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Arsenal's unexpected draw away to Wolves has tightened up the top of the Premier League table.

Tottenham and Arsenal face each other this Sunday, 22/02/2026, at 17:30 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League matchday 27 fixture. The match will be televised on the pay-per-view channels DAZN, Movistar Plus and M+ Liga de Campeones.

In less than 24 hours, Tottenham and Olympique Marseille have announced the dismissal of their managers due to poor results.

If Manchester United manage to beat West Ham away from home, they will have racked up five consecutive wins in all competitions.

Tottenham and Newcastle face each other this Tuesday, 10/02/2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League matchday 26 fixture. The match will be televised on the TNT Sports 3 pay-TV channels.

Liverpool and Manchester City face each other this Sunday, 08/02/2026, at 16:30 at Anfield Road in the Premier League matchday 25 fixture. The match will be televised on the pay-TV channels Sky Sports, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event.

Inter Milan, Juventus and Atalanta have lost in the first leg of the Champions League play-offs and will have to come from behind to reach the round of 16.

Monaco and PSG face each other this Tuesday, 17/02/2026, at 9 p.m. at the Stade Louis II in the first leg of the Champions League play-off. The match will be televised on the pay-per-view channels Movistar Liga de Campeones 2 and Movistar Liga de Campeones 4 in Multichampions format.

On Friday, at its headquarters in Nyon, the continent's top competition drew the fixtures for the eight play-off matches prior to the round of 16.

The decisive final day of the group stage of Europe's top competition did not disappoint, with goalkeeper Trubin scoring in the last play of all the matches to put Benfica in the play-offs and eliminate Olympique de Marseille.

Of the 36 teams participating in Europe's top competition, 30 will be playing for their future on the final day of the Champions League group stage.

Of the three European competitions, the Conference League was the first to finish the group stage, on 18 December.

The second continental competition returns to the football scene after the group stage with the play-off round prior to the round of 16.

Seven of the eight teams that qualified for the round of 16 in Europe's second-tier competition were already among the top eight going into the penultimate matchday. There has only been one change in the top eight.

Eighteen matches will be played simultaneously on Thursday night to determine which teams finish in the top eight, which teams must play in the play-offs, and which teams will be eliminated from the Europa League.

Rayo Vallecano is in the midst of an institutional crisis due to the precarious state of its facilities as a result of a lack of maintenance.

Barcelona is the most in-form team in Europe after racking up 17 wins in its last 18 official matches.

The Argentine striker for Atlético Madrid has not scored in two months. His last goal was on 9 December against PSV in the sixth match of the Champions League group stage.

The change of manager at Real Madrid has not solved the problems the team had under Xabi Alonso.

Matchday 22 of La Liga Santander at the Santiago Bernabéu between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano.

In the shadow of Joan García and with no opportunities to play, the German goalkeeper is looking for minutes that will secure his place in next summer's World Cup.

Matarazzo's and Simeone's teams have gained significant advantages in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals and are the clear favourites to reach the final in Seville.

Barcelona, Real Sociedad, Athletic and Atlético Madrid will contest the Copa del Rey semi-finals after coming through their quarter-final ties.

The draw held on Monday 19 January at the headquarters of the Spanish Football Federation determined the pairings for the quarter-finals of the Cup. Albacete, the only representative from the Second Division, will face Barcelona.

Aston Villa and Newcastle will face each other this Saturday, 14/02/2026, at 18:45 at Villa Park in the FA Cup round of 32. The match will be televised on the pay-per-view channels TNT Sports 3, BBC iPlayer, BBC One, Discovery and BBC Sports.

After the two-legged semi-finals, the top two teams in the Premier League will play in the EFL Cup final.

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