The stables of Premier League disembark in FA Cup for the 3rd round. The bright red duel between Arsenal et Manchester UnitedSunday (4 p.m.) in London is at the top of the bill.
MU has not won in five matches but produced against Liverpool (2-2), last Sunday, its best performance since the arrival of Ruben Amorim, and by a long way. The “Red Devils”, lagging behind in the championship, will want to show their coach that they can compete against another big name in the kingdom.
Saturday (1:15 p.m.) against Accrington Stanley, a poorly ranked fourth division, Liverpool will have the opportunity to forget his defeat Wednesday at Tottenham (1-0) in the League Cup semi-final first leg, the first since mid-September.
The draw was also kind to Chelsea et Manchester Cityopposed on Saturday respectively to D4 Morecambe and Salford, the club bought by the Neville brothers.
Mobilized last week by the Italian Super Cup, the big names of Serie A return for the start of the return phase. L’Atalantanow 2nd, three points behind Naples but one game in hand, can temporarily return to the lead in the event of success in Udine (9th) on Saturday (3:00 p.m.). But Gian Piero Gasperini’s team, which remained on eleven victories in the championship, had a bad time digesting the end-of-year celebrations: in quick succession, it was held in check by the Lazio (1-1) in Serie A then beaten byInter Milan (2-0) in the semi-final of the Super Cup.
On Sunday, Naples, in full rebound after four victories, hosts one of its historic rivals Verona (15th), while Inter, 3rd four points behind Napoli but two matches in less, goes to Venice. L’AC Milanleft behind in the race for the title (8th), hopes to prolong the euphoria of its coronation in the Super Cup and the successful debut of Sergio Conceiçao, against Cagliari (17th) on Saturday at San Siro.
With 8 points taken out of 18, the Juventus Turin (5th) plays big in the 210th edition of the derby against Torino (11th), which it has not lost since April 2015.
On an impressive series of 13 consecutive victories in all competitions, theAtlético Madrid Antoine Griezmann (2nd, 41 points) has the opportunity on Sunday to seize first place in La Liga if he continues against Osasuna (10th, 25 points).
-His two competitors in the title race, the Real Madrid (1st, 43 points) and the FC Barcelona (3rd, 38 points), who have already played their matches on this 19th day, are in Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Super Cup and will not play again in Liga than next weekend. Athletic Bilbao (4th, 36 points) and Mallorca (6th, 30 points) are in the same situation.
After a complicated end to 2024, Girona (8th, 25 points) has the opportunity to relaunch on Saturday against Alavés (16th, 17 points), while the only shock of the day will take place on Monday between two candidates for places. Europeans, Real Sociedad (7th, 25 points) and Villarreal (5th, 30 points).
A shock for the recovery: after a three-week winter break, the Bayer Leverkusenreigning champion, goes to Dortmund Friday (8:30 p.m.) at the start of the 16th day.
Xabi Alonso’s men racked up eight wins before the break, moving back to four points behind Bayern Munich (32 against 36) in Bundesliga.
Borussia is undefeated in Dortmund in the Bundesliga this season, Nuri Sahin’s men have instead been penalized by a catastrophic away run (only one victory) and are already eleven points behind the leader.
The Munich residents have the opportunity to win the honorary title of autumn champion this weekend on the pitch of Borussia Mönchengladbach. In its history, Bayern have only surrendered the league title at the end of the season three times (out of 26) after finishing the first leg in the lead.
