Club Football Resumes

After a week plus of many international matches and little or no club football, with series of events on and off the pick, focus is being shifted back to the respective league games also with an eye on the mid-week champions league quarter finals first leg, I bring to you some of the important fixtures to watch out for this weekend.

Some might say they had a boring 1 week, but many will not dispute the fact that we say some intriguing events during the international week, as spain re-established themselves as a force with a well-earned away win in paris against a good French side and Germany showed just why they are always a favorite in any competition they go into, Russia showed what defending looks like it European soccer, Nigeria realized that winning the AFCON has its own disadvantages as they were made to work for a point in front of their own fans by Kenya.

Back to club football:

Real Madrid and Barcelona will go into Saturday’s away games with one eye on the mid-week Champions league against Galatasaray and PSG as they take on Real Zaragoza and Celta Vigo, all respectively. Barcelona is set to welcome back Tito Vilanova to the dug out after spending 10 weeks on the sideline due to cancer treatment at New York.

Games to watch out for: (GMT)

Celta Vigo vs Barcelona (17:00)

Real Zaragoza vs Real Madrid (19:00)

Rayo Vallecano vs Malaga (15:00)

Inter Milan vs Juventus (14:00)

Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund (14:30)

Bayern Munich vs Hamburg (17:30)

Galatasaray vs Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK (17:00)

In English football, Manchester city will be looking to salvage what I term as an already lost battle while United will look to move closer to setting a record point as they take on Sunderland.

Fixtures: (GMT)

Sunderland vs Manchester United (12:45)

Arsenal vs Reading (15:00)

Manchester City vs Newcastle United (15:00)

Southampton vs Chelsea (15:00)

Swansea City vs Tottenham Hotspur (15:00)

Aston Villa vs Liverpool (12:30)sunday