England
Manchester City’s quest to land a treble in the semi-finals against second-tier Sheffield United in the FA Cup. It’s a kind of draw for City – Manchester United and Brighton meet in the other semi – but comes in the middle of a packed schedule that included a game at Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.
The quick turnaround, and the fact that City play Arsenal on Wednesday in a potentially decisive game in the Premier League title race, means City manager Pep Guardiola will rotate his lineup to give fringe players a run out.
Sheffield United are seeking to become the first team from outside the top flight to reach the FA Cup final.
There are five games in the Premier League, including relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest at home to Liverpool and a relegation battle between Leicester and Wolverhampton.
Also, Wrexham, owned by Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, can seal promotion to the fourth tier with a home win over Boreham Wood in the National League.
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spain
After eliminating Chelsea to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the 11th time in 13 seasons, Real Madrid turn their attention to the domestic league and a game against Celta Vigo at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
Madrid is virtually out of contention for the title as it trails Barcelona by 11 points, but is in danger of losing second place to Atlético Madrid if it does not finish strong. It has a two-point gap over Atlético, which visits Barcelona on Sunday. Celta, sitting in 12th place, have not won three matches.
Italy
Lazio will look to seal second place when they host mid-table Torino in league action. Lazio have won seven of their last eight games to move into second place, albeit 14 points behind runaway leader Napoli.
It is two points above Juventus, after the Bianconeri’s 15-point penalty was suspended, and five ahead of fourth-placed Roma.
Lazio will be without the Ciro Immobile after the forward’s car collided with a tram. Torino are winless in their last four matches.
Also, Spezia and Salernitana will be hoping to move away from the relegation zone when they play bottom clubs Sampdoria and Sassuolo respectively.
Germany
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund’s battle for the league title continues with tough games ahead for both. Bayern, smart following their Champions League exit from Manchester City, visit Mainz, the only team in the league to be unbeaten in their last nine matches.
For Mainz, it is a reunion with Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel, whose coaching career started as Mainz coach from 2009-14. Tuchel has had a rocky start to his Bayern tenure with just two wins from six matches in all competitions. Bayern will be hoping to stay at least two points clear of Dortmund, who host Eintracht Frankfurt in the late game and will be looking to atone for blowing a two-goal lead away in last weekend’s draw with 10-man Stuttgart. Will hope
With only six rounds including this weekend’s games, there is little room for error.
Also, Pal Dardai makes his third start in charge of Hertha Berlin. Their attempt to save the last-placed club from relegation begins against the visiting Werder Bremen. Hoffenheim plays Cologne and Wolfsburg visits Bochum.
France
Lens were somewhat unlucky when they lost to league leader Paris Saint-Germain last weekend and needed to bounce back with a home win against Monaco.
With PSG looking certain to win the title, the race for second place and automatic qualification for the Champions League promises to be intense.
Third-placed Lens are just one point behind second-placed Marseille, but Monaco are only two points behind fourth-placed Lens and there could be a shake-up of positions this weekend.
In the second game, fifth-placed Lille will look to maintain its push for a Europa League spot when it travels to an improving Auxerre, having won three straight games to stave off relegation. Lille striker Jonathan David is looking to add to his tally of 20 goals in the league. He is tied with PSG star Kylian Mbappe in the scoring charts.
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women’s champions league
Barcelona visits Chelsea in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final. When the teams met in the 2021 final, Barcelona trounced the English side 4-0. The other semi-final is on Sunday when Arsenal are at Wolfsburg.
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