***Europe*** Borussia Dortmund take on Schalke in the Ruhr derby on Saturday as they try to return to the top of the Bundesliga. In my contract it says that we have 32 Bundesliga games and two derbies, said Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp. These are the most special games of the season. Leaders Bayern Munich host Hertha Berlin at the same time. GERMANY If both those sides slip up, Sami Hyypias Bayer Leverkusen could go top if they beat Augsburg. Struggling Mainz host bottom side Eintracht Braunschweig, while Hoffenheim travel to Hannover and Wolfsburg take on Werder Bremen. On Sunday, Freiburg are at home to Hamburg and Borussia Monchengladbach host Eintracht Frankfurt. ITALY Fourth-placed Verona have the chance to show their good start to the season is no fluke when they visit Inter Milan, one place and point below them, on Saturday. Elsewhere, Sampdoria host Atalanta. League leaders Roma, who have won all eight games so far, visit 11th-placed Udinese on Sunday. Title contenders Napoli host Torino, while Juventus are at home to Genoa. Fiorentina, who are sixth, visit Chievo. AC Milan will look to get their shaky season going when they visit Parma. Bologna host Livorno, Catania face Sassuolo and Lazio are at home to Cagliari. SPAIN As well as El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, there are three other La Liga matches on Saturday. Malaga host Celta Vigo, Elche are at home to Granada and Espanyol travel to Levante. Second-placed Atletico Madrid host Real Betis in Sundays big game. Sevilla host Osasuna, Valencia are at Villarreal and Real Sociedad are at home to Almeria. FRANCE The biggest games in Ligue 1 are both on Sunday, as leaders Paris St-Germain go to St Etienne and Monaco host Lyon. Bordeaux are at home to Montpellier in the days other game. On Saturday, Marseille, who finished second last season, host former champions Reims. Four of the bottom five teams face each other as Valenciennes host Evian and Lorient are at home to Sochaux. Bastia host Nice, Guingamp are at home to Ajaccio and Rennes visit Toulouse in Saturdays other games. ELSEWHERE IN EUROPE Portugals two unbeaten sides face each other in a top-of-the-table match on Sunday, with leaders FC Porto hosting Sporting Lisbon. On the same day, Roberto Mancinis Galatasaray visit Kayserispor in the Turkish Super Lig. The 2013 Finnish league comes to an end on Saturday, but HJK Helsinki have already sealed the title. In the Netherlands, Ajax visit RKC Waalwijk on Saturday and leaders Twente are at ADO Den Haag. Sunday sees third-placed PEC Zwolle host AZ Alkmaar and PSV visit Roda JC.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 22:20:18 +0000
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