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The first game on this list comes from the Belgian Pro League where tenth place Cercle Brugge takes on second in the table Union Saint-Gilloise.

Cercle enters this game off the back of 2-1 and 1-0 losses against Sporting Charleroi and Westerlo. Prior to his, they had drawn 1-1 with Mechelen and managed back-to-back 1-0 and 2-1 victories against the likes of Sint-Truiden and OH Leuven.

Union Saint-Gilloise are in terrific form of late, as since their 1-1 draw with Westerlo, they have won four matches in a row, defeating Standard Liege 3-2, KV Oostende 3-0, Anderlecht 3-1 and Royal Antwerp 2-0.

Top of the table Celtic takes on sixth place St. Mirren, with Ange Postecoglou’s side looking to stretch their nine-point gap to Rangers.

The Hoops have won four of their last five matches, with their 2-2 draw at Ibrox being the only blot on their copybook, having beaten St. Johnstone 4-1, Hibernian 4-0 and Kilmarnock 2-0 in back-to-back matches.

St Mirren’s last two matches have seen them lose 1-0 and draw 1-1 with Hearts. Prior to this, they had drawn 0-0 with Kilmarnock and 1-1 away at Livingston after beating Aberdeen 3-1 on 24th December.

In the Copa del Rey, an all-La Liga clash takes place as Real Betis goes up against Osasuna at Benito Villamarin Stadium.

Manuel Pellegrini’s side are sixth in La Liga, one place above their opponents and have recently picked up form, as following 1-1 and 0-0 draws with Sevilla and Athletic Club on either side of a 3-0 defeat to Valencia, Betis managed 4-1 and 2-1 victories over Ibiza and Rayo Vallecano.

Osasuna have managed one win in their last three La Liga matches, beating Mallorca 1-0 after a 0-0 draw with Athletic Club and a 2-0 loss to Real Sociedad. In terms of cup form, they have managed to defeat Arnedo 3-1 and Gimnastic 2-1 after extra time to progress through to this tie.

Crystal Palace and Manchester United meet on Wednesday night, with Erik ten Hag’s men looking to strengthen their position in the Premier League title race.

The Eagles are 12th in the table and have won just one of their last five matches, doing so by a 2-0 scoreline away at Bournemouth thanks to goals by Jordan Ayew and Eberechi Eze. Patrick Vieira’s side have lost their other four matches in this sequence, having suffered heavy 3-0 and 4-0 defeats to Fulham and Tottenham, before being beaten 2-1 and 1-0 by Southampton and Chelsea.

United will come into this match buoyant from their 2-1 Manchester Derby win over Manchester City, following goals by Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford. Prior to this, the Red Devils had beaten Charlton 3-0, Everton 3-1, Bournemouth 3-0 and Wolves 1-0.

The final game on this list is another Copa del Rey clash, this time between Spanish Segunda side Levante and La Liga giants Atletico Madrid.

Levante are in decent form heading into this tie, having beaten FC Andorra 2-1 and Getafe 3-2 to make it to this round of the cup, while beating Granada 3-1 in the Spanish Segunda last time out after 1-1 and 0-0 draws against Sporting Gijon and Eibar.

Atletico will be looking to bounce back from their 1-1 draw with Almeria and 1-0 home defeat to Barcelona here. Prior to their last two matches, Diego Simeone’s men had beaten Real Oviedo and Elche by 2-0 scorelines, while also defeating Arenteiro 3-1.

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