Actions resume in Europe this weekend as clubs continue to build the narrative of their season with the first quarter coming to an end, and things already taking shape at various ends of the league standings, while the domestic Cups are also selecting their finalists.

What is at a peak is certain to decline because you can't go any further, while others can always catch up. This is most applicable to teams that become champions, because other champions are bound to emerge later. However, the nature of the fall of a champion goes a long way when referring to their conquest.

The weekend presents a host of derby games, from El Clásico in Spain to the London derby in England and clashes of the heavyweights in several top European leagues. We take a preview of all the top 10 selected fixtures you should watch out for this weekend.

Round three of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League season was an interesting one, with a host of expected and unexpected results, but the true challengers continue to stand tall.

Football records are vast and there is no limit to what anyone, talented or not, can achieve over the course of their respective careers as a professional, good or not.

Manchester United earned the biggest win of the weekend as they inflicted a fourth straight defeat on Liverpool, but the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea also secured important wins of their own, with Chelsea's at the City Ground being a milestone.

Club football returns this weekend, following another international break, as players resume their club commitments after representing their respective countries during the October 2025 international games.

Pending the qualification playoffs, the FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament is over for African nations with nine already securing their place in the global showpiece next year, while four others head into playoffs.