The Europa Conference League has been entertaining to say the least. Leicester City remain the bookies’ favourite to win the competition as it heads into the last 16 second leg fixtures. Will the Foxes earn progress to the quarterfinals or will Rennes overturn the 2-0 deficit at home?
The Championship will offer up a round of midweek matches with teams fighting for promotion places and relegation survival. Just seven points separate eight teams from the final Championship playoff place. Meanwhile, five points separate three teams fighting for Championship survival.
It is fair to say that Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United has seen mixed results. The team are competing for a Champions League place in the Premier League and are still in the Champions League.
Sporting Lisbon will be desperate for a win at the José Alvalade Stadium this weekend as they host Moreirense following on from their commendable 0-0 draw with Manchester City in the Champions League just as the away side aim to get out of the relegation zone.
Paris Saint-Germain will aim to get back to winning ways following yet another heartache in the Champions League as the French giants were knocked out once more in midweek to Real Madrid.
Napoli will look to get back in the win column following on from a devastating 1-0 loss to AC Milan on home soil which threw the Naples outfit off the top spot in Serie A just as Hellas Verona remained in ninth with a draw to Fiorentina.
Lyon will be attempting to continue their excellent run of form this weekend as they welcome Rennes to the Groupama Stadium as the away side look to get back on track after a damning loss in the Europa Conference League.
AC Milan will welcome Empoli to Serie A this weekend as the league leaders look to stay top of Serie A with yet another win that is set to keep them ahead of Inter Milan and Napoli following a stunning victory last weekend.
Sampdoria will play hosts to Juventus this Saturday with both sides sitting in entirely contrasting areas of Serie A and still with a point to prove on those around them if they are to prove their worth after topsy-turvy campaigns.
Watford are coming off of a 4-0 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Thursday in the Premier League. Roy Hodgson’s arrival has done nothing to help the Hornets’ Premier League survival race.
Real Betis’s bid for Champions League qualification has taken a hit recently. Los Verdiblancos lost their last two matches in La Liga and head into Sunday’s clash at the Estadio Benito Villamarin in desperate need of a win versus eighth-place Athletic Bilbao.
Venezia are in a fight for Serie A survival. The Winged Lions are 18th in the Serie A standings ahead of Monday night’s trip to Rome to play Lazio. Venezia are on a two-match losing streak and three points behind Cagliari in the race for survival.
There are six matches to be played in the English Premier League on Sunday the 13th of March including the meeting between Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Sunday evening’s clash in the French top flight pits the wits of hosts, Brest, against their high-flying visitors, Marseille, when the two teams face off at the Stade Francis-Le Blé with the hosts looking to climb into the top half of Ligue 1.
Granada are one point above the La Liga relegation zone heading into matchday 28. On Saturday, Los Rojiblancos will play 14th-place Elche in a massive six-point affair.