Traditionally, the weekend brought top-tier football to the bright television screens. The new rounds starting on Friday in the most powerful European leagues will continue until the end of the weekend. The most visited country's football news portal EuroFootball.com presents three most interesting football matches to its visitors this weekend. English "Premier League" | "Manchester United" - "Leicester City" | Saturday, 14:30. The most interesting "Premier League" match, of course, will take place at 19:30, the review of which can be read here. Nevertheless, football fans should not waste time until the London derby, as an intriguing clash between the clubs Manchester United and Leicester City will take place at Old Trafford Stadium. Both teams should not be satisfied with their position in the standings, so they will step onto the field with the aim of fighting not for a point, but for three. The team of the "Red Devils" that started to struggle last week did not collect any points in the last two rounds, while their future opponents celebrated one victory in the same number of matches. "Man Utd" has had a very successful start in England in the first three rounds - three victories out of three possible. However, a defeat in the fourth round in the Manchester derby and an unexpected draw against "Watford" last weekend. Jose Mourinho's team now has nine points in the "Premier League," occupies seventh place and is trailing the leaders by six points. English champion "Leicester City" last season created a miracle in England, but it seems that they will not repeat it this season. In the first five "Premier League" matches, the team suffered two defeats and one draw with London's "Arsenal." The Leicester city team has seven points and is almost three wins behind the leaders "Man City." "Man Utd" before the game has serious injuries. J. Mourinho will have to do without Luke Shaw, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Anthony Martial. Meanwhile, the "Leicester" team will also lack the main defender Nampalys Mendy. Claudio Ranieri is still unsure if Kasper Schmeichel will be able to guard the gates. Spanish "La Liga" | "Las Palmas" - Madrid "Real" | Saturday, 21:45. Missed opportunities to gain a five-point advantage over the closest competitors in the middle of the week did not deter Madrid "Real" club from seeking revenge and winning three important points on Saturday evening. It will not be easy - a strong "Las Palmas" team is waiting for them as the opponent. The team coached by Zinedine Zidane tied 1-1 with "Villarreal" at home on Wednesday and ended their record 16 consecutive victories in the Spanish championship. Las Palmas" players also did not settle for a positive result in the last round - they were defeated 4-1 by "Real Sociedad" in San Sebastian, and Prince Kevin-Prince Boateng was sent off in a match against "Real." "Real" in Spain went without any mistakes until Wednesday - four wins out of four possible. A draw was played in the fifth round, but there were no changes in the standings - the "Royal" club with 13 points is the sole leader and has a 2-point advantage over "Sevilla" and a 3-point advantage over the closest opponents, "Barcelona" players. "Las Palmas" cannot be disappointed with their results. In the first two rounds, they won two victories, then lost to "Sevilla", won against "Malaga" in the fourth round, and finally suffered a defeat in San Sebastian. With 9 points, the warm Gran Canaria team occupies the fifth position. "Real" also has serious injuries before the match. Two key players of the "White team" Marcelo and Casemiro will not play due to injuries. Pepe, who is recovering from injury, is also not registered for the match. As mentioned before, K-P. Boateng will not help the Las Palmas" team either, having received a red card in the match against "Real Sociedad." Italian "Serie A" | "Fiorentina" - "Milan" | Sunday, 21:45. On Sunday evening, an exciting clash between "Milan" and " Fiorentina" awaits in the Italian "Serie A" championship. The "Rossoneri" team is in optimal sporting form, but it will not be easy for them to take three points against the Florence team. "Milan" should not complain about their current form, but "Fiorentina" is not showing any terrible results either. The fashion capital's team defeated Rome's "Lazio" in the last matches, while "Fiorentina" settled for a goalless draw with "Udinese." "Milan" started the season in Italy with a victory but then fell into a small hole - suffered two consecutive defeats. However, all possible 6 points were won in the last two matches. The legendary Italian club with 9 points occupies the seventh position in the "Serie A" championship and is only one victory behind the leaders "Juventus." "Lazio" opened the season with a defeat to the champions "Juventus", but later won two minimal victories against "Chievo" and "Roma." In the last "Serie A" matches, the Florence eleven played a 2-2 draw with "Udinese." "Fiorentina" has 7 points in their account and occupies the 10th position. However, "Fiorentina" has played one match less than the other 18 teams. Their match against "Genoa" has not taken place yet.
Aivaras Katutis, eurofootball.lt
