This season looks to be following that all too familiar trend of Bayern Munich winning the Bundesliga title and the rest finishing a distance behind the reigning champions.
On Friday evening Rio Ave and Nacional Madeira meet in the Portuguese top-flight, as the home team look to move clear of the relegation zone.
AC Milan will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the Serie A table when relegation-strugglers Crotone visit the San Siro on Sunday afternoon.
Lazio will be aiming to record their sixth straight Serie A win when off-form Cagliari visit Stadio Olimpico on Sunday night.
Saturday evening’s hosts, Lyon, will be keen to wrestle back top spot of Ligue 1 when they welcome 15th placed Strasbourg to their Groupama Stadium where the hosts will be looking to collect a fourth league win on the trot.
Sevilla will be keen to further consolidate their position in the top four of the Spanish top flight on Saturday evening when they play host to Getafe at their Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán as the hosts look to close in on a top four finish and secure Champions League football for next season.
One of this season’s surprise packages in the Bundesliga has been Union Berlin, in only their second campaign in the German top-flight.
Next up in the Spanish top flight is a relegation battle between Deportivo Alaves and Real Valladolid with just two league places and just one point separating the two teams as they prepare to face off at the Estadio de Mendizorroza, with a precious three points at stake for both sides.
Fiorentina have had a full week to prepare for Friday’s game against Inter Milan but haven’t exactly been in the best form of late and could only manage a 1-1 draw with struggling Torino last time out.
Juventus claimed an important 2-1 win in the 1st leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final against Inter Milan on Tuesday night, while Roma’s last action was on Sunday when they beat Verona 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico.
Elche are a club that came so close to glory in one moment of their history and have also suffered severe financial crises. Elche have a ‘yoyo’ relationship with La Liga since the late 1950s and returned to the top-flight this season.
On Thursday afternoon, struggling Farense host Santa Clara in the Primeira Liga, as the home side look to move out of the relegation zone.
Hertha Berlin lost for a third straight time when they travelled to Frankfurt last weekend, going down by three goals to one. Friday’s hosts have no failed to win any of their last five outings in the Bundesliga, picking up just one point in the process.
Eintracht Frankfurt will be looking to extend their unbeaten streak in the Bundesliga to nine games when they visit Hoffenheim on Sunday.
While this deadline day passed without any huge transfer fees being paid out and only one of the title-challengers doing any business, there were still a few interesting signings that went through before the 11pm deadline (or later if it was a deal sheet was submitted before the deadline passed).
On Thursday night, reigning Portuguese champions Porto will look to boost their title challenge when they travel to Belenenses.
Five points separate Arminia Bielefeld and Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga table as the two sides prepare to face off on Sunday.
A place in the semi-finals is at stake as Betis go up against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday night. The hosts have slightly outplayed their guests in La Liga so far this season, with Betis sitting 6pts and four positions above Athletic Club in 7th place.
Southampton head coach Ralph Hasenhuttl must wonder what he has done to deserve such bad luck when it comes to big defeats. The Saints boss famously saw his side suffer a 9-0 home defeat against Leicester back in October 2019.
On Wednesday night, Rangers will look to continue their fine league campaign, as they welcome St. Johnstone to Ibrox.
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