The Allianz Stadium will play hosts to a Coppa Italia round of 16 battle between Juventus and Monza after the Old Lady were hammered by Napoli in Serie A and moved back into third just as the Lombardy outfit moved into 13th.
Brighton & Hove Albion will go in search of a fourth win in five Premier League games when they face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
On Friday night, Championship leaders Burnley host in-form West Brom at Turf Moor in what promises to be one of the games of the weekend in the English second tier.
After the chaotic game in the FA Cup a few weeks back between Leeds United and Cardiff City in South Wales, the two will meet once more at Elland Road as the Whites head into the game after another Premier League defeat.
Levante are flying high in Spain’s Segunda just a season after suffering relegation. The Frogs could gain promotion back to La Liga after just one season away. First-year manager Javier Calleja has done well with the Segunda team.
Real Madrid are fresh off a 3-1 loss to Barcelona in the Supercopa de Espana and critics claim Los Blancos are declining. Carlo Ancelotti has been quick to say the squad is still hungry after struggling through the Supercopa de Espana mini-tournament.
The Tees–Wear derby is an English football match contested between Middlesbrough F.C. and Sunderland A.F.C. This is a local football derby as the teams are only 30 miles apart, with two rivers separating them.
We have reached the final of the 25th edition of the Gulf Cup of Nations. The game will take place on the 19th of January at the Basra International Stadium with Iraq taking Oman.
The German Bundesliga returns this week following the winter break, with RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich going head-to-head at Red Bull Arena on Friday night.
Manchester City will be looking to keep pace with Premier League frontrunners Arsenal when they host Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday night.
On Tuesday night, Championship duo Wigan Athletic and Luton Town go head-to-head in an FA Cup third-round replay. The first match between the pair produced a 1-1 draw.