For the second straight season, Newcastle United and West Ham will kick off the Premier League campaign against each other. In 2020-21, the Magpies went to east London and claimed a 2-0 win with both goals coming in the second half.
Watford feel like the most unknown quantity of the three teams promoted to the Premier League from the Championship. The Hornets finished second in the Championship last term to earn automatic promotion.
Borussia Dortmund will welcome Eintracht Frankfurt to the Signal Iduna Park this Saturday as the Black and Yellow look to begin life without Jadon Sancho for the first time in four seasons just as the Eagles start their chapter with Oliver Glasner.
Atletico Madrid may be on the verge of a dynasty in La Liga. Los Rojiblancos won the title in 2020-21 finishing the campaign two points ahead of Real Madrid.
Carlo Ancelotti’s time at Goodison Park was brief before he hightailed it back to Madrid in the offseason. Now, former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is tasked with improving Everton and making them far more consistent than last term.
After a preseason of turmoil for Wayne Rooney, things weren’t expected to start well for Derby County. Yet, a draw on the Championship’s first matchday against Huddersfield was nearly as good as it could get.
The German Bundesliga returns this evening. All the top clubs have hired new head coaches, so it could be a highly fascinating campaign. One club that has hired a new boss is Bayer Leverkusen, who have appointed former Young Boys head coach Gerardo Seoane.
Monday night brings us further action from the Portuguese top flight as this weekend’s fixtures are wrapped up with this clash between Belenenses and Maritimo at the Estádio Nacional with both teams coming off a loss in last week’s opening games of the season.
The French top flight action continues on Sunday lunchtime when Angers play host to Lyon at their Stade Raymond-Kopa with Angers looking to pick up back-to-back wins in Ligue 1 following their opening day win against Strasbourg last weekend.
Saturday night brings us action from the French domestic top flight and a Ligue 1 clash between PSG and Strasbourg at the Parc des Princes where a certain Lionel Messi is expected to line up for the first time in PSG colours following his free transfer from Barcelona.
The final match to be played in the English Premier League this weekend is arguably the most anticipated as Manchester City begins their title defence at Tottenham Hotspur.
This has been a preseason like no other for Barcelona and they must try and put that behind them as they welcome Real Sociedad to the Camp Nou on Sunday afternoon.
Marseille will be seeking to collect a fourth win on the trot in all competitions on Sunday evening when they play host to Bordeaux at their Orange Vélodrome as the hosts look to build upon their encouraging start to this new Ligue 1 campaign.
Brighton are unbeaten in four straight Premier League games against Burnley. On Saturday, the Premier League rivals will clash at Turf Moor in what is an early season six-point affair.
Valencia and Getafe will lock horns in the La Liga opener this Friday night at the Mestalla Stadium as the two look to get the season off to a flyer and improve on what was a torrid 2020/21 campaign for both sides.
The Bundesliga season starts with a tasty fixture this weekend as Borussia Monchengladbach host Bayern Munich. The reigning champions head to Borussia Park to face their bogey team over the last few years.
The English Championship kicked off last weekend. Two teams who enter this weekend’s round of fixtures pointless are Swansea City and Sheffield United who meet at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday night.
The final game to be played in the English Premier League on Saturday the 14th of August is between Norwich City and Liverpool. The match will be played at Carrow Road and the hosts will be hoping to cause a major upset on the first day of the season whereas the visitors will see this as a good opportunity to take maximum points in the pursuit of the title.