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Barcelona resume the defence of their Champions League title against Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham meet Southampton in a top-of-the-table Championship clash and there is a full Football League programme.

Crystal Palace take a 1-0 lead to Cardiff in their Carling Cup semi-final second leg, while there are five games in the Football League on a busy evening of action.

Norwich host Chelsea in the first of eight top-flight games on Saturday in the Premier League, Football League and SPL.

Manchester United and Tottenham look for wins that will take them level with Manchester City at the top of the table, on a busy day in the Premier League, SPL and Football League.

Chelsea's visit to Wolves and Arsenal's encounter with Fulham are two of five Premier League matches, along with full Scottish and Football League programmes, on a busy day of football.

Man Utd, Chelsea and Arsenal are among the Premier League teams in action on a busy New Year's Eve of football, as well as a full programme in the Football League.

A busy day of Premier League football sees struggling Blackburn and Bolton in action before Chelsea attempt to close the gap at the top, alongside a full programme in the Football League and Scotland.

Sixty-eight teams kick off their Football League season with Sven-Goran Eriksson's Leicester taking on Coventry first while AFC Wimbledon make their bow against Bristol Rovers.

QPR could win promotion to the Premier League and there are several other promotion and relegation issues to be decided in the Football League, while Blackburn take on Man City in the top flight later.

Tottenham take on Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, while holders Inter Milan play Schalke 04 in Tuesday's other Champions League quarter-final first leg and there is also domestic action in the Football League.