European Leagues return, Arsenal-Tottenham takes center stage

It’s not just Serie A; the major European leagues are back, promising goals, excitement, and spectacle. St. Etienne vs. Lille kicks off the fourth round of Ligue 1, which continues on Saturday with the Côte d'Azur derby between Marseille and Nice, and the clash between Auxerre and Monaco. In the evening, league leaders PSG host Brest. On Sunday, Lyon will take on Lens in the late match; other fixtures include Rennes vs. Montpellier (3:00 PM), Nantes vs. Reims (5:00 PM), Strasbourg vs. Angers (5:00 PM), and Toulouse vs. Le Havre (5:00 PM).

In the Bundesliga (third round), Borussia Dortmund will start the action, visiting Heidenheim on Friday night. On Saturday, Bayern Munich will play at Kiel, Leipzig faces Union Berlin, and Freiburg hosts Bochum. The German afternoon (kick-off at 3:00 PM) features three intriguing matches: Hoffenheim vs. Leverkusen, with Leverkusen looking to bounce back after their loss to Leipzig, Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Stuttgart, and Wolfsburg vs. Eintracht Frankfurt.

The marquee match in the Premier League is set for Sunday afternoon at the Hotspur Stadium (kick-off at 3:00 PM) with Tottenham taking on Arsenal in the North London derby. Manchester United opens the fourth round on Saturday in the lunch match (1:30 PM) against Southampton; at 4:00 PM, Manchester City hosts Brentford, Liverpool faces Nottingham, and Chelsea will take on Bournemouth away in the evening (9:00 PM). Other fixtures include Brighton vs. Ipswich (4:00 PM), Crystal Palace vs. Leicester (4:00 PM), the London derby Fulham vs. West Ham (4:00 PM), and Aston Villa vs. Everton (4:00 PM). The round concludes with Wolverhampton vs. Newcastle at the Molineux Stadium (Sunday at 5:30 PM).

Betis vs. Leganes kicks off the fourth round of La Liga (Friday at 9:00 PM). Real Madrid faces a tough away match against Real Sociedad in San Sebastian on Saturday. Sevilla hosts Getafe (6:30 PM), Espanyol plays Alaves (4:00 PM), and Villarreal visits Mallorca (2:00 PM). On Sunday, the Catalan derby between Girona and Barcelona takes place at 4:15 PM. Before the derby, Celta Vigo plays Valladolid at home (2:00 PM), and in the late afternoon, Las Palmas faces Athletic Bilbao (6:30 PM). The day concludes with the big match at the Wanda Metropolitano between Atletico Madrid and Valencia (9:00 PM).