The weekend has sadly come to end, but fortunately, this does not mean football fans have nothing left to look forward to this week. In fact, the midweek brings another round of exciting ties from three of Europe's top six leagues – four if you include the one Primeira Liga match that will be taking place.
And it's not only the domestic leagues that will dominate the fixtures list as the DFB Pokal, Germany's famous domestic cup competition, resumes this Tuesday, with two of the country's biggest teams taking to the field over the next two days.
Without further ado, here are the top matches to watch on Tuesday through Thursday.
Tuesday, August 30
Premier League fixture
The English top-flight resumes this midweek with Matchweek 5 as four fixtures are scheduled to take place on Tuesday. Only one of England's big six will be in action on this day, and it is Chelsea, with the Blues visiting Southampton with the sole aim of building on their 2-1 victory over Leicester. However, there are other interesting matches taking place, including Fulham vs Brighton. Here are the games to watch:
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Fulham vs Brighton
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Crystal Palace vs Brentford
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Southampton vs Chelsea
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Leeds vs Everton
Serie A
Both Milan giants will be in action on Tuesday, with AC Milan traveling to Sassuolo while Inter host Cremonese. The defending champions enter this clash on the back of their 2-0 weekend victory over Bologna while the Nerazzurri look to make amends for their disappointing 3-1 loss away to Lazio on Friday. Here are the fixtures for this day:
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Sassuolo vs AC Milan
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Inter Milan vs Cremonese
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Roma vs Monza
The DFB Pokal and Primeira Liga
Wrapping up Tuesday's fixtures is a DFB Pokal and Primeira Liga fixture. RB Leipzig will be the club in action, with the German giants taking on Teutonia Hamburg after their 2-0 victory over Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga. As for the Portuguese top-flight, Benfica are the ones taking to the field, with the Eagles hosting Pacos de Ferreira in their game in-hand, having played a number of UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
Wednesday, August 31
Premier League
A total of five English top-flight fixtures will go down on this day, with four out of the Big Six taking to the field. Arsenal and Manchester City get things underway as the league's top two clubs host Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, respectively. After that comes Tottenham's trip to West Ham before Liverpool host Newcastle in the standout fixture. Here's the list of matches in full:
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Bournemouth vs Wolves
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Arsenal vs Aston Villa
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Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
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West Ham vs Tottenham
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Liverpool vs Newcastle
Serie A
Juventus and Napoli headline Wednesday's list of Serie A fixtures as the Bianconeri and Gli Azzurri prepare to host Spezia and Lecce. Elsewhere, Lazio will visit Sampdoria while Fiorentina prepare to face Udinese. Here are the list of fixtures:
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Empoli vs Hellas Verona
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Sampdoria vs Lazio
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Udinese vs Fiorentina
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Juventus vs Spezia
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Napoli vs Lecce
Ligue 1
All 10 fixtures will take place on Wednesday, with five simultaneously kicking off at 1 p.m. ET while the other five all commence at 3 p.m. ET. The two standout matches are Lille vs Nice, as both clubs haven't enjoyed the best of starts, and Toulouse vs PSG. The defending champions recently drew 1-1 with Monaco and will look to return to winning ways as soon as possible.
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Monaco vs Troyes
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Angers vs Reims
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Montpellier vs Ajaccio
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Lyon vs Auxerre
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Strasbourg vs Nantes
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Lille vs Nice
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Marseille vs Clermont
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Lens vs Lorient
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Rennes vs Brest
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Toulouse vs PSG
DFB Pokal
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Viktoria Koln vs Bayern Munich
Thursday, September 1
Three games wrap up our list, one of which is a Premier League match. That is Manchester United's trip to Leicester as the Red Devils look to make it three wins in a row, having beaten Liverpool and Southampton in their most recent outings. Elsewhere, two Serie A games are scheduled for Thursday and they are Atalanta vs Torino and Bologna vs Salernitana.
