The top two teams in Ligue 1 and the Portuguese First Division square off in two of the bigger matches of the weekend in Europe.
French champs Bordeaux take on surprising Monaco in a battle of table-toppers, while Benfica faces Braga.
Those are just two of the weekend's best clashes. Here is a rundown of the top matches in each of Europe's top leagues:
ENGLAND– (3) Arsenal vs. (4) Tottenham
ITALY– (5) AC Milan vs. (4) Parma
SPAIN– (2) Real Madrid vs. (8) Getafe
GERMANY– (1) Bayer Leverkusen vs. (4) Schalke 04
FRANCE– (1) Bordeaux vs. (2) Monaco
PORTUGAL– (2) Braga vs. (1) Benfica
NETHERLANDS– (4) Feyenoord vs. (3) Ajax Amsterdam
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As for the European Club Top 25, we will bring it back in full early next week, but we wanted to put it out heading into this weekend's action. Here is the newest SBI European Club Top 25:
SBI European Club Top 25
1. BARCELONA (7-0-1)
2. CHELSEA (8-2)
3. MANCHESTER UNITED (7-1-1)
4. INTER MILAN (8-1-1)
5. REAL MADRID (6-1-1)
6. BORDEAUX (7-2-1)
7. JUVENTUS (6-1-3)
8. SEVILLA (5-2-1)
9. ARSENAL (6-2-1)
10. HAMBURG (6-0-4)
11. FK Rubin Kazan (16-5-5)
12. Olympiakos (7-0-1)
13. Dinamo Kiev (10-0-1)
14. Werder Bremen (6-1-3)
15. Sampdoria (6-2-2)
16. Benfica (6-0-1)
17. Lyon (6-2-2)
18. Fiorentina (4-3-3)
19. Fenerbahce (8-1)
20. Bayer Leverkusen (6-0-4)
21. FC Porto (6-1-1)
22. Marseille (7-2-2)
23. Shakhtar Donetsk (7-0-4)
24. AC Milan (4-2-4)
25. Bayern Munich (5-2-3)
OTHERS RECEIVING CONSIDERATION: Manchester City (5-1-3), Ajax Amsterdam (7-1-2), Liverpool (6-4)Aston Villa (5-2-2), Tottenham (6-3-1), PSV Eindhoven (8-0-3), Valencia (4-1-3),Twente Enschede (9-0-2), Braga (7-0-1), Galatasaray (7-1-1), Panathanaikos (7-0-1), Schalke 04 (6-2-2)
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Which match are you most looking forward to this weekend? Which club do you think should have cracked the Top 25 that didn't? Any club on the list that you're surprised to see on there?
Share your thoughts below.