Gareth Southgate’s England will be full of confidence when they take on Montenegro on Monday night. The two nations will play at the City Stadium in Podgorica.

There are two rounds of matches in each Euro 2020 qualifying group this week and the second round of games is going to be very interesting.  Group B is going to be one of the most exciting to watch with Portugal, Serbia and Ukraine all fancying their chances of finishing in the top two places and qualifying automatically for the tournament.

Croatia kicked off their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a come from behind 2-1 win over Azerbaijan. Now, the World Cup 2018 runners-up are aiming for a second victory. They will have to defeat Hungary to move to a perfect six points from six. Can Croatia stay perfect or will Hungary upset the Group E favourites?

Roberto Mancini continues his mission to turn Italy’s international football fortunes around as Euro Championship 2020 qualifying kicks off on Saturday.

It has been a rollercoaster season for Everton and their fans. A promising start to the season saw the men from Merseyside located in the Premier League’s top six. Then came a devastating stoppage-time defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.

On Saturday night, FC Dallas hosts Colorado Rapids in MLS, as both teams try to put right unconvincing starts to their league campaigns.

On Saturday evening, two of the minnows of European football clash as Malta host the Faroes Islands in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier.

Competitive international football returns this week as the European nations begin their quest to qualify for the 2020 European Championship.  This year the qualifying process is a little different and there will be no playoff places for teams at the end of the group stage.

There are some great games to look forward to this week as international football returns.  We will see the opening fixtures of the 2020 European Championship Qualifying campaign and there is none bigger than the clash between Netherlands and Germany.

On Friday night, Dundalk and Bohemians clash at Oriel Park, in a big game in the Irish Premier Division.

On Friday night, Iceland will look to end a woeful run of form as they travel to face minnows Andorra in their opening game of Euro 2020 qualifying.

On Friday evening, Bulgaria host Montenegro in their opening qualifier for next years European Championships. With England and the Czech Republic also in Group A, the pair know that games against each other could be vital if they are to have any hope of qualifying for the finals.

With the 2020 European Championship Qualifiers starting this week, the nations involved will be hoping to make a good start in their pursuit of reaching the finals next summer.

England are in the midst of a golden generation. Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Jadon Sancho, and a host of young Englishman are powering Gareth Southgate’s national team.

Poland were diabolical at last summer’s World Cup and followed it up with relegation in the UEFA Nations League.

Slovakia and Hungary go head-to-head in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier on Thursday night in Trnava, in a game the home side are favourites to win.

On Thursday night, Northern Ireland host Estonia at Windsor Park, with the home side desperate to kick-off their campaign with a win.

On Thursday night, Israel and Slovenia go head-to-head in their Euro 2020 qualifier. The teams are in a relatively competitive group, so it may be their best chance of qualifying for a major tournament in years.

After a run of eight Premier League games unbeaten, it looked as if Burnley were going to be able to put enough daylight between themselves and the bottom three, while in turn making the end of the season something of a relaxed affair.

With many Premier League outfits being inactive last weekend, it meant that Chelsea had the perfect opportunity in which to firmly re-enter the race to finish in the top four and come Sunday evening, it was one that had slipped through their fingers.