From local derbies to blockbuster cup ties, we’ve got a jam-packed weekend of action to look forward to. As usual, follow all the latest news and results right here with our Football Tracker!
23:00 CET – After a really exciting 90 minutes of football, Madrid rivals Real and Atletico weren’t able to be separated, with a Kylian Mbappe goal cancelling out Julian Alvarez’s first-half penalty.
Real remain one point ahead of Atletico, but now Barcelona have the chance to move just two points off the summit with a win.
What a title race it promises to be.
22:54 CET – Chelsea have been dumped out of the FA Cup, with Brighton securing a really impressive 2-1 win against Enzo Maresca’s side.
22:46 CET – A second-half equaliser from Genoa saw them clinch a 1-1 draw in their mid-table Serie A clash with Torino.
22:18 CET – Brighton have taken the lead against Chelsea in the FA Cup, with Kaoru Mitoma finishing really smartly over the goalkeeper’s head to make it 2-1!
22:16 CET – Just five minutes into the second half, Real Madrid have levelled it up against Atletico Madrid! Kylian Mbappe is the goalscorer, tucking home from close range! 1-1.
21:56 CET – It is half time in Madrid, and Real are trailing Atletico 1-0, courtesy of a Julian Alvarez penalty.
Meanwhile, In Ligue 1, Rennes are leading at St Etienne 1-0 at the break.
21:48 CET – Over in the FA Cup, it is 1-1 between Brighton and Chelsea at half time.
21:40 CET – Julian Alvarez has given Atletico Madrid the lead against Real Madrid, with a cheeky panenka! Atletico were awarded a really soft penalty, but they won’t care one bit. They lead 1-0.
21:12 CET – Just 12 minutes in, Brighton and Chelsea are already level at 1-1! Fast start!
20:57 CET – In Ligue 1, Le Havre stunned Lille, claiming a pivotal 2-1 win to breathe life into their survival chances, while damaging their opponent’s chances of qualifying for the Champions League.
20:51 CET – Newcastle have just won a fantastic FA Cup tie against Birmingham, with Joe Willock and Callum Wilson scoring to give the Premier League outfit a 3-2 victory. The League 1 leaders were excellent, but Newcastle just had too much quality.
20:30 CET – Meanwhile, over at St Andrew’s, Newcastle have taken the lead against Birmingham with just under 10 minutes left, with Joe Willock scoring his second goal of the game to make it 3-2.
20:26 CET – Eintracht Frankfurt were held to a 1-1 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga, with both goals being scored in the first 30 minutes of the game. The draw means Frankfurt move four points clear in third place.
20:18 CET – Chelsea face a very tricky trip to Brighton in the FA Cup, and have started a strong line-up as they eye a spot in the fifth round.
Follow the tie here.
20:00 CET – We are just an hour away from the biggest match of the weekend between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid – a huge clash in the LaLiga title race between the two teams top of the table.
Real lead Atletico by just the single point, while Barcelona are lurking in third place, just four points off top.
You can follow the match here.
19:54 CET – All over in Serie A, where AC Milan have notched a third win in five with a 2-0 victory over Empoli with the goals coming from Rafael Leao and Santiago Gimenez on his league debut.
Read the report now.
19:50 CET – Back to LaLiga, where we are not far off a huge Madrid derby. But, before then, let’s catch you up with Villarreal, who lead Las Palmas 1-0 thanks to Alex Baena’s sixth league goal of the season.
19:47 CET – Le Havre have a shock 1-0 lead over Lille at half-time in their Ligue 1 match, with Ahmed Hassan getting his first goal for the club to, as things stand, lift them off the bottom of the table.
See if they can hold on to the three points with us right here.
19:41 CET – It’s a first goal of his AC Milan career for Santiago Gimenez as he puts his side 2-0 up against Empoli with 14 minutes to play. His fans will hope that is the first of many.
19:33 CET – Everyone needs a breather in Birmingham after a cup tie for the ages is level at 2-2 between City and Newcastle United.
The only problem from the game was that half-time whistle – follow every kick in the second 45 with us.
19:30 CET – AC Milan lead Empoli through the ever-reliable Rafael Leao. After the hosts were also reduced to 10 men, evening it up in the contest, the Portuguese forward has put his side ahead with just over 20 minutes to play.
19:26 CET – Birmingham are back level! In a pulsating cup tie at St Andrew’s, Tomoki Iwata has hit a rocket from the edge of the box to make it 2-2 against Newcastle. Goal of the weekend?
19:20 CET – It’s an early bath for AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori, who has been sent off in their game against Empoli on the hour mark following a second bookable offence. It’s his second red card in 121 Serie A games.
Can the hosts capitalise on the man advantage?
19:17 CET – Less action over in LaLiga, where Las Palmas and Villarreal head down the tunnel goalless. The hosts have had the better of the play, but have yet to put one in the net.
19:10 CET – After a slow start from Newcastle, they have scored two quick-fire goals to now lead Birmingham City 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth round.
Joe Willock netted the leveller before Callum Wilson managed to find a scrappy finish to put his side in front. Both are bizarre goals, but it doesn’t matter for the Magpies.
19:03 CET – An instant reaction from Eintracht Frankfurt sees them back level against Borussia Monchengladbach through Hugo Ekitike from close range.
19:00 CET – No time to draw breath in Ligue 1 as we head to northern France where Lille are facing off against Le Havre – a fixture that has had plenty of wins over the years for the hosts.
In fact, Lille have only lost one of their 18 Ligue 1 home games against Le Havre (W11 D6), in September 1951 (1-3).
See if they can continue the run with us now.
18:57 CET – Over to the Bundesliga, where a confident Borussia Monchengladbach have a 1-0 lead over Eintracht Frankfurt in the 26th minute, thanks to Tim Kleindienst – his fourth goal in as many games!
18:55 CET – All over in Ligue 1, where Nice have beaten Lens 2-0 with a goal in either half.
Read the report now.
18:50 CET – Empoli have held AC Milan to a goalless first half in Serie A, and they, surprisingly have a higher xG from the opening 45 minutes, but in truth, neither side have managed to muster much.
Can that change in the second half?
Meanwhile, it’s a dream start for Birmingham City, who lead Newcastle in the first minute from a corner that is swept in from Ethan Laird.
18:26 CET – It’s turning into a bad evening for Lens who, after going down to 10 men with Facundo Media receiving a second yellow, now trail Nice 2-0 after Jonathan Clauss fires a shot into the roof of the net.
18:15 CET – Back to the FA Cup where Newcastle United, who made it into the final of the EFL Cup in midweek, look for more cup success from 18:45 CET as they travel to League One side Birmingham City.
The hosts are looking to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 2019-20. However, the Blues are winless in their last 10 meetings with Premier League sides in the competition (D2 L8).
Follow the game with Flashscore.
In LaLiga, Villarreal travel to the Canary Islands to take on Las Palmas from 18:30 CET.
Las Palmas’ Kirian Rodriguez has scored six goals in 58 games in LaLiga, while his only brace came in January 2024 in a match at the Estadio Gran Canaria against Villarreal.
See if he can continue that run with us here.
18:10 CET – A hat-trick from Oihan Sancet has driven Athletic Club to a dominant 3-0 victory over Girona in LaLiga. The attacking midfielder now has 11 goals in the league this season, helping his side to just one point behind Barcelona in third and a remarkable five off of the top of the league.
Read the report from San Mames now.
18:04 CET – Our evening match in the Bundesliga pits Borussia Monchengladbach against Eintracht Frankfurt in what must be the game in the German top division with the most letters.
On the pitch, Frankfurt will be looking to cement their place in the top four, whilst the hosts are looking to make it three wins in a row.
Kick-off is at 18:30 CET, and you can follow the game right here.
17:56 CET – Ohian Sancet has completed his hat-trick for Athletic Club as the Basque side now lead Girona 3-0 with 10 minutes to play in their LaLiga clash.
17:54 CET – The FA Cup is known for its shocks, but this result can’t be called one as in-form Burnley have defeated basement Premier League side Southampton 1-0 to make their way into the fifth round.
For the rest of the Premier League sides in action it was Bournemouth who saw off Everton 2-0 – Antoine Semenyo once again amongst the goals – and Fulham beat a spirited Wigan Athletic 2-1.
17:50 CET – Half-time in the Ligue 1 encounter between Nice and Lens, with the French Riviera side leading 1-0 in a game where they have shown all of the attacking intent.
17:34 CET – We’ve been waiting for a FA Cup upset this afternoon, and we may have one at St Mary’s where debutant Marcus Edwards has opened the scoring from point-blank range for Burnley with 13 minutes to play to potentially knock out their Premier League opponents Southampton.
17:30 CET – Over to Serie A, where Empoli welcome AC Milan from 18:00 CET.
It’s a first league start for Joao Felix – he made an instant impact during the week, scoring on his debut against Roma in the Coppa Italia.
AC Milan have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four league games against Empoli; only against Pisa do they have a longer active streak of consecutive clean sheets in Serie A (five between 1988 and 1991).
Find out what happens in this one with us.
17:27 CET – All over in our five Bundesliga games and the headline news comes from Stuttgart, where the hosts have seen off 10-man Borussia Dortmund 2-1.
The big winners from the day, all told, haven’t been playing as Bayern Munich will be happy to see Bayer Leverkusen drop points away to Wolfsburg with the two sides playing out a stalemate.
Elsewhere, there was a big win at the bottom of the table for Union Berlin, hammering struggling Hoffenheim 4-0 away from home – Benedict Hollerbach starring with a brace.
It was also a good afternoon for Freiburg as they beat Heidenheim 1-0.
17:10 CET – Nice have opened the scoring from the penalty spot in their Ligue 1 match against Lens, with Gaetan Laborde getting his eighth league goal of the season.
Meanwhile, Dortmund have some late life in their game against Stuttgart as Julian Brandt gets his first goal since December to halve the deficit with 10 minutes to go.
17:03 CET – Athletic Club deservedly lead 2-0 at the break against an insipid Girona in LaLiga with Oihan Sancet getting the opener for the Basque side from the spot and another just before the half-time whistle.
No shots on target in the first half for the visitors, they will need to try something different in the second period if they are to get back into the match.
16:53 CET – Stuttgart are 2-0 up now against Dortmund. The hosts have Jeff Chabot to thank for the goal, scoring with his side’s first shot on target in the game – they are punishing the visitors this afternoon.
16:50 CET – All over in our first game of the day in Serie A, and it was the Mateo Retegui show for Atalanta. The Italian forward netted four in the 5-0 drubbing of Verona, notching an unsurprising 9.6 rating from us.
He is a shoe-in for our Team of the Week, which will be published early next week.
Read the full report from the match right now.
16:46 CET – Let’s bring you up to speed in the FA Cup, where there are leads for Ipswich over Coventry, Bournemouth over Everton and Fulham over Wigan.
The other Premier League side in action is Southampton, who are goalless at the break against promotion-chasing Burnley.
16:40 CET – Stuttgart have the lead against Dortmund after 50 minutes. An own goal from Waldemar Anton has put the visitors in front very much against the run of play.
16:30 CET – We are just 30 minutes from our first game of the day in Ligue 1, pitting Nice up against Lens in what seems to be a tantalising affair.
Follow the game from 17:00 CET right here.
16:18 CET – Half-time in our two big clashes in the Bundesliga this afternoon, with Dortmund and Stuttgart goalless as are Bayer Leverkusen at Wolfsburg.
Meanwhile, Mateo Retegui’s dream day has continued at Verona, netting his fourth of the game for Atalanta to make it 5-0 to the visitors.
16:01 CET – In the FA Cup, we are underway in seven ties, and we will be on upset watch as the afternoon progresses.
Meanwhile, kick-off between Athletic Club and Girona is just 15 minutes away, and it hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for the Catalan side as they have lost three of their four away games against Athletic Club in LaLiga (W1), conceding at least one goal in their four league visits (eight overall).
Follow that game here.
16:00 CET – A very quiet start to our Bundesliga games so far, with just one goal in five matches as we pass the halfway mark in the first half.
That has come in the match between Hoffenheim and Union Berlin, with Benedict Hollerbach netting for the side from the German capital.
15:56 CET – What a turnaround from Celta Vigo. After finding themselves 2-0 down with 30 minutes to play against Real Betis, the hosts have won it late through Williot Swedberg’s effort.
The result ends a barren run for Celta, where they went four games without a win.
Make sure to check out the match report now.
15:47 CET – What a first half from Atalanta! Mateo Retegui completed his hat-trick just before the break to see his side leading 4-0 at half-time against a shellshocked Verona.
It’s his first hat-trick since October, when he netted three against Genoa.
The match stats make for grim reading for the hosts.
15:38 CET – It’s turning into a walk in the park this afternoon for Atalanta, who are now 3-0 up at Verona – Ederson adding to the brace from Mateo Retegui.
15:31 CET – Underway in the five mid-afternoon Bundesliga fixtures – make sure not to miss a kick right here.
15:28 CET – What a three minutes for Celta Vigo. Finding themselves 2-0 down at home to Real Betis, they have struck back in fine fashion through Fran Beltran and then Javier Rodriguez to level up their LaLiga clash.
15:24 CET – Mateo Retegui has been on fire this season for Atalanta, and he shows no sign of slowing down, grabbing the opener in their Serie A game against Verona in the 21st minute. It’s his 17th domestic goal of the campaign.
Make that 18… Four minutes later, Retegui doubles his side’s advantage with Berat Djimsiti getting the assist. Clinical from the Italian striker!
Atalanta have scored 25 first-half goals in 24 games, only Inter (26) have scored more in the Serie A this season.
15:20 CET – Before we turn our attention to Bundesliga action, let’s pick out a potential FA Cup upset from the 16:00 CET kick-offs.
Championship side Coventry, who were a whisker away from making the FA Cup final last season, face Ipswich Town, who are coming off a poor defeat to the Premier League’s bottom side Southampton a week ago.
The only previous FA Cup meeting between the sides came in the second round in 2019-20 with the Sky Blues advancing via a replay that they won 2-1 at Portman Road.
Follow that game right here.
15:14 CET – Manchester City have survived a major scare in the FA Cup fourth round, coming from behind to battle past third-tier Leyton Orient in an absorbing cup tie.
Kevin De Bruyne netted a classy winner for Pep Guardiola’s side 11 minutes from time – the Belgian’s first in the competition since February 2023.
14:52 CET – Half-time in Vigo and it’s Real Betis who have a healthy 2-0 lead after goals from Antony and Diego Llorente. Interestingly, Betis have a record of W3, D1, L0 when scoring the opening goal away from home in LaLiga this season.
Follow the second half with Flashscore.
14:40 CET – Manchester City have drawn level in their FA Cup tie against Leyton Orient, with Rico Lewis’ strike deflecting off Abdukodir Khusanov to set up a fascinating final half-hour in East London.
14:35 CET – We’ve got a packed schedule in the Bundesliga this afternoon with five matches kicking off at 15:30 CET, including Bayer Leverkusen’s trip to Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund hosting Stuttgart.
Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy returns to Stuttgart this afternoon, where he scored 28 Bundesliga goals last season, setting a new club record in the top flight. He netted 44 times in 58 competitive matches for them in total.
The striker has now scored in four competitive matches in a row for BVB, a personal best run for him at Dortmund.
Follow all the Bundesliga action here.
14:12 CET – It’s half-time in the FA Cup tie between Leyton Orient and Manchester City, with the third-tier hosts leading 1-0 thanks to Jamie Donley’s sensational 45-yard strike.
That goal, which has since gone down as a Stefan Ortega own goal, has stunned the Premier League champions, who have also lost new signing Nico Gonzalez to injury in a disastrous opening period.
Follow the second half with Flashscore.
13:53 CET – Atalanta will be looking to close within four points of Serie A leaders Napoli this afternoon when they travel to Verona in the Italian top flight.
After a streak of 11 consecutive league wins, Atalanta have won only one of their last six Serie A games (D4, L1).
Follow the match from 15:00 CET here.
13:34 CET – Incredible scenes in East London as third-tier Leyton Orient lead Manchester City!
The goal arrived in remarkable circumstances, with Tottenham loanee Jamie Donley lobbing Stefan Ortega from 45 yards to send the home support into raptures.
Leyton Orient have now scored in their last eight FA Cup home games. Could a monumental shock be on the cards?
13:04 CET – Over in Spain, Real Betis travel to Celta Vigo this afternoon as Manuel Pellegrini’s side look to close in on the top six.
Real Betis have won two of their last three away games in LaLiga (L1), twice as many wins as in their previous 10 away games in the competition (W1, D5, L4).
Meanwhile, Celta Vigo are winless in their last four LaLiga matches (D1, L3), their worst winless run in the competition since a 12-game run between September and December 2023 under Rafael Benítez (D6, L6).
Follow the match from 14:00 CET here.
12:50 CET – A couple of fascinating stats to whet the appetite ahead of Manchester City’s visit to Leyton Orient, which gets underway in 25 minutes.
This is Leyton Orient’s first appearance in the FA Cup fourth round since 2010-11, when they won 2-1 at Swansea under Russell Slade. A 17-year-old Harry Kane was an unused substitute in the match.
Since losing 1-0 to Wigan Athletic in a fifth round tie in February 2018, Manchester City have won their last 17 FA Cup matches against teams from a lower division by an aggregate score of 67-8.
Follow today’s game here with Flashscore.
12:24 CET – We’re just under an hour away from the first FA Cup tie of the day, with Premier League champions Manchester City travelling to third-tier Leyton Orient.
Pep Guardiola has named a strong team in East London as new signing Nico Gonzalez makes his debut and Ruben Dias returns to skipper the side.
Follow the match from 13:15 CET here.
11:40 CET – Good morning and welcome to our Football Tracker on what promises to be a thrilling weekend across Europe!
The headline match today comes in LaLiga between rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at 21:00 CET, with both sides battling it out for the title in the Spanish top flight.
Here are some of today’s other standout games in Europe’s top leagues and the FA Cup:
Leyton Orient vs Manchester City – 13:15 CET
Verona vs Atalanta – 15:00 CET
Borussia Dortmund vs Stuttgart – 15:30 CET
Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen – 15:30 CET
Athletic Bilbao vs Girona – 16:15 CET
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea – 21:00 CET
