
The Football Faithful
·19 September 2025
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·19 September 2025
The five football fixtures you must watch this weekend, including Le Classique and massive derbies in the Premier League and Serie A.
Here are our five must-watch games.
Le Classique returns this weekend as Marseille meet Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. Roberto De Zerbi’s side finished as runners-up last season but have endured a mixed start to 2025/26, with two defeats in four games.
Confidence will be taken from pushing Real Madrid close in their Champions League return in midweek, though Marseille must try and stop a Parisian juggernaut this weekend. PSG have a perfect record this season and waltzed past Atalanta (4-0) on Wednesday night.
A fixture that lacks the prestige of past Premier League campaigns but a battle between two of English football’s biggest nonetheless.
The pressure on Ruben Amorim is becoming untenable, as Manchester United bounce from one disappointment to the next.
Last weekend’s derby humbling has heaped more scrutiny on Amorim, who is failing to get a tune from his squad. Chelsea will start as favourites, despite a midweek defeat at Bayern Munich.
The Merseyside derby takes place on Saturday lunchtime as a city stops to watch. It’s been a fairly one-sided fixture in recent years, with Everton having won just one Premier League game at Anfield since 1999.
However, the Blues are buoyed by a strong start to the season, with new signings Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall impressive. Could any of the new signings become a cult hero? Or will champions Liverpool maintain their perfect start?
Lazio and Roma meet for the Derby della Capitale on Sunday.
The capital clubs face off at their shared Stadio Olimpico home, each looking to respond to Serie A defeats last time out.
Lazio and Roma finished just four points apart last season with this a rivalry that’s evenly matched. The winners will take momentum into their European push, while the losers will have ground to make up.
Arsenal and Manchester City go head-to-head in the latest instalment of their very modern rivalry.
Having tussled for the title in consecutive seasons, the two trailed behind Liverpool last time around. Liverpool have opened the season with a perfect record and neither can afford to fall further behind. It’s Guardiola vs Arteta. Gabriel vs Haaland. South vs North. Grab the popcorn.
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