The matches are now starting to pile up for Manchester United and, in their first two league games this week, they will welcome Crystal Palace to Old Trafford to kick off Saturday night in the Premier League.
Aston Villa seem to improve on their run of three straight Premier League wins, they started the weekend in 11th place, three places ahead of their opponents.
Ligue 1 is back in action with another round of fixtures this week as Montpellier take on star-studded Paris Saint-Germain side Christophe Galtier in an important clash at La Moson on Wednesday.
Paris Saint-Germain will resume their Ligue 1 campaign after nearly two weeks at home to Reims on Sunday 28 January looking to bounce back from their shock loss to Rennes.
Real Sociedad will hope to close the gap between itself and rivals Real Madrid when the two teams meet in the La Liga weekend match on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey this season, and Los Blancos' last domestic cup triumph came in 2014 when Gareth Bale ran in back-to-back Marc Bartra to score the winner.