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Thursday, 9 March 2023

Saturday promises to be an action-packed day for the world of football

⚽ It’s time for the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 away matches. The most important matches we’re going to keep an eye on tonight:

  • Sporting Clube de Portugal v Arsenal (7:45pm)
  • Roma v Real Sociedad (7:45pm)
  • Juventus v SC Freiburg (10pm)
  • Man United v Real Betis (10pm)

The majority of Europe’s major leagues kick off new rounds tomorrow: In La Liga, Cadiz and Getafe face off at 10pm, while Spezia plays host to Inter Milan in Serie A at 9:45pm. Over in Ligue 1, LOSC Lille plays against Lyon at 10pm, after the Bundesliga sees Koln and VfL Bochum hit the field at 9:30pm.

But Saturday is the day we’re really waiting for, with plenty of action everywhere we turn.

Al Ahly faces off against Mamelodi Sundowns in Matchday 4 of the CAF Champions League group stage at 3pm on Saturday. The Reds — which are currently in 3rd position with four points — are entering the match with no choice but to win, in order to narrow the point gap with the South African champions — which are currently 2nd with seven points. Al Ahly will also be looking to inch closer to Sudan’s Al Hilal, which is in 1st position with nine points.

Liverpool kicks off the English Premier League’s Gameweek 27 with an away game against Bournemouth at 2:30pm on Saturday, while Manchester City will be hosted by Crystal Palace at 7:30pm. At 5pm, the following matches will kick off:

  • Tottenham v Nottingham Forest
  • Leicester v Chelsea
  • Leeds v Brighton
  • Everton v Brentford

In La Liga: Real Madrid meets Espanyol in a match that begins at 3pm, which Real Madrid is hoping to win as it looks to narrow its point gap with league-topper Barcelona to 6, from a current 9. The rest of the matches scheduled for Saturday:

  • Elche CF v Real Valladolid (5:15pm)
  • Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano (7:30pm)
  • Valencia v Osasuna (10pm)

And the biggest matches in the Serie A, the Bundesliga, and Ligue 1 on Saturday:

  • Napoli v Atalanta (Serie A — 7pm)
  • Bayern v Augsburg (Bundesliga — 4:30pm)
  • Leipzig v M’gladbach (Bundesliga — 4:30pm)
  • Schalke v Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga — 7:30pm)
  • Brest v Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 — 10pm)

In the Egyptian Premier League: Arab Contractors host Smouha at 7pm.

The U-20 Africa Cup of Nations between Senegal and Gambia is scheduled for 7pm on Saturday. The Lions of Teranga have become a fixture of most final matches in the continent’s championship (as we have yet to forget), and have cracked their way into the final match of the championship — hosted by Egypt — by getting through all of its matches undefeated. Senegal edged out Tunisia in the semi-final round, while Gambia unexpectedly defeated Nigeria in its own semi-final match.

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