European football returns this August with some mouth-watering fixtures on the open weekend of the games across the Premier League, Serie A, and LaLiga.
All the three leagues will have a break from November to mid-December to accommodate the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
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PREMIER LEAGUE
Manchester City will begin their Premier League title defence with a trip to West Ham United, while the season will kick off with a London derby for the second year in a row as Crystal Palace host Arsenal.
Liverpool, who finished second last season, will travel to newly-promoted Fulham, and Nottingham Forest will play at Newcastle United to mark their return to the Premier League after 23 years.
Chelsea will kick off their season under the new ownership, led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, by playing away to Everton, while Bournemouth will host Aston Villa in their first game in the top flight after earning promotion.
Manchester United, under new manager Erik ten Hag, will begin their campaign at home against Brighton & Hove Albion, and Tottenham Hotspur will host Southampton.
The season will begin on 5 August and conclude on 28 May.
There will be a mid-season break after November 12 to accommodate the World Cup, which runs from November 21 to December 18 in Qatar. The league will resume on Boxing Day.
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LA LIGA
Real Madrid will begin the defence of their Spanish league title away to Almeria on 14 August and Barcelona host Rayo Vallecano on the same weekend.
With the World Cup in Qatar scheduled to be played for the first time in the middle of the European domestic season, the LaLiga campaign will not end until next June.
The World Cup is due to start on 21 November and LaLiga will resume on 31 December, two weeks after the final.
The Clasico meetings between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be over the weekend of 16 October at Santiago Bernabeu and the weekend of 19 March at Camp Nou.
The Spanish Supercup in Saudi Arabia will take place in January and the Copa del Rey final is on 6 May.
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— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) June 23, 2022
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SERIE A
AC Milan will begin their Serie A title defence with the visit of Udinese. Stefano Pioli's side then face Atalanta, Bologna, and Sassuolo before hosting the first Milan derby of the season in early September.
Milan took the Scudetto from Inter on the final day of last season's enthralling title race and will likely be doing battle with their local rivals – who are set to bring back Romelu Lukaku – for the title in a campaign that starts earlier than usual.
The opening round of fixtures are on 13 August due to the World Cup, which kicks off in Qatar in November, and the season finishes on 4 June next year.
The first week of the season will be held when Italian families traditionally set off to the seaside, lakes, or mountains on holiday to escape the intense summer heat.
The league will break from 13 November to make space for the World Cup but, unlike the Premier League, will not return in December, with the action starting up again on 4 January.
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