Global diary
Games and dates to pencil in for the month ahead
(All kick-off times, if stated, are BST)
Friday February 18
ITALY: The Turin derby between Juventus and Torino takes place at Juve’s Allianz Stadium. AFRICA: The second matchday of the CAF Champions League begins, with holders Al Ahly among the sides in action.
Saturday February 19
ENGLAND: Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte go head-to-head as Tottenham visit Manchester City. FRANCE: Lens take on Lyon and Nantes face PSG in Ligue 1.
Sunday February 20
SPAIN: The Basque derby between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad takes place at the San Mames, with Valencia and Barca also in action. ENGLAND: Leeds United host old arch-rivals Manchester United. WOMEN: The Arnold Clark Cup continues, with England v Spain followed by Canada v Germany.
Monday February 21
ITALY: Cagliari face Napoli and Bologna take on Spezia in Serie A.
Tuesday February 22
EUROPE: The Champions League continues with Chelsea v Lille and Villarreal v Juventus in the last 16.
Wednesday February 23
WOMEN: Molineux is the host of the final matchday of the Arnold Clark Cup, with Spain v Canada and England v Germany. EUROPE: Ralf Rangnick takes his Manchester United team to Atletico Madrid, while Benfica face Ajax.
Thursday February 24
EUROPE: The Europa League and Europa Conference League play-off second legs take place. Rangers v Dortmund and Napoli v Barca are involved in the former, with Bodo/ Glimt v Celtic and Randers v Leicester involved in the latter.
Friday February 25
EUROPE: The round of 16 draws for both the Europa League and Europa Conference League take place in Nyon, Switzerland. ENGLAND: Southampton host Norwich in the Premier League.
Saturday February 26
ENGLAND: Frank Lampard takes on one of his old club as Everton travel to Manchester City, after Leeds United face Tottenham. SPAIN: Real Madrid make the short trip to face Rayo Vallecano, before Atletico take on Celta Vigo. FRANCE: PSG host Saint-Etienne. USA: The 2022 Major League Soccer campaign begins.
Sunday February 27
ENGLAND: The Carabao Cup final takes place at Wembley between Liverpool and Chelsea.
SPAIN: With Sevilla and Betis flying high in La Liga, one of the biggest ever Seville derbies takes place.
Tuesday March 1
FRANCE: The first Coupe de France semi-final takes place, with the other tie being played a day later. GERMANY: Union Berlin host second-tier St Pauli in the first German Cup quarter-final.
Wednesday March 2
SPAIN: The second leg of the
Copa del Rey semi-finals take place, featuring Athletic Bilbao, Rayo Vallecano, Real Betis and Valencia. GERMANY: The three remaining German Cup quarter-finals take place as Hamburg play Karlsruhe, Hannover take on RB Leipzig, and Bochum host Freiburg.
Saturday March 5
WOMEN: The FA Women’s League Cup final takes place between Manchester City and Chelsea. ENGLAND: Leicester face Leeds United and Liverpool host West Ham United in the Premier League.
Sunday March 6
ENGLAND: Watford host Arsenal, before Ralf Rangnick experiences his first Manchester derby as his United side travel to the Etihad Stadium to face arch-rivals City. GERMANY: Bayern Munich host Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. ITALY: Napoli take on Milan in a top-of-the-table clash in Serie A. SPAIN: There’s a key match in La Liga too, with Champions League hopefuls Betis taking on Atletico.
Monday March 7
ENGLAND: Tottenham host Everton in the Premier League.
Tuesday March 8
EUROPE: In the Champions League, Bayern Munich take on Red Bull Salzburg and Internazionale make the trip to Anfield to face Liverpool. SOUTH AMERICA: The first round of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana campaign begins. Elsewhere, the second legs of the final qualifying round for the Copa Libertadores group stage also take place.
Wednesday March 9
EUROPE: PSG travel to the Bernabeu for the second leg of their Champions League tie with Real Madrid, while Manchester City host Portugal’s Sporting.
Thursday March 10
EUROPE: The first legs of the round of 16 games in both the Europa League and Europa Conference League take place.
Saturday March 12
ENGLAND: Manchester United take on Tottenham after Brighton host Liverpool in the Premier League.
Sunday March 13
ENGLAND: Also in England’s top flight, Chelsea face Newcastle and Arsenal take on Leicester.
Monday March 14
ENGLAND: Crystal Palace host Manchester City in a big game on Monday Night Football.
Tuesday March 15
EUROPE: The Champions League second leg tie of Manchester United v Atletico Madrid takes place at Old Trafford, while Benfica travel to Amsterdam to face Ajax.
Wednesday March 16
EUROPE: The Champions League last 16 concludes with Lille against Chelsea and Juventus v Villarreal, with the draw for the quarters and semis taking place two days later.
Thursday March 17
EUROPE: It’s the second legs of the last-16 games in the Europa League and Europa Conference League. QATAR: Oceania’s World Cup qualifiers get underway, starting with Tahiti v Vanuatu and Cook Islands v Solomon Islands.
Friday March 18
QATAR: Group B of OFC World Cup qualification also begins, with Papua New Guinea v New Zealand and New Caledonia v Fiji.
AFRICA: The penultimate matchday of the CAF Champions League group stage takes place.