Eight-time winners Liverpool FC will be keen to avoid an upset when they face Barnsley FC in the FA Cup third round at Anfield on 12 January.

As one of the favourites to lift the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations trophy, Nigeria will now turn their attention to Algeria in the quarter-finals, with the Fennec Foxes on course to win their third tournament crown.
 

Celta Vigo will look to stay in the fight for European contention when they lock horns with out-of-sorts Valencia at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan on Monday, January 12.

Leeds United will renew their rivalry with Manchester United in a high-profile Premier League match at Elland Road on 4 January.
 

Real Madrid will attempt to establish the Bernabeu as a fortress once more when they play host to Real Betis on Sunday, January 4.

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri believes that the Italian giants ‘have to act’ in their bid to clinch the 2025/26 Serie A title as they prepare to take on Cagliari on Friday night.