Football fans have an action-packed day to look forward to on 26 October, with top leagues across Europe set to deliver thrilling matches.

In the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Bournemouth, Brentford will face Ipswich, Brighton will take on Wolves, and Manchester City will meet Southampton in simultaneous kick-offs at 1400 GMT. Everton will square off against Fulham later at 1630 GMT.

In Spain’s La Liga, Valladolid play Villarreal at 1200 GMT, followed by Rayo Vallecano against Alaves (1415 GMT). Later, Las Palmas will face Girona (1630 GMT), while Real Madrid take on arch-rivals Barcelona in the eagerly anticipated El Clasico at 1900 GMT.

Italian Serie A features Napoli versus Lecce (1300 GMT), Bologna against AC Milan (1600 GMT), and Atalanta meeting Verona (1845 GMT).

In the Bundesliga, Augsburg play Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig face Freiburg, St Pauli take on Wolfsburg, and Stuttgart meet Holstein Kiel, all kicking off at 1330 GMT. Werder Bremen will host Bayer Leverkusen at 1630 GMT.

Meanwhile, French Ligue 1 will see Angers meet St Etienne at 1400 GMT, followed by Reims versus Brest at 1600 GMT, and Lens take on Lille at 1800 GMT.

With matches scheduled across Europe’s top leagues, it promises to be an exciting day for football fans everywhere.

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