Amidst all the exciting action in the UEFA Champions League this week there is still a fine selection of fixtures in the Europa League to choose from on Thursday as the small matter of Europe’s second division cannot be ignored.

Every football fan’s attention turns to England on Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League second-leg ties as the duo of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City look to book their place in the last-eight of this season’s competition off the back of strong showings in the first-leg a fortnight ago.

The UEFA Champions League second-leg ties in the round of 16 get underway this week with two fixtures featuring four European giants to wet fans’ appetites.

Manchester City will welcome the defending and outgoing champions Chelsea to their Etihad home on Sunday as they continue on their march to dethroning Antonio Conte’s men and stealing the Premier League crown for themselves.

Manchester City are fresh off of winning the Carabao Cup against Arsenal at Wembley at the weekend in what was Pep Guardiola’s first trophy in English football but now face two tough tests of their Premier League title credentials.

As our UEFA Europa League Round of 32 preview continues, there are a number of teams attempting to overturn first-leg defeats away from home while others are simply looking to put the icing on the cake on what has been a stellar showing so far.

Sporting Braga will square off with Olympique Marseille in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 second-leg game at the Estadio Municipal de Braga on Thursday.

The final two first-leg ties of the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League will wrap up on Wednesday evening with two exciting matches scheduled for global fans.

Leganes will face off with Real Madrid in a Spanish La Liga match at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque on Wednesday.

The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 resumes on Tuesday with two enthralling matches to keep supporters on the edge of their respective seats.