European football matchday: Liverpool host Wolves in FA Cup, Real Madrid eye LaLiga lead

A look at what’s happening in European football on Saturday: ENGLAND The third round of the FA Cup continues with Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle in action. Liverpool, the defending champions, are at home to Wolverhampton in an all-Premier League matchup that marks the last of the 22 games across the day. Tottenham host Portsmouth while Newcastle also play a third-tier opponent, Sheffield Wednesday. There are two more all-Premier League matches: Brentford vs. West Ham and Crystal Palace vs. Southampton. SPAIN Defending champions Real Madrid will try to take sole possession of the league lead when they visit Villarreal. Madrid enter the weekend tied on points with Barcelona, but trail the Catalan club on goal difference. Barcelona have a difficult match at fourth-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will not be able to count on right back Dani Carvajal because of a muscle problem. Villarreal have won two in a row in the league. In other matches, Mallorca host Valladolid and Girona visit relegation-threatened Espanyol. ITALY Juventus host Udinese looking to extend their winning streak to eight games amid an off-the-field scandal rocking the club due to accusations of false bookkeeping. Juventus have kept seven consecutive clean sheets. Also, Inter Milan should be full of confidence as they make a short trip to visit Silvio Berlusconi’s Monza three days after beating Serie A leaders Napoli when the league resumed after a 7 ½-week break. Fiorentina host Sassuolo. FRANCE Marseille won the last of their 10 French Cup trophies in 1989 and have lost four times in the final since. Coach Igor Tudor wants to make winning it this season a priority and Marseille face fourth-tier Hyères in the round of 64 with the teams about one hour apart by car. Elsewhere, defending champions Nantes are at fifth-tier Vire. Also, first-division teams Lens, Lyon, Monaco, Nice and Rennes are in cup action. Read all the  Latest News****,  Trending News****,  Cricket News****,  Bollywood News****,  India News and  Entertainment News here. Follow us on  Facebook****,  Twitter and  Instagram****.