Juventus will be aiming to extend their unbeaten record in Serie A this season when they make the short trip to near-neighbours Torino’s Stadio Olimpico on Saturday for the first Turin Derby of 2018/19.
 

The ‘Derby della Mole’ between Torino and Juventus is the pick of round 16 in the 2018/19 Serie A, with most of Italy hoping the ‘Old Lady’ will be stopped in their tracks in what should be a fearsome derby.

The BBC African Footballer of the Year is an award given to the best African footballer as voted for by BBC radio listeners. This year’s nominees are made up of Medhi Benatia, Thomas Partey, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.

River Plate will make a major statement when they participate in the 2018 Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates this month.

The 2018/19 UEFA Champions League match-day six action will continue on Wednesday.
 

Following all the derby-day drama in the EPL last weekend, attention now turns to La Liga as the Barcelona derby between Espanyol and Barcelona set to take centre stage on Saturday.