World Soccer - UK (2022-05)

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FridayApril 15
ENGLAND:Good Friday sees a
full set of Football League fixtures.
SaturdayApril 16
ENGLAND:Liverpool face
Manchester City at Wembley
in the first FA Cup semi-final.
SPAIN:Sevilla host Real Madrid
in a potential title decider at
the top of the table La Liga.
FRANCE:Lille take on Lens in
Ligue1, just a few months on from
the pitch invasion that marred their
last meeting. Elsewhere, Paris Saint-
Germain face arch-rivals Marseille.
PORTUGAL:Sporting play local
rivals Benfica in the Lisbon derby.
SCOTLAND:It’s an Edinburgh
derby in the first Scottish FA Cup
semi-final, with Hearts going
head-to-head with Hibernian.
SundayApril 17
GERMANY:Bayer Leverkusen
host RB Leipzig in the race for a
top-four finish in the Bundesliga.
NETHERLANDS:PSV take on
Ajax in the Dutch Cup final.
ENGLAND:The second FA Cup
semi-final takes place between
Chelsea and Crystal Palace.
SCOTLAND:Celtic face Old Firm
rivals Rangers in the second
Scottish FA Cup semi-final.
MondayApril 18
BELGIUM:Gent play Anderlecht
in the Belgian Cup final.
TuesdayApril 19
ITALY:The second leg of the
Italian Cup semi-final takes place
between Internazionale and Milan.
The first leg finished in a 0-0 draw.
ENGLAND:Liverpool take on
Manchester United at Anfield.
WednesdayApril 20
ITALY:Juventus host Fiorentina in
the second leg of the Italian Cup
semi-final, with a1-0 advantage
from the first game.

Global diary

Games and dates to pencil in for the month ahead


PORTUGAL:The Portuguese Cup
semi-final second legs see Porto
play Sporting after a 2-1 victory in
the first leg, while Tondela seek to
defend a 3-0 lead against Mafra.
ENGLAND:Chelsea face Arsenal
at Stamford Bridge in a huge
Premier League London derby.
ThursdayApril 21
ENGLAND:Lowly Burnley
host Southampton in another
midweek Premier League game.
FridayApril 22
GERMANY:Der Klassikerbetween
Bayern Munich and Dortmund
kicks off at the Allianz Arena.
EUROPE:The semi-finals of the
UEFA Youth League takes place,
with Atletico Madrid v Red Bull
Salzburg andJuventus v TBC.
SaturdayApril 23
SPAIN:Real Betis face Valencia at
the Stadio de la Cartuja in Seville.
ENGLAND:In an early kick-off,
Arsenal host Manchester United.
WOMEN’S:It’s the first leg of the
Champions League semi-final with
Barcelona, Wolfsburg, PSG and
Lyon making it to the last four.
ITALY:Jose Mourinho takes
hisRomasidetotheSanSiroto
face his former club Inter, while
Lazio take on Milan in Rome.
SCOTLAND:The second phase of
the Premiership season begins.
SundayApril 24
WOMEN’S:The second Champions
League semi-final takes place.

EUROPE:The final of the UEFA
Youth League is hosted in Nyon.
ENGLAND:Frank Lampard
faces his first Merseyside derby as
Everton manager, with the Toffees
heading to Anfield. Elsewhere,
Chelsea play West Ham United.
TuesdayApril 26
EUROPE:Thefirstleg ofthe
first Champions League semi-
final takes place, with Manchester
City or Atletico Madrid hosting
Chelsea or Real Madrid.
WednesdayApril 27
EUROPE:The second
Champions League semi-final
first leg gets underway, featuring
either Benfica or Liverpool and
Villarreal or Bayern Munich.
ThursdayApril 28
EUROPE:In the semi-finals of the
Europa League West Ham United
or Lyon face Eintracht Frankfurt or
Barcelona, while the other clash
will feature RB Leipzig or Atalanta
against Braga or Rangers. In the
Europa Conference League,
Leicester City or PSV will host
Bodo/Glimt or Roma, and
Feyenoord or Slavia Prague
will face Marseille or PAOK.
SaturdayApril 30
ENGLAND:Newcastle United host
Liverpool in the early Premier
League kick-off, and Leeds United
face Manchester City at 5.30pm.
WOMEN’S:The second leg
of the Champions League
semi-final takes place.
SundayMay 1
WOMEN’S:The second
leg of the other Champions
League semi-final takes place.
ENGLAND:Everton manager
Frank Lampard takes on his old
club Chelsea, while West Ham face
off with Arsenal in a London derby.
MondayMay 2

ENGLAND:Manchester United
face Brentford at Old Trafford.
TuesdayMay 3
EUROPE:The first Champions
League finalist will be decided,
with the second leg of the
semi-final.
WednesdayMay 4
EUROPE:The Champions League
semi-finals conclude, with the
other second leg taking place.
ThursdayMay 5
EUROPE:The semi-final second
legs of the Europa League and
Europa Conference League will
decide the respective finalists.
SaturdayMay 7
FRANCE:Nantes take on Nice
in the final of the French Cup.

ENGLAND:Liverpool face
Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield.
GERMANY:Bayer Leverkusen
take on another top-four rival
when they face Hoffenheim.
SPAIN:It’s the Madrid derby
between Atletico and Real,
while Real Betis play Barcelona.
PORTUGAL:Benfica host Porto
in the penultimate clash of the
Portuguese league season.
SundayMay 8
NETHERLANDS:Feyenoord
take on PSV in the Eredivisie.
WOMEN’S:The English
WSL concludes, with defending
champions Chelsea v Manchester
United the standout fixture.
WednesdayMay 11
ITALY:The Italian Cup final takes
place at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico.
SaturdayMay 14
ENGLAND:The men’s FA Cup
final takes place at Wembley, with
the women’s final happening a
day later at the same ground.
ITALY:Milan play Atalanta at the
San Siro in the penultimate
matchday in Serie A.

(All kick-off times, if stated, are BST)

Women’s
Champions League
semis...Arsenal’s
conquerors
Wolfsburg

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French
Cup finalists...
Nantes v Nice
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