After a thrilling set of UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, domestic matters take focus again this weekend across Europe.

There are three derby matches to enjoy, two that’ll be key in determining Champions League qualifiers and one in which the destination of the divisional title can be decided.

In the one remaining alive title race in Europe’s top five leagues—in Italy—the challengers are attempting to cling on to the favorites. There’s also a meeting between two of the Premier League’s best on Saturday evening.

All kick-offs are in Eastern Time. Enjoy your weekend and enjoy the games!

 

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR VS. MANCHESTER CITY
Saturday, April 14, 2:45 p.m. ET, NBCSN, Universo, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier

Tottenham Hotspur will be confident of adding to Manchester City’s misery on Saturday, when they welcome the champions elect the Wembley.

Although City will go on to clinch the Premier League crown eventually, they’ve had a difficult spell in the buildup to this game, with two losses to Liverpool in the Champions League sandwiching a derby defeat to Manchester United. Pep Guardiola will be keen to see a response from his side, who seek to stop the rot.

Tottenham know the title is gone at this point, but Mauricio Pochettino will want to see his side usurp Manchester United to finish in second spot. Victory over the league’s best would give Spurs a huge boost moving forward too, especially with an FA Cup semi-final to come against United at Wembley next weekend.

Spurs start Week 34 in fourth, three points behind Liverpool, who they have a game in hand on. They’re four points behind United having played the same amount of matches, meaning if they want to finish in second there’s little room for error at this point.

 

MILAN VS. NAPOLI
Sunday, April 15, 9 a.m. ET, beIN SPORTS, iGol, Sling Latino, Sling World Sports and fubo Premier

There is still a title race going on in Serie A this season. But last weekend, Napoli had to produce something special to keep their slender chances of winning the Scudetto alive.

Going into the 87th minute against Chievo on Sunday, the Partenopei were 1-0 down in the game and seven points behind Juventus at the top of the table. Maurizio Sarri’s men dug deep, though, with Arkadiusz Milik grabbing an equaliser before Amadou Diawara scored a dramatic winner.

With a match against Juventus in Turin to come next weekend, it’s imperative Napoli keep in touch at the top on Sunday when they visit Milan. They’ll be confident too, as the Rossoneri, who have been rejuvenated under Gennaro Gattuso lately, have gone three games without a win.

It’s a chance for Napoli to apply some pressure back on Juve too, as their match with Sampdoria comes after this showdown at the San Siro. However, with next week’s top-of-the-table contest on the horizon, only three points will do for Napoli in Milan.

 

SCHALKE VS. BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Sunday, April 15, 9:30 a.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, Univision Deportes, DIRECTV NOW, Sling Blue and fubo Premier

With Bayern Munich’s title win confirmed, focus in the Bundesliga now turns to the race for Champions League football. Rivals Schalke and Dortmund are both well in the battle.

Schalke are currently sat in second place and are enjoying a fine campaign under manager Domenico Tedesco. Although they suffered a shock loss to Hamburg last week, previously they’d put together a run of six consecutive wins and five clean sheets in a row, cementing their status as the best of the rest at the moment.

Dortmund have not enjoyed the finest campaign, yet they still remain a point behind their rivals. Last weekend they picked up a crucial victory too, bouncing back well from their mauling at the hands of Bayern to topple Stuttgart. Victory at the home of their Ruhr rivals here would put BVB up into second spot.

When these two sides met earlier in the campaign, we witnessed one of the games of the season as Schalke recovered from 4-0 down to draw 4-4. A match with half as much excitement would be quite the spectacle on Saturday.

 

PSV EINDHOVEN VS. AJAX
Sunday, April 15, 10:45 a.m. ET, OZ.com

Manchester City missed the chance to clinch the Premier League title against their big rivals last weekend. It’s an opportunity PSV won’t want to miss out on against Ajax on Sunday.

PSV have raced into a seven-point lead at the top of the table, a margin that seems pretty comfortable. However, when they were 2-0 down last weekend at AZ Alkmaar with this match on the horizon, it didn’t feel quite so secure; Phillip Cocu’s side produced an excellent fightback to win 3-2, though.

Victory here would put PSV 10 points clear with three games remaining. It’s a situation Ajax will want to avoid at all costs and if they were able to grab a victory at the Philips Stadion, there’d still be an outside chance of them being able to sneak in to win the title.

PSV have been a cut above for most of the season, though, inspired by the exceptional wing play of Hirving Lozano following his transfer last summer. Given what’s at stake, expect a big performance from the hosts, as they look to secure a third title in four years.

 

ROMA VS. LAZIO
Sunday, April 15, 2:45 p.m. ET, beIN SPORTS Connect, iGol and fubo Premier

At the start of this week Roma supporters would’ve thought this derby and a place in the Champions League was all that was really left for them to play for this term.

But there’s still a European Cup up for grabs for the Giallorossi, as they produced one of the biggest shocks in the history of the Champions League, beating Barcelona 3-0 to draw 4-4 on aggregate and qualify for the semi-final on away goals. The Roma players should be full of confidence after a stunning result and night at the Stadio Olimpico.

They need to refocus to domestic matters this weekend and in Lazio they have a major rival for a Champions League spot. Roma (third) and their bitter rivals Lazio (fourth) are deadlocked on 60 points going into this one, with Inter Milan just a point back. It means the result on Sunday will be vital to determining which two finish behind Juventus and Napoli come May.

Lazio will hope the effort exerted in midweek will give them an edge here and Simone Inzaghi’s team, the top scorers in the division this season, have the firepower to take advantage of any tired legs the opposition may have.