty of exciting talent.

Valencia vs Real — Always one of Spain’s biggest games.

Lyon vs St Etienne — France’s biggest derby.

This Football Weekend Oct 31 - Nov 2

Time flies and another weekend of riveting football across Europe’s top five leagues is upon us. Here are the games I will be keeping an eye on.

Saturday

Athletic vs Sevilla — San Memes is always difficult for top teams and both sides need a win to climb up the table. 

Liverpool vs West Ham — The Reds are going to play a 4th choice centre back and the Hammers can never be discounted in such games.

Gladbach vs Leipzig — Champions League hangover for both teams, but it’s still Rose vs Nagelsmann featuring plenty of good players.

Sunday

United vs Arsenal — Traditional rivalry with the right mix of attacking flair and defensive incompetence.

Napoli vs Sassuolo — 2nd vs 3rd with 30 goals scored between the two in 10 games.

Roma vs Fiorentina — Grudge match with both teams capable of scoring plenty.

Sampdoria vs Genoa — Derby della Lanterna with the hosts buzzing in surprisingly good form.

Valencia vs Getafe — La Liga’s grudge match extraordinaire since 2019.

Lille vs Lyon — Free-scoring teams featuring the two best sides after PSG.

Monday

Leeds vs Leicester — Bielsa vs Rodgers with both teams capable of playing sublime football.

This Football Weekend Oct 23-26

After a satisfying midweek of European football, time to turn our attention back to domestic matters this weekend. Let’s take a look at some of the most intriguing fixtures on offer.

Friday

Villa vs Leeds — Had a lot of needle in the Championship, likely to be just as feisty in the top tier.

Saturday

West Ham vs City — The Hammers are must watch right now while City’s defence remains a problem.

Atalanta vs Sampdoria — In form teams scoring great goals.

Bayern vs Frankfurt — A supreme Bayern hosting one of the few teams who aren’t afraid to attack them.

Leipzig vs Hertha — East German battle between two teams that can score.

Barca vs Real — El Clasico. Both come in to the game on the back of league defeats. Lots of stories as usual.

United vs Chelsea — Rarely meets the hype, but is a big game between top four rivals.

Dortmund vs Schalke — Rivierderby with a growing chasm between the sides.

Atletico vs Betis — Simeone vs Pellegrini and both teams have higher aspirations.

Sunday

Southampton vs Everton — Hasenhuttl vs Ancelotti and a test for Everton without James.

Cadiz vs Villarreal — The yellow battle between overachievers.

Nice vs Lille — Tricky test for both after Europa League exertions, with Lille playing sublime football.

Getafe vs Granada — Two teams hard as nails who’ve already claimed big scalps this season.

Arsenal vs Leicester — Two teams very rarely hard, but a lot of fun to watch on their day.

Lyon vs Monaco — Battle of France’s underachievers who really should be doing better.

Monday

Milan vs Roma — Zlatan, Dzeko and both teams playing really good football.

This Football Weekend Oct 16-19

After an international break dominated by all sorts of stories including COVID, I am looking forward to watching some club football on the pitch again. Not withstanding any quarantines or postponements, these are the games I am looking forward to this weekend.

Saturday

Granada vs Sevilla — Regional rivalry between two excellently coached teams.

Everton vs Liverpool — Merseyside derby at the top end of the table, not joking.

Napoli vs Atalanta — 8 goals in 2 games welcomes 13 goals in 3 games.

Augsburg vs Leipzig — 2nd hosts 1st in Germany. Seriously, Augsburg are currently 2nd!

Hertha vs Stuttgart — Mid-table high scorers clash.

Hoffenheim vs Dortmund — Lots of firepower, lots of youngsters, what’s not to like.

Inter vs Milan — Milan derby with both teams undefeated and aiming for the top. Again, not joking.

City vs Arsenal — Pep vs Arteta, Partey’s debut and defences there to be exposed.

Getafe vs Barca — As if Koeman needed another early test, here comes Bordalas.

Marseille vs Bordeaux — Historic clash and AVB needs a win big time.

Sunday

Bologna vs Sassuolo — De Zerbi’s Sassuolo are must watch and it is a regional derby.

Monaco vs Montpellier — In form Ben Yedder against in form Savenier.

Villarreal vs Valencia — Derbi de la Comunitat with Emery and Gracia facing unique pressures.

St Etienne vs Nice — Puel’s exciting young team vs Vieira’s exciting young team.

Spurs vs West Ham — Maybe Bale, but really these two London teams are just unpredictable.

Schalke vs Union — Goal difference of -14 after 3 games. Can Baum halt the Schalke car crash?

Leicester vs Villa — The two Midlands rivals have combined to score 23 in 7 games. More please.

Betis vs La Real — Darlings of the neutrals, unexpectedly 2nd vs 3rd.

Lille vs Lens — Long-awaited Derby du Nord, again unexpectedly 2nd vs 3rd.

Monday

Verona vs Genoa — Sign me up for Juric getting more justice against his former employers.

Leeds vs Wolves — The two best promoted teams of recent times face off.

Football Weekend Fixtures Dec 20-22

Its time to say goodbye to league football in mainland Europe for 2019. The last round of fixtures before the Christmas break takes place this weekend. There are some interesting tests along with a few relegation six-pointers, but not really any marquee fixtures on the continent this time around. However, we have some big matches in England. City welcome Leicester in what should be a gripping contest to determine the second best team in England. Everyone knows Jose Mourinho is looking forward to welcoming his former employers Chelsea to his new home in North London. Even before these two games, there is bound to be intrigue when the weekend starts at Goodison where we are likely to see two new managers, either in the boxes or the dugout. Should make for fascinating viewing ⚽️

Football Weekend Fixtures Dec 13-16

That’s a wrap for European action in 2019! On to the weekend featuring some very interesting games. We have Nigel Pearson’s return to the Premier League with Watford at Liverpool, the much-contrived yet genuine rivalry in the M23 derby between the Seagulls and Eagles and a game with serious relegation implications featurng Southampton and West Ham. We also have a battle between two sharp Portuguese managers whose teams are getting better as the season progresses when Wolves welcome Spurs. Even at their best, games between Arsenal and City have had an element of comedic defending, but in their current guise one can expect even more goalmouth action with some perverse thrills. Could Pep lose to another Scandinavian managerial novice?

Throw relegation trouble into a passionate derby and you get Genoa vs Sampdoria. Any game featuring Cagliari is a must watch and not many would have predicted that their game against Lazio would be a battle between 3rd and 4th in Italy. In some respects, Gladbach face a bigger test this weekend than their monumental victory overy Bayern, where it will be interesting to see how the Foals follow up at tricky Wolfsburg. Pride of place this weekend however goes to La Liga. Barcelona and Real Madrid seem to be gathering steam just in time for El Clasico in midweek, but before that marquee fixture both face extremely difficult tests away from home. The Blaugrana hate going to San Sebastian and now face one of the most exciting Sociedad teams in recent times. Real always find it difficult in Valencia and there are clear signs that Albert Celades' men are picking up steam and hitting form at exactly the right time. Roll on a cracking weekend of football! ⚽️

Football Weekend Fixtures Dec 6-9

Another weekend of interesting football in the top 5 leagues awaits us. The Manchester derby is the talk of the town in England, but in terms of title race implications it doesn’t get better than Inter taking on Roma and Lazio hosting Juve. Even at this early stage of the season, the fallout from these two fixtures could be significant. Borussia Monchengladbach have had a dream start to the season with relatively little pressure. Hosting a wounded Bayern puts them in the spotlight this weekend and we may find out if we have a genuine title contender in addition to the usual suspects in the Bundesliga. Finally, after some years of mediocrity, former title rivals Marseille and Bordeaux are looking better with each passing round. Their battle — between 2nd and 3rd no less, should be a treat in France. ⚽️

Football Weekend Fixtures Nov 29 - Dec 2

European football delivered another anthralling midweek, hence the domestic weekend has a lot to live up to. The biggest game of the weekend is undoubtedly Barcelona vs Atletico, even moreso because both haven’t played well at all despite their lofty positions in the league table. There’s also the Valencia derby between two extremely talented teams that are underperforming. In England we have all sorts of interesting matches, not all necessarily jostling for position, but also because of the pressure certain managers are under. Speaking of managers under pressure, how about Lucien Favre taking his beleagured Dortmund side to Hertha who will be managed for the first time by German hero Jurgen Klinsmann. Should make for a fascinating weekend! ⚽️

Football Weekend Fixtures Nov 22-25

When conceptualizing this entry earlier in the week I was going to celebrate the fact that club football would now be uninterrupted for the next four months. To top it off, we are welcomed back to the domestic scene with three clashes featuring teams with attacking mindsets taking on each other - Manchester City vs Chelsea, Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad and Atalanta vs Juventus. I am still looking forward to those three games in particular. However, events at Tottenham in midweek have left me in a bit of a daze. Hence, unsurprisingly West Ham vs Spurs — which I must say is an entertaining game anyways — now takes top billing. The “changed” Mourinho takes his new team to West Ham where Manuel Pellegrini is under increasing pressure. The “Old” Mourinho never hesitated for a second before insulting the Chilean veteran on various occassions. Will the “new” Mourinho relish delivering the coup de grâce for the Hammers boss?

Football Weekend Fixtures Nov 8-10

While nobody looks forward to the international break, at least we are going out with a bang as the weekend features some cracking fixtures. Its the biggest game of the Premier League as Liverpool welcome City in what could be a campaign defining clash featuring the two best managers in world football. Equally significant in Germany is Dortmund’s visit to Bayern for Der Klassiker, where there are so many questions to answer. These two fixtures alone would suffice, but we also have the Choc des Olympiques in France between two managers eager to make a statement, the most intense derby in Spain, some relegation six-pointers, a few derbies and Leicester host Arsenal in a game that can completely change the dynamic of the top four race in England. Enough said! ⚽️

Football Weekend Fixtures Nov 1-4

Its a weekend that has plenty of interesting fixtures if not outright big games. Sevilla host Atletico in a match between two teams that find goals hard to come by - one because they can’t finish chances, the other because they can’t create any. Roma and Napoli have been champions league regulars from Serie A, but the consistency of Atalanta means the stakes are just that much higher in this top 4 battle. Not many would have predicted Wolfsburg to be the last remaining unbeaten team in the Bundesliga, which makes their clash at Dortmund an acid test for both teams for differing reasons.

This microblog however is not dedicated just to the cream of the crop - there’s plenty of intrigue in the bottom halves of leagues as well. Two cities that consider themselves rivals in every aspect of life are Dusseldorf and Cologne. Fans of both teams have had to wait 23 years to face each other in the Bundesliga, which only adds to the tension of a relegation six-pointer. This Rhineland rivalry however, may pale in comparison to the first ever Berlin derby in the Bundesliga. Union hosting Hertha is likely to have one of the best atmospheres of the season, with the newly promoted underdogs waiting eagerly to face their more established neighbours. I for one, can’t wait for this spectacle!

Football Weekend Fixtures Oct 25-27

There is a gaping hole in the fixture calendar this week after the postponement of El Clasico. Some things are bigger than sport after all. Nevertheless, there is plenty to look forward to this weekend. Liverpool and Spurs face off for the first time since the Champions League final. The top 9 are separated by only 2 points in Germany, which naturally makes for some interesting games, but none more important than the Revierderby. Finally, while we won’t have El Clasico to look forward to, there is at least Le Classique, the biggest game in France. With the clocks changing in Europe this weekend, all Sunday fixtures are an hour later. ⚽️

Football Weekend Fixtures Oct 18-21

United vs Liverpool after the international break - don’t get your hopes too high. In the Borussia battle, can Gladbach make a real statement of intent? Atletico and Valencia face off with both teams needing a real kickstart to their season. Not much else to really get excited about this weekend.

Football Weekend Fixtures Oct 4-6

If the domestic action is half as good as what we witnessed in European competition this week, we are in for one hell of a football weekend. First takes on second in three leagues across the continent. With the greatest respect to Granada and Angers — who both deserve credit for being 2nd in La Liga and Ligue 1 respectively, the top of the table clash that everyone is looking forward to is the Derby d’Italia, when Antonio Conte’s Inter welcome Maurizio Sarri’s Juve. Plenty of other interesting games highlighted in blue including tricky visitors to Anfield and the Camp Nou. Final word goes to Sassuolo’s owner Giorgio Squinzi, who passed away on Wednesday. He was a true patron of the club, taking them from Serie C2 to mainstays in Serie A. As a mark of respect, Sassuolo’s game away to Brescia was postponed. ⚽️

Football Weekend Fixtures Sep 27-30

An interesting week of midweek football only serves to whet the appetitie for the upcoming weekend. The biggest game is undoubtedly the Madrid derby featuring two teams that are yet to find the truest versions of themselves this season. There’s also United vs Arsenal, which even now, with its fading sense of history is a game that always enthralls. Finally, a word for Real Sociedad, who are playing some scintillating football at the moment. Their game at Sevilla — who had a Lopetegui-sized meltdown at Eibar — has the potential of being one of the most interesting games of the weekend. As always, big game in red, interesting in blue and all times EST. ⚽️

Top 5 Leagues Weekend Fixtures September 20 - September 23

After an exciting first week in Europe, its time for teams to knuckle down for another weekend of domestic football. Highlights include the Milan derby, Chelsea vs Liverpool, Julen Lopategui’s table-topping Sevilla welcoming the team that defined his six worst months as a manager, as well as the small matter of Lyon vs PSG in France. As usual, big games in red, interesting games in blue and all times EST.

Top 5 Leagues Weekend Fixtures September 13 - September 16

Thankfully the first international break of the season is out of the way. With the European transfer window also now shut, there is a sense that the season properly begins here. Germany is where its happening this weekend, as the four Champions League representatives face off. The rest of the leagues have some interesting games as well, but the Bundesliga takes the cake. As usual, red for the big games, blue for the interesting and all times EST. ⚽️

Top 5 Leagues Weekend Fixtures August 30 - September 1

Just as you feel the season is beginning to develop the smallest hint of rhythm, the first international break of the campaign comes along. Nevertheless, there is a cracking weekend of football to look forward to and here are all the fixtures of the top five leagues. As usual, the interesting games have blue text, while the big games are in red text. All times EST. ⚽️

Top 5 Leagues Weekend Fixtures August 23-27

98 teams across the top 5 leagues. That was the basis of this site. Starting today, I am introducing a new feature that actually incorporates all 98 teams. This isn’t an earth-shattering idea by any stretch. It’s in fact pretty simple. A list of all the matches taking place in the top 5 leagues on any weekend in one place. That’s it!

I plan to publish this table every week at the very latest by Thursday night Eastern Standard Time. In addition to all the fixtures, I have highlighted the big game of the round in every league with red text, while also marking the most intriguing fixtures with blue text. Since I live in the Greater Toronto Area, all fixture times are EST.

With the Bundesliga and La Liga set to get underway this weekend, we have action from four domestic leagues to look forward to. Here are the games I am going to be keenly following.

1. Athletic vs Barca
2. Everton vs Watford
3. City vs Spurs
4. Gladbach vs Schalke
5. Valencia vs La Real
6. Frankfurt vs Hoffenheim
7. Chelsea vs Leicester
8. Espanyol vs Sevilla
9. Rennes vs PSG
10. Wolves vs United

As the season nears its climax there is a growing sense that the crucial races in Europe’s top 5 leagues are going right down to the wire. It may well end up being the case that the last weekend will be decisive, but with the pressure on and margin for error reducing, some races could end sooner than expected. Here are the crucial games I will be following this weekend.

1. Athletic vs Alaves
2. Spurs vs West Ham
3. Dortmund vs Schalke
4. Southampton vs Bournemouth
5. Watford vs Wolves
6. Inter vs Juve
7. Rennes vs PSG
8. Leicester vs Arsenal
9. Lille vs Nimes
10. Hoffenheim vs Wolfsburg
11. Sociedad vs Getafe
12. United vs Chelsea
13. Sampdoria vs Lazio
14. Torino vs Milan

Thankfully the last international break of the season is out of the way and we can focus purely on club football for what should be a riveting end to the European season. This weekend sees some significant games and I will be keenly following these.

1. Hoffenheim vs Leverkusen
2. Rennes vs Lyon
3. Dortmund vs Wolfsburg
4. Leicester vs Bournemouth
5. United vs Watford
6. Barcelona vs Espanyol
7. West Ham vs Everton
8. Leipzig vs Hertha
9. Sampdoria vs Milan
10. Alaves vs Atletico
11. Strasbourg vs Guingamp
12. Fiorentina vs Torino
13. Roma vs Napoli
14. Sevilla vs Valencia
15. Liverpool vs Spurs
16. Inter vs Lazio

The impending international break seems inopportune for all football fans just as the season is heating up towards an exciting conclusion. Neverthless, this weekend has a good mix of cup and league action to look forward to, with these games in particular having a lot at stake.

1. Watford vs Palace
2. Schalke vs Leipzig
3. Hertha vs Dortmund
4. Wolves vs United
5. Leverkusen vs Werder
6. Lyon vs Montpellier
7. Everton vs Chelsea
8. Valencia vs Getafe
9. Milan vs Inter
10. Betis vs Barca
11. PSG vs Marseille

There is a feeling of after the lord mayor’s show with this weekend’s football considering events in the Champions League. Nevertheless, there are some crackers to look forward to.

1. Alaves vs Eibar
2. Bayern vs Wolfsburg
3. Strasbourg vs Lyon
4. City vs Watford
5. Sampdoria vs Atalanta
6. St Etienne vs Lille
7. Chelsea vs Wolves
8. Arsenal vs United
9. Levante vs Villarreal
10. Sevilla vs Sociedad
11. Fiorentina vs Lazio
12. Marseille vs Nice

When February gives way to March, the decisiveness of encounters has greater weight in the top five leagues. In the midst of rising pressure, these are the games I am looking forward to this weekend.

1. Spurs vs Arsenal
2. Frankfurt vs Hoffenheim
3. Bournemouth vs City
4. Gladbach vs Bayern
5. Lazio vs Roma
6. Real vs Barca
7. Watford vs Leicester
8. Nice vs Strasbourg
9. Betis vs Getafe
10. Everton vs Liverpool
11. Atalanta vs Fiorentina
12. Wolfsburg vs Bremen
13. Sociedad vs Atletico
14. Napoli vs Juve
15. Valencia vs Athletic
16. Marseille vs St Etienne

It truly is a fantastic weekend of football. A cup final between two big teams and big games with big implications feature.

1. Torino vs Atalanta
2. Bayern vs Hertha
3. Gladbach vs Wolfsburg
4. Bournemouth vs Wolves
5. Sevilla vs Barcelona
6. Athletic vs Eibar
7. Montpellier vs Reims
8. United vs Liverpool
9. Atletico vs Villarreal
10. Rennes vs Marseille
11. Chelsea vs City
12. Parma vs Napoli
13. Dortmund vs Leverkusen
14. Fiorentina vs Inter
15. Monaco vs Lyon
16. Leipzig vs Hoffenheim

England is preoccupied with the FA Cup this weekend, but there are important games in the other major European leagues. I’ll be keenly following these fixtures.

1. Augsburg vs Bayern
2. Hertha vs Werder
3. Monaco vs Nantes
4. Atalanta vs Milan
5. Lille vs Montpellier
6. Frankfurt vs Gladbach
7. Villarreal vs Sevilla
8. Reims vs Rennes
9. Inter vs Sampdoria
10. Napoli vs Torino
11. Betis vs Alaves
12. St Etienne vs PSG

February brings high stakes football and pressure as the business end of the season begins. Some crucial games this weekend and I’ll be keeping an eye on these.

1. Dortmund vs Hoffenheim
2. Gladbach vs Hertha
3. Leipzig vs Frankfurt
4. Liverpool vs Bournemouth
5. Watford vs Everton
6. Atletico vs Real
7. Fiorentina vs Napoli
8. Bayern vs Schalke
9. Parma vs Inter
10. Spurs vs Leicester
11. Montpellier vs Monaco
12. Valencia vs Sociedad
13. City vs Chelsea
14. Rennes vs St Etienne
15. Sassuolo vs Juve
16. Sevilla vs Eibar
17. Athletic vs Barca
18. Nice vs Lyon

With winter breaks done and dusted, its back to all 5 major leagues in action this weekend. There is so much to look forward to — especially these fixtures.

1. Hoffenheim vs Bayern
2. Getafe vs Alaves
3. Wolves vs Leicester
4. Roma vs Torino
5. Leverkusen vs Gladbach
6. Bournemouth vs West Ham
7. United vs Brighton
8. Real vs Sevilla
9. Arsenal vs Chelsea
10. Leipzig vs Dortmund
11. Reims vs Nice
12. Inter vs Sassuolo
13. Celta vs Valencia
14. Betis vs Girona
15. Fiorentina vs Sampdoria
16. Rennes vs Montpellier
17. Schalke vs Wolfsburg
18. Napoli vs Lazio
19. St Etienne vs Lyon

While we still await the resumption of league football in Italy and Germany, it’s all systems go in England, France and Spain. These are the ties I am looking forward to this weekend.

1. Lyon vs Reims
2. West Ham vs Arsenal
3. Brighton vs Liverpool
4. Girona vs Alaves
5. Villarreal vs Getafe
6. Atletico vs Levante
7. Everton vs Bournemouth
8. Spurs vs United
9. Betis vs Real
10. Marseille vs Monaco
11. City vs Wolves
12. Sociedad vs Espanyol

It’s the final weekend of domestic action in 2018 in some countries, while in others, it’s just the first round of holiday fixtures. I’ll be keeping a keen eye on these cracking games.

1. Girona vs Getafe
2. Dortmund vs Gladbach
3. Wolves vs Liverpool
4. Milan vs Fiorentina
5. Leipzig vs Werder
6. Leverkusen vs Hertha
7. West Ham vs Watford
8. Barcelona vs Celta
9. Frankfurt vs Bayern
10. Juvenuts vs Roma
11. Montpellier vs Lyon
12. Strasbourg vs Nice
13. Everton vs Spurs

With European action done and dusted for the year, it’s time for a hectic period of domestic football starting with this weekend. I’ll be keeping an eye on these games.

1. City vs Everton
2. Hoffenheim vs Gladbach
3. Wolves vs Bournemouth
4. Dortmund vs Werder
5. Torino vs Juve
6. Sevilla vs Girona
7. Nimes vs Lille
8. Espanyol vs Betis
9. Liverpool vs United
10. Frankfurt vs Leverkusen
11. Levante vs Barca
12. Lyon vs Monaco
13. Atalanta vs Lazio

The halfway point of the domestic season is creeping on us. Another round of cracking games to take us there including these ones on the weekend.

1. Juventus vs Inter
2. Atletico vs Alaves
3. Bournemouth vs Liverpool
4. Schalke vs Dortmund
5. Woflsburg vs Hoffenheim
6. Valencia vs Sevilla
7. Chelsea vs City
8. Hertha vs Frankfurt
9. Lazio vs Sampdoria
10. Leicester vs Spurs
11. Espanyol vs Barcelona
12. Milan vs Torino
13. Everton vs Watford

After some defining fixtures in Europe midweek, its time for another absorbing weekend of domestic football in Europe’s top 5 leagues. Here are the games I am going to follow keenly.

1. St Etienne vs Nantes
2. Werder vs Bayern
3. City vs Bournemouth
4. Leicester vs Watford
5. Lille vs Lyon
6. Fiorentina vs Juventus
7. Hoffenheim vs Schalke
8. Real vs Valencia
9. Betis vs Sociedad
10. Milan vs Parma
11. Arsenal vs Spurs
12. Leipzig vs Gladbach
13. Girona vs Atletico
14. Marseille vs Reims
15. Liverpool vs Everton
16. Frankfurt vs Wolfsburg
17. Barcelona vs Villarreal
18. Roma vs Inter
19. Alaves vs Sevilla
20. Atalanta vs Napoli

With the last international break of the year out of the way, we can finally focus on four months of non-stop domestic football. In the eyes of many, this is where the season actually starts. The stakes get higher and the pretenders are separated from the contenders. This coming weekend already provides us with some early markers to set the tone for the rest of the season. Can’t wait to watch these matches.

1. Lyon vs St Etienne
2. Hertha vs Hoffenheim
3. Mainz vs Dortmund
4. Watford vs Liverpool
5. West Ham vs City
6. Spurs vs Chelsea
7. Atletico vs Barcelona
8. Bournemouth vs Arsenal
9. Sevilla vs Valladolid
10. Nice vs Lille
11. Lazio vs Milan
12. Espanyol vs Giriona
13. Genoa vs Sampdoria
14. Villarreal vs Betis

The domestic calendar breaks for international football for the last time after this weekend, but what a weekend it is! Der Klassiker and the Manchester Derby capture the imagination, but there are all sorts of tantalizing games for football fans to enjoy. Here are my picks.

1. Lille vs Strasbourg
2. Bremen vs Gladbach
3. Dortmund vs Bayern
4. Atalanta vs Inter
5. Roma vs Sampdoria
6. Chelsea vs Everton
7. Leipzig vs Leverkusen
8. Barca vs Betis
9. Arsenal vs Wolves
10. City vs United
11. Sassuolo vs Lazio
12. Frankfurt vs Schalke
13. Sevilla vs Espanyol
14. Milan vs Juve
15. Celta vs Real
16. Monaco vs PSG

Another weekend of exciting football is on our doorstep. Here are my games to watch this weekend, including two top-of-the-table clashes in France featuring Lille and Montpellier. Who saw that coming?

1. PSG vs Lille
2. Bournemouth vs United
3. Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim
4. Real vs Valladolid
5. Lyon vs Bordeaux
6. Fiorentina vs Roma
7. Arsenal vs Liverpool
8. Hertha vs Leipzig
9. Wolves vs Spurs
10. Sampdoria vs Torino
11. Villarreal vs Levante
12. Sociedad vs Sevilla
13. Montpellier vs Marseille

It goes without saying that El Clasico will be foremost in the minds of football fans this weekend and I am no different. That being said, there are a lot of other interesting matches to look forward to as well. These are my picks for games to keep an eye on.

1. Valladolid vs Espanyol
2. Dortmund vs Hertha
3. Torino vs Fiorentina
4. Atletico vs Sociedad
5. Leipzig vs Schalke
6. Barcelona vs Real
7. United vs Everton
8. Milan vs Sampdoria
9. Napoli vs Roma
10. Marseille vs PSG
11. Lazio vs Inter
12. Spurs vs City

The Nations League is undeniably growing on me, but the feeling of club football returning after a two-week hiatus simply can’t be beaten. Some big games to welcome us back from the international break, with these in particular capturing my attention.

1. Celta Vigo vs Alaves
2. Chelsea vs United
3. Wolfsburg vs Bayern
4. West Ham vs Spurs
5. Wolves vs Watford
6. Villarreal vs Atletico
7. Barcelona vs Sevilla
8. Parma vs Lazio
9. Montpellier vs Bordeaux
10. Gladbach vs Mainz
11. Inter vs Milan
12. Betis vs Valladolid
13. Nice vs Marseille
14. Sampdoria vs Sassuolo
15. Arsenal vs Leicester

One almost resents the disruption caused by mid season international football, but this last weekend before the break serves up some tasty fixtures. I am looking forward to these games in particular.

1. Werder Bremen vs Wolfsburg
2. Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad
3. Dortmund vs Augsburg
4. Leicester vs Everton
5. Watford vs Bournemouth
6. Lille vs St Etienne
7. United vs Newcastle
8. Alaves vs Real
9. Bayern vs Gladbach
10. Genoa vs Parma
11. Fulham vs Arsenal
12. Lazio vs Fiorentina
13. Hoffenheim vs Frankfurt
14. Atletico vs Betis
15. Liverpool vs City
16. Napoli vs Sassuolo
17. Espanyol vs Villarreal
18. Sevilla vs Celta
19. Valencia vs Barcelona
20. PSG vs Lyon

This is a weekend that speaks for itself. Some really big games, amongst which are #ROMLAZ #JUVNAP #CHELIV & #RMAATL.

1. Hertha vs Bayern
2. St Etienne vs Monaco
3. Sociedad vs Valencia
4. West Ham vs United
5. Roma vs Lazio
6. Hoffenheim vs Leipzig
7. Wolfsburg vs Gladbach
8. Schalke vs Mainz
9. Arsenal vs Watford
10. Everton vs Fulham
11. Barcelona vs Athletic
12. Nice vs PSG
13. Juve vs Napoli
14. Chelsea vs Liverpool
15. Leverkusen vs Dortmund
16. Real vs Atletico
17. Fiorentina vs Atalanta
18. Sassuolo vs Milan
19. Lille vs Marseille
20. Sampdoria vs SPAL

Nothing better than some midweek domestic cup and league games to keep the football juices flowing. I’ll be keeping a keen eye on these fixtures.

1. Werder vs Hertha
2. Wolves vs Leicester
3. Inter vs Fiorentina
4. Toulouse vs St Etienne
5. Udinese vs Lazio
6. Dijon vs Lyon
7. Marseille vs Strasbourg
8. Athletic vs Villarreal
9. Gladbach vs Frankfurt
10. Mainz vs Wolfsburg
11. Liverpool vs Chelsea
12. Atalanta vs Torino
13. Napoli vs Parma
14. Spurs vs Watford
15. Sevilla vs Real
16. Valencia vs Celta
17. SPAL vs Sassuolo

After the first matchdays of the Champions League and Europa League, it’s time to look ahead to these interesting games this weekend.

1. Monaco vs Nimes
2. Hertha vs Gladbach
3. Hoffenheim vs Dortmund
4. United vs Wolves
5. Fiorentina vs SPAL
6. Getafe vs Atletico
7. Schalke vs Bayern
8. Sampdoria vs Inter
9. Real vs Espanyol
10. Torino vs Napoli
11. West Ham vs Chelsea
12. Lazio vs Genoa
13. Rennes vs PSG
14. Villarreal vs Valencia
15. Arsenal vs Everton
16. Milan vs Atalanta
17. Frankfurt vs Leipzig
18. Betis vs Athletic
19. Barcelona vs Girona
20. Lyon vs Marseille

It’s time for another weekend of awesome European football. For different reasons, these are the games I am looking forward to.

1. Milan vs Roma
2. Lyon vs Nice
3. Leicester vs Liverpool
4. Leverkusen vs Wolfsburg
5. Chelsea vs Bournemouth
6. Celta vs Atletico
7. Stuttgart vs Bayern
8. Parma vs Juve
9. Levante vs Valencia
10. Watford vs Spurs
11. Burnley vs United
12. Barcelona vs Huesca
13. Sampdoria vs Napoli
14. Betis vs Sevilla
15. Monaco vs Marseille

Another football weekend is almost here. This time I am looking forward to 15 games. That’s correct — 15. In chronological order, these are the games.

1. Bayern vs Hoffenheim
2. Wolves vs City
3. Woflsburg vs Schalke
4. Arsenal vs West Ham
5. Juventus vs Lazio
6. Gladbach vs Leverkusen
7. Napoli vs Milan
8. Newcastle vs Chelsea
9. Bordeaux vs Monaco
10. Dortmund vs Leipzig
11. Sevilla vs Villarreal
12. Inter vs Torino
13. Marseille vs Rennes
14. Roma vs Atalanta
15. United vs Spurs

Excited for these ten games this weekend:

1. Spurs vs Fulham
2. Guingamp vs PSG
3. Chievo vs Juventus
4. Chelsea vs Arsenal
5. Villarreal vs Real Sociedad
6. Lazio vs Napoli
7. Torino vs Roma
8. Nimes vs Marseille
9. Valencia vs Atletico Madrid
10. Crystal Palace vs Liverpool