Top-flight football in Europe returned at the weekend after the March international break, with title races bubbling towards their conclusions.
Liverpool have edged ahead in the Premier League after Manchester City and Arsenal played out a goalless draw at the Etihad Stadium.
Elsewhere, the likes of Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen are in positions of strength in their leagues, although there is still plenty to be settled in terms of Champions League qualification, along with the relegation and promotion fights.
Easter Monday features action in Serie A, LaLiga and the Saudi Pro League among other flagship competitions. The Sporting News runs through the best fixtures on offer.
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Premier League
The battle for promotion to the Premier League is reaching boiling point in English football’s second-tier. Leaders Ipswich Town host fourth-placed Southampton, who are 10 points behind but with two games in hand. Like Saints, Leeds United and Leicester City are also in the hunt for an instant return to the top flight.
| Time (ET) | Home team | Away team |
| 7:30 a.m. | Leicester City | Norwich City |
| 10:00 a.m. | Birmingham City | Preston North End |
| 10:00 a.m. | Coventry City | Cardiff City |
| 10:00 a.m. | Middlesbrough | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 10:00 a.m. | Plymouth Argyle | Bristol City |
| 10:00 a.m. | Rotherham United | Millwall |
| 10:00 a.m. | Stoke City | Huddersfield Town |
| 10:00 a.m. | Sunderland | Blackburn Rovers |
| 10:00 a.m. | Swansea City | Queens Park Rangers |
| 10:00 a.m. | West Brom | Watford |
| 12:30 p.m. | Ipswich Town | Southampton |
| 3:00 p.m. | Leeds United | Hull City |
Serie A
Internazionale can go 14 points clear with eight games to play if they beat relegation-threatened Empoli in Monday’s late kickoff.
| Time (ET) | Home team | Away team |
| 6:30 a.m. | Bologna | Salernitana |
| 9:00 a.m. | Cagliari | Hellas Verona |
| 9:00 a.m. | Sassuolo | Udinese |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lecce | Roma |
| 14:45 p.m. | Internazionale | Empoli |
La Liga
Atletico Madrid have a Champions League quarterfinal against Borussia Dortmund to look forward to but must keep their hopes of a top-four finish in LaLiga on course when they travel to mid-table Villarreal.
| Time (ET) | Home team | Away team |
| 3 p.m. | Villarreal | Atletico Madrid |
Portuguese Primeira Liga
| Time (ET) | Home team | Away team |
| 3:15 p.m. | Portimonense | Sporting Braga |
Saudi Pro League
| Time (ET) | Home team | Away team |
| 3:00 p.m. | Al Ahli | Al Ittihad |
| 3:00 p.m. | Al Hazm | Damak |
| 3:00 p.m. | Al Raed | Al Khaleej |
