Club football is back! In Italy, the battle for the title reaches its climax, Pilsen hosts Slavia and in Scotland, the Old Firm Derby is on. What to watch this weekend?

The national team break is slowly fading away and club football will return to the stadiums and TV screens on Friday, offering many attractive and interesting matches this weekend. In addition, some of the competitions may involve all sorts of twists and turns. What to look forward to?

27. fortuna League round marked by derby matches?

The Czech top competition will offer three interesting matches this weekend, which could be described as derbies. On Saturday afternoon, Slovácko and Olomouc’s Sigma will play each other, while in the evening football fans can look forward to the match of Prague’s Sparta, which will host Ostrava’s Baník at Letná.

On Sunday, there will be an interesting battle for the first place. Viktoria Plzeň faltered in the last round and won only a point in Jablonec, while Slavia made up for its hesitation by falling in Liberec a week earlier. The West Bohemians currently lead the table by one point ahead of the Seychellois.

Complete weekend schedule of the Fortuna Liga

Saturday:
České Budějovice vs. Fastav Zlín
Slovan Liberec vs. Teplice
Slovácko vs. Sigma Olomouc
Sparta Prague vs. Baník Ostrava

Sunday::
Hradec Králové vs. Mladá Boleslav
Karviná vs. Bohemians
Pardubice vs. Jablonec
Viktoria Plzen vs. Slavia Prague

Premier League drama

A month ago, it was written that Manchester City would have already secured their points cushion and would go for the title. But no. Liverpool have come into great form and are not losing points cheaply, which is why they are only a point behind in second place after 29 games. So every game is crucial at the moment, every stumble can make the difference.

Liverpool will host Watford on Saturday, who are fighting for retention and beat Southampton in the last round. Manchester City will present at Turf Moor, having last lost points to Burnley in February 2018. Since then, it has been absolutely convincing against this team, which, like Watford, is fighting for retention.

Full weekend Premier League schedule

Saturday:
Liverpool vs. Watford
Brighton vs. Norwich
Burnley vs. Manchester City
Chelsea vs. Brentford
Leeds vs. Southampton
Wolves vs. Aston Villa
Manchester United vs. Leicester

Sunday:
West Ham vs. Everton
Tottenham vs. Newcastle

Monday::
Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal

The plot in Italy. Anyone going out of the round?

Probably the most interesting title battle is taking place in Italy. With eight rounds to go, four teams can realistically challenge for the title. AC Milan (30 games, 66 points) is now in the lead, followed by Napoli (30 games, 63 points), Inter Milan (29 games, 60 points) and Juventus (30 games, 59 points).

The table leader can be expected to remain the same after the weekend, with AC Milan welcoming Bologna to their home ground on Monday. If everything goes according to plan, they should win. However, a tough game awaits its pursuers.

Napoli will play away to Atalanta, one of the toughest opponents in the league. Inter Milan will have a tough task in Turin for a change, as they will face a match against a rampant Juventus. Inter have failed to win their last two games, while Juventus have won four in a row.

Full weekend Serie A schedule

Saturday:
Spezia vs. Venice
Lazio vs. Sassuolo
Salernitana vs. Torino FC

Sunday::
Fiorentina vs. Empoli
Atalanta vs. Napoli
Udinese vs. Cagliari
Sampdoria vs. AS Roma
Juventus vs. Inter

Monday:
Hellas Verona vs. Genoa
AC Milan vs. Bologna

Real Madrid will be looking to avenge the El Clásico debacle, Barcelona will challenge Sevilla

In Spain, the title is more or less decided. Real Madrid cannot be expected to let it be stolen. After all, there’s no one to try. Sevilla, who have been chasing the La Liga leader for a long time, have started to lose and are now up to nine points behind Carlo Ancelotti’s team.

The battle is thus mainly for the European Cup and the final European standings. If only the last 15 rounds counted, Barcelona would be top of the league. However, Real Madrid can no longer catch up. However, it can still finish at least second. On Sunday, it will face second-placed Sevilla, who have just three points more.

Real Madrid will try to atone for the El Clásico debacle in Saturday’s clash at Celta Vigo.

Full La Liga weekend schedule

Saturday:
Getafe vs. Mallorca
Levante vs. Villarreal
Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid vs. Alavés

Sunday::
Athletic Bilbao vs. Elche
Real Betis vs. Osasuna
Granada vs. Vallecano
Valencia vs. Cadiz
Barcelona vs. Sevilla

Monday:
Real Sociedad vs. Espanyol

Bayern are heading for the title. Who will go to the Champions League?

Even in Germany, the title seems to have been decided. With seven rounds to go, Bayern have an 8 point lead and Borussia Dortmund cannot be expected to pull it off. However, they shouldn’t lose second place any more either, as they are 9 points ahead of Leverkusen.

It is with Leverkusen, however, that the situation is becoming more complicated. It has 48 points, fourth-placed Leipzig and fifth-placed Freiburg have only three points less, while sixth-placed Hoffenheim is on 44 points.

And what matches to look forward to? Dortmund and Leipzig will definitely be the highlight, Kadeřábek’s Hoffenheim will play Bochum, Bayern will travel to Freiburg and Leverkusen will challenge Hertha at home.

Full Bundesliga weekend schedule

Friday:
Union Berlin vs. Cologne

Saturday::
Bielefeld vs. Stuttgart
Frankfurt vs. Fürth
Freiburg vs. Bayern
Hoffenheim vs. Bochum
Leverkusen vs. Hertha Berlin
Dortmund vs. RB Leipzig

Sunday:
Augsburg vs. Wolfsburg
Mönchengladbach vs. Mainz

What about in other leagues?

Of course, other competitions will also offer attractive matches. In Scotland, for example, they are preparing for another Old Firm Derby, Rangers will host Celtic on their soil, with Celtic leading the league by three points.

In addition, Trnava will play Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia on Sunday. Saturday’s programme will also feature a French derby between Saint-Étienne and Olympique Marseille. Fans of Dutch football can look forward to a duel between Twente and PSV.

Fortuna Liga, Premier League, Serie A