Saturday's crop of matches

England
12:30 Tottenham vs Arsenal
15:00 Bournemouth vs Man City
15:00 Brighton vs Huddersfield
15:00 Man Utd vs Southampton
15:00 Wolverhampton vs Cardiff
17:30 West Ham vs Newcastle

Spain
12:00 Espanyol vs Valladolid
15:15 Villarreal vs Alaves
17:30 Huesca vs Sevilla
19:45 Real Madrid vs Barcelona

Germany
14:30 Frankfurt vs Hoffeinham
14:30 Hertha vs Mainz 05
14:30 Leverkusen vs Freiburg
14:30 Nurnberg vs Leipzig
14:30 Schalke vs Dusseldorf
17:30 M'gladbach vs Bayern

Italy
14:00 Empoli vs Parma
17:00 Milan vs Sassuolo
19:30 Lazio vs Roma

France
16:00 Caen vs PSG
19:00 Angers vs Monaco
19:00 Nimes vs Rennes
19:00 Reims vs Amiens

Scotland
15:00 Kilmarnock vs Motherwell
15:00 st. Mirren vs Livingston

Netherlands
17:30 Heracles vs Utrecht
18:45 Excelsior vs PSV
18:45 Vitesse vs NAC

Player Profile - Vinicius Junior

Vinicius Junior against Barcelona in 2019

Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior was born on 12 July 2000 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
He spent his youth career at Flamengo where he was promoted to their senior side in 2017. 

He made his debute for Flamengo on 13 May 2017 as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Atlético Mineiro.

He extended his contract with the club from 2019 until 2022, with a significant salary increase and a buyout clause increase from €30 million to €45 million

His first professional goal was against Palestino in a Copa Sudamericana. 
He made 37 appearances and scored 7 times for the Brazilian club. 
He signed for Real Madrid in a national record for an U-18 player, €45 million deal, which was made effective after his 18th birthday. 

The Vinicius deal to Real Madrid is the second most expensive sale of a player in the history of Brazilian football behind only Neymar.


After Madrid officially presenting Vinícius as a Real Madrid player on 20th July 2018, he made his debut on 29 September 2018, coming in as an 87th minute substitute in a goalless draw against Atlético Madrid.

Vinícius made his first start on 31 October in a 4–0 Copa del Rey away victory against Melilla

Vinicius playing for Brazil 

Vinicius Junior training at Real Madrid