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Let's go to Boockieko for the MATCHES - Madrid, Athens and Thessaloniki in two!
The Sunday programme includes derbies in England, Spain, Greece and Cyprus. Madrid, Athens and Thessaloniki will be split in two for the matches. Manchester United-Tottenham and Paphos-Aris are also expected to captivate football fans.
MANCHESTER UNITED-TOTTENHAM (18:30)
The most interesting match of the 6th round in the Premier League will be played in Manchester. United will face Tottenham, in a very controversial match, with the home team as slight favourites.
Both teams have not started the league well at all. In five matches they have the same record with two wins, equal number of defeats and draws.
The pressure is on for both teams, as they know that the margins have narrowed since the end of September.
Both made their Europa League debuts, with Manchester United playing on Wednesday and having an extra day's rest than their opponents who played on Thursday.
PAPHOS-ARIS (19:00)
Described as a derby in the new world order and not unfairly so. Paphos and Aris invested millions and saw money and effort rewarded with trophies and European honours.
In the last three years those games have been extremely dubious. In a total of 12 matches, eight draws and two wins were recorded for each team. Aris got their last double in 2015/16, while Paphos last season celebrated two wins in as many home games by the same score, 1-0, with goals in the last minutes. The other two ended in draws.
Today's game is extremely interesting in that both Paphos and Aris are coming off losses. Despite running four for four in the league, the hosts were beaten in the Super Cup by APOEL in midweek. They played for long periods with a player short, but showed and proved that they have an excellent squad and ready for anything.
Aris came out of the game with a goalless draw against Apollon, which resulted in them slipping back to second place, two points less than their current rivals.
PAOK-ARIS (20:30)
The defeat to Galatasaray in their Europa League opener in Istanbul obviously caused more fatigue than disappointment with the result. PAOK stood their ground well enough, equalising through wonderkid Kostandelia, but they buckled and conceded two more goals to go down 3-1.
In the league, the bicephalos will attempt to return to winning ways and a better opponent than Aris could not have emerged for this goal. For the obvious reasons.
Of course, the game needs a huge amount of attention, as Aris did the damage to PAOK several times. Let alone now when they are coming off a great win against Olympiacos Piraeus.
The yellows go to Toumba upbeat and optimistic for a positive result.
AEK-PANATHINAIKOS (21:30)
One hour after the kick-off in Toumba, another match will take place in Athens. AEK will host Panathinaikos in a game of huge interest, mainly in terms of points.
Last week, the southern bicephalos moved into second place in the standings, while together with PAOK, they remain the only undefeated teams in the league.
Against Panathinaikos, the Kitrinomavroi are aiming for nothing but victory in order to take advantage of any losses to PAOK and climb to the top, which they hope to conquer in May.
Panathinaikos, who have created an excellent roster and the most expensive one in the league, obviously have the same goal. However, the start has not been commensurate with the investment. Unexpected losses will only be covered by derby wins and the first chance is today, in the "Agia Sophia"
ATLETICO MADRID -REAL MADRID (22:00)
Sunday's last big game will take place in Madrid, where Atletico will welcome Real Madrid.
Both teams remain undefeated, but with problematic performances, which brought unexpected draws that had an impact on the standings. Atletico have 15 points, Real have 17 and Barcelona have 21.
Therefore, the Madrid derby gives both teams extra motivation, while the loser will find themselves with their backs against the wall early on.
Ancelotti also has to deal with the problem that arose with Empape, who in the last game against Alaves and after scoring a goal, asked for a substitution.