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The first game on this list comes from the Belgian Pro League where Eupen faces Genk in a meeting of 15th against first.

Eupen’s form has been inconsistent, having earned one win in their last five, beating RFC Seraing 1-0, however, they did manage an astonishing 5-5 draw with Zulte Waregem, before going on to lose 2-1 and 2-0 to Sporting Charleroi and Sint-Truiden before drawing 1-1 against OH Leuven last time out.

Genk have won four of their last five fixtures, following 3-2, 1-0, 3-1 and 2-0 scorelines against Westerlo, Zulte Waregem, Club Brugge and Anderlecht. The other match in their last five saw Genk suffer a shock 1-0 loss away at Kortrijk on Boxing Day.

Marseille and Rennes meet on Friday night in the French Cup.

Les Bleus are in red-hot form, having won all of their last five matches, beating Lorient 3-1, Troyes 2-0, Hyeres 2-0, Montpellier 2-1 and Toulouse 6-1.

On the other hand, Rennes have been inconsistent, as after a 3-1 loss away at Reims, they beat Nice and Bordeaux by 2-1 scorelines, before losing to Clermont 2-1 and beating PSG 1-0 as Hamari Traore scored the only goal of the game.

Championship leaders Burnley hosts West Bromwich Albion on Friday night at Turf Moor, with Vincent Kompany’s men looking to extend their five-point gap to second place Sheffield United.

The Clarets are in blistering form, with five wins from their last five matches, having defeated Coventry City 1-0, Bournemouth 4-2, Swansea City 2-1, Stoke City 1-0 and Birmingham City 3-0.

Carlos Corberan’s side are also in decent form, as after beating Preston North End 2-0 and Reading 1-0, they went on to draw 3-3 away at Chesterfield in the FA Cup, before defeating the Spireites 4-0 in the replay. Their last league match resulted in a 3-2 away win at Luton Town thanks to goals by Daryl Dike, Jason Molumby and Conor Townsend.

In the Championship’s other Friday night kick-off, second-place Sheffield United go head to head with Hull City.

The Blades have managed to win four of their last five matches, with the only blot on their copybook being a 1-1 away draw at QPR where a 96th-minute equaliser by John Egan rescued them a point. In their other four matches, they have defeated Coventry and Stoke by 3-1 scorelines on either side of 2-1 and 2-0 victories against Blackpool and Millwall.

Hull are winless in their last two matches, having drawn 1-1 with Huddersfield Town after a 2-0 FA Cup loss to Fulham. Prior to these fixtures, the Tigers had beaten Wigan Athletic 4-1 and Birmingham City 1-0 off the back of a 1-1 draw with Blackpool.

RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich face off on Friday night, with just six points separating the pair.

The last time these two met was in the DFL Supercup, where Bayern emerged as 5-3 victors back in late July.

Leipzig are in terrific form, as they have won all of their last five games, doing so against Bayer Leverkusen 2-0, Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0, Hoffenheim 3-1, Freiburg 3-1 and 2-1 away at Werder Bremen last time out.

On the other hand, Julian Nagelsmann’s side have also won their last five fixtures, scoring six on two occasions in 6-2 and 6-1 victories over Mainz and Werder Bremen, while also defeating Schalke and Inter Milan by 2-0 scorelines, as well as Hertha Berlin 3-2.

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