After a crazy week of European football, domestic action returns with perhaps the biggest weekend of league football so far as we witness four eye-catching derbies spread across four leagues. We’ve grouped them together here.
In what is one of the most watched and eagerly anticipated fixtures in world football, Barcelona and Real Madrid meet in the El Clasico. In recent times, this fixture has been dominated by the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and for the first time since 2005, Barcelona will not be able to call upon the great Argentina.
In the table, this game is absolutely crucial too as Real look to return to the top of La Liga, while Ronald Koeman’s men aim to leapfrog their arch rivals.
Real Madrid lead in head-to-head results in competitive matches with 98 wins to Barcelona's 96, which just about sums up how close this fixture truly is.
Manchester United will welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford this weekend as two of England’s oldest and most successful rivals meet in one of the Premier League’s greatest fixtures.
With Liverpool on 19 league titles and United on 20, this rivalry that was rather diluted during the latter stages of the Sir Alex Ferguson reign as Manchester City arrived on the scene, has once again grabbed the headlines.
Heading into this one, the Red Devils have won 81 and Liverpool just 68. On the other hand, United haven’t beaten Liverpool at Old Trafford since 2018, with two draws and a victory for the away side coming in the past three.
The Derby d'Italia sees the two biggest cities in the north of Italy clash as the two giants of Serie A meet when the champions Inter Milan meet with Juventus for the first time since snatching their title from them.
Inter eased to the title last campaign as Juventus ended up losing their first Serie A crown in almost a decade. This has added even more spice to this fixture with Inter looking to close the gap on leaders Napoli, just as the Old Lady aim to crack the top four.
Despite such a torrid start, Juventus can actually move ahead of the champions if they win here by at least two goals.
Concluding with a rivalry that has changed significantly over the last decade as Paris Saint-Germain have seriously dominated the Le Classique as Marseille fail to catch them at the top of Ligue 1.
PSG won the most recent clash 2-0 as goals from Mauro Icardi and Kylian Mbappe sealed the deal. Now, with Lionel Messi and Neymar able to play in Ligue 1 again, the Paris giants head into the game once again as the clear favourites.