Football

A blockbuster Premier League encounter between the top two teams in the division takes place at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday as leaders Arsenal play host to reigning champions Manchester City. The Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Brentford last weekend, while the Citizens closed the …

The first-ever meeting between Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea takes place at Westfalenstadion on Wednesday night, as the two teams lock horns in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. BVB progressed to the knockout rounds after finishing second in Group G behind Manchester City, while the Blues navigated …

The champions of France and Germany will collide in the Champions League on Tuesday when Paris Saint-Germain face Bayern Munich in the first leg of their last-16 tie at Parc des Princes. PSG are hoping 2023 is the year where they end their long wait for the Champions League trophy, …

Now Napoli’s nearest challengers in the Serie A standings, Inter Milan aim to take a greater grip on second spot in their latest league outing, as they tackle struggling Sampdoria on Monday. The teams meet at Marassi with Inter having won their second Milan derby in short succession, while Samp …

Real Sociedad will be bidding to bounce back from their surprise defeat to Real Valladolid when they continue their La Liga campaign away to Espanyol on Monday night. The visitors, who are third in the table, suffered a 1-0 home loss to Real Valladolid last time out, while Espanyol will …

Two sides struggling at the wrong end of the Serie A standings meet at Stadio Bentegodi on Monday, as Hellas Verona host Salernitana. While Hellas have lost just once since the winter break to revive hopes of survival, their visitors from down south are slipping closer to the drop zone …

Everton will make the short trip across Stanley Park to face Liverpool at Anfield in the second Merseyside Derby of the season on Monday night. There has been very little for both clubs to get excited about this season, so this fixture could represent a springboard to kickstart one side’s …

Distant leaders Napoli meet rock-bottom Cremonese in Serie A’s Sunday night kickoff, and the hosts aim to take another step towards the Scudetto with victory at Stadio Maradona. Though Luciano Spalletti’s men won again last week to top the table by 13 points, they were unexpectedly beaten by the Grigiorossi …

Barcelona will be aiming to make it six La Liga victories in a row and open up a 11-point lead at the top of the table when they head to Villarreal on Sunday night. The Catalan giants are currently in pole position to reclaim the title, while Villarreal are sixth …

Atletico Madrid will be bidding to return to winning ways in Spain’s top flight when they travel to an in-form Celta Vigo on Sunday afternoon. The visitors will enter the contest off the back of a 1-1 home draw with struggling Getafe, while Celta were on the right end of …