23:35 CET - That is where we leave you tonight but be sure to join us again tomorrow for more action from the FA Cup, LaLiga, Bundesliga and Serie A.
23:13 CET - Finally, in the FA Cup, Chelsea put on a show against Charlton in the second half to record a convincing 5-1 win.
23:05 CET - A late Pepelu penalty has rescued Valencia a 1-1 draw at home to Elche in LaLiga - a vital point in Valencia's battle for survival.
22:42 CET - Atalanta have beaten Torino 2-0 in Serie A after midfielder Mario Pasalic added a second goal in the second half for the hosts.
22:34 CET - Game over? Marc Guiu reacts quickest to a rebound to put Chelsea 3-1 up and possibly out of sight.
22:22 CET - Charlton have one back against Chelsea! Filip Jorgensen made a really good save from an initial header but he could do nothing to prevent Miles Leaburn on the rebound! Hope for the hosts...
22:15 CET - Chelsea are cruising now after doubling their lead at Charlton! A teasing free-kick by Argentine Facundo Buonanotte was brilliantly flicked into the top corner by the head of Tosin Adarabioyo.
21:55 CET - Egypt have done it! They have withstood a strong Ivory Coast comeback to win 3-2 and book a mouth-watering semi-final against Senegal. Hope is alive still for Mohamed Salah, who is having quite the tournament...
21:53 CET - A late goal in the first half by full-back Jorrel Hato gives Chelsea a 1-0 lead at the break in the FA Cup!
21:35 CET - It is half-time in Serie A and it is so far so good for Atalanta as they lead 1-0 against Torino after Charles De Ketelaere fired them into an early lead.
21:32 CET - Hope for Ivory Coast! Strasbourg full-back Guela Doue has pulled one back to give them hope once again...
21:12 CET - Who else? The Egyptian King, Mohamed Salah, has scored his fourth goal of this AFCON to put Egypt 3-1 and surely out of sight!
You just knew Salah would score when the ball fell to him inside the box, and he made no mistake with the finish.
20:55 CET - It is half-time between Egypt and Ivory Coast at the AFCON quarter-finals and the game is set up perfectly for the second half after Ivory Coast found a way back into the game late in the first half to make the score 2-1 at the break.
Game on then and there is still time for Ivory Coast to rescue their AFCON campaign!
20:45 CET - Spurs fought back valiantly in the second half, but it wasn't enough as Unai Emery's Aston Villa book their place in the fourth round with a deserved 2-1 victory.
The ugly scenes at full-time, as the Spurs players let Morgan Rogers get in their heads, sum up the mess at the club right now.
No cool heads, no leaders and no class.
As for Thomas Frank? Surely that is his last dance.
20:37 CET - After 10-man Girona's 1-0 victory over Osasuna just minutes ago, the final match of the day in LaLiga is coming up in just over 20 minutes as Valencia hosts Elche.
Check out the team news for that clash below:
20:32 CET - Egypt are 2-0 ahead at AFCON and cruising against Ivory Coast! Mohamed Salah was involved in the build-up up and Rami Rabia finished the chance off to double Egypt's lead.
20:24 CET - A brace by Jamie Leweling played a crucial role as Stuttgart thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 away from home to draw level on points with Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.
Check out the match summary here.
20:15 CET - Team news is also in from the final FA Cup third round clash of the day as Championship Charlton host Premier League giants Chelsea in Liam Rosenior's first game as manager for the West London side.
Check out the lineups for that game:
20:08 CET - Last up in Serie A today, Atalanta host Torino with kick-off at 20:45 CET and it is a chance for the home side to further cement their place in the Serie A top seen after eighth-placed Bologna drew away to Como earlier.
20:04 CET - It felt like it could be the best of the quarter-finals at AFCON, and it has started in that vein with Egypt's Omar Marmoush putting his nation ahead against the Ivory Coast in just the fourth minute.
20:00 CET - Is that what Tottenham Hotspur needed to get the crowd back on side? It was a tough first half against Aston Villa, where they were 2-0 down at the break, but Wilson Odobert's rocket into the bottom corner, and their stadium now has life.
19:55 CET - Roma are up to third in the Serie A standings and three points off the top after their relatively comfortable 2-0 win at home to Sassuolo this evening.
19:39 CET - Over to Serie A, where Roma have netted a quick-fire double against Sassuolo to take control of the game in the latter stages.
Kouadio Kone scored the first in the 76th minute, whilst Matias Soule added the second three minutes later.
19:33 CET - The worst time to concede in football is just before the half-white and that fate has befallen Tottenham Hotspur, with Morgan Rogers tucking home Aston Villa's second of the evening with ease to double his side's lead.
Is Thomas Frank's time at Spurs up?
Elsewhere in the FA Cup's evening kick-offs, Birmingham City, Grimsby and Bristol City all lead their respective ties.
19:25 CET - The last quarter-final at AFCON sees Egypt take on Ivory Coast in what is a mouthwatering clash against two of the continent's heavyweights.
Egypt have opted for a front two tonight with Omar Marmoush and Mohamed Salah both playing up front, whilst young talent Yan Diomande will patrol the left flank for the Ivory Coast.
The game gets going at 20:00 CET, make sure not to miss a kick of it with us here.
19:18 CET - It's been a walk in the park this evening for Stuttgart at Bayer Leverkusen as they head into break 4-0 up. Jamie Leweling has added his second of the game just before the half-time whistle to give his side a vice-like grip on the game. Denis Undav then added a fourth in first-half stoppage time.
19:08 CET - Simply sublime from Aston Villa, as they go 1-0 up at Tottenham in the FA Cup. Four passes straight through the middle of the pitch finds Emil Buendia, and he makes no mistake with the finish, rifling into the top corner from close range to give his side the lead.
19:04 CET - It's all going Stuttgart's way in Leverkusen. In the 29th minute, Maximilian Mittelstadt slots home a penalty to put the visitors 2-0 up.
19:00 CET - What a week for Newcastle! After their 4-3 thriller against Leeds United in midweek, they have been part of another barn-burner in the FA Cup today.
After their match against Bournemouth finished 3-3 following 120 minutes of action, the Magpies won the penalty shootout 7-6. Some of the Toon Army will have to have their hearts checked after such a dramatic week.
18:56 CET - All over in Morocco, where Nigeria are into the AFCON semi-finals, thanks to a 2-0 victory against Algeria with goals from Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams.
18:50 CET - Half-time in the Italian capital, where Roma and Sassuolo head into the break goalless, with the visitors the only side to create a big chance so far.
Follow the second half with Flashscore.
18:37 CET - Stuttgart have the opener against Leverkusen! Just before the seven-minute mark, the visitors spring a break from the halfway line, which falls to Jamie Leweling, who makes no mistake with a deft touch past Mark Flekken.
18:18 CET - Dreamland for Nigeria! They are two to the good over Algeria, as Victor Osimhen turns provider for Akor Adams to double the advantage for the Super Eagles.
18:07 CET - Nigeria are ahead against Algeria! The Super Eagles have leant on their talisman to break the deadlock as Victor Osimhen breaks the deadlock just two minutes into the second half.
Could that send them into the AFCON semi-finals?
Meanwhile, despite a late Alaves goal, Villarreal have earned all three points in LaLiga, with a comfortable 3-1 win, securing their spot in third in the table for now.
18:04 CET - Underway in the Italian capital, where Roma, currently ensconced in Serie A's European spots, take on Sassuolo at the Stadio Olimpico, looking to keep their title chances alive.
Follow the game with Flashscore.
17:56 CET - Back to the FA Cup, where it has been a procession for Manchester City. Pep Guardiola put a strong side out to face League One side Exeter City, and they have duly delivered, beating the Grecians 10-1, yes, 10-1, at the Etihad Stadium, with debutant Antoine Semenyo helping himself to a goal and an assist.
Other Premier League sides to make it into the fourth round this afternoon are Burnley, Fulham, Brentford, whilst Newcastle and Bournemouth are going to extra time after a 2-2 draw.
17:49 CET - Over to AFCON, where we have had one-way traffic between Nigeria and Algeria, with the Super Eagles having all the ball and all the meaningful shots on goal, but one stat remains level, and that is the scoreline, which is goalless at the break.
Listen to the second half of the quarter-final here.
17:46 CET - 15 minutes to play at La Ceramica, and Villarreal are cruising to all three points. They are now 3-0 up against Alaves, with club legend Gerard Moreno and Georges Mikautadze both getting on the scoresheet.
17:37 CET - Still plenty of big games to come today, but perhaps none bigger than Stuttgart's trip to Bayer Leverkusen, as both sides look to keep pace for a place in Europe next season.
Just three points separate the sides before kick-off, in what could be a tight and intriguing game.
Proceedings get underway at 18:30 CET, which you can follow with us right here.
17:33 CET - All over across the mid-afternoon Bundesliga games, where, despite some postponements due to bad weather across Europe, we have had some great encounters.
Freiburg have come from behind to beat 10-man Hamburg 2-1, whilst Heidenheim and Koln shared the points, as did Union Berlin and Mainz, both with 2-2 draws.
Follow all the Bundesliga action with Flashscore.
17:20 CET - Class from Alberto Moleiro! Barely three minutes into the second half, Villarreal have the lead against Alaves after a glorious curling effort in off the post for the Spaniard.
17:07 CET - Let's check in with LaLiga, where Villarreal - still in the title hunt - are squaring off against Alaves at La Ceramica. And it is all square at the break in what has been a stodgy first half.
See if it improves right here.
Meanwhile, goals are going in the Bundesliga, with Mainz now leading 2-1 against Union Berlin.
17:02 CET - Over in Morocco, we are underway in a fascinating quarter-final clash between Algeria and Nigeria for a place in the last four.
Listen to live coverage right here with Flashscore.
17:00 CET - All over in our two early Serie A games, where a 94th-minute equaliser from Martin Baturina has salvaged a draw for Como against the 10 men of Bologna.
Meanwhile, Udinese and Pisa have fought for a point apiece in a back-and-forth 2-2 draw, with the visitors, Pisa, still left waiting for their second win of the campaign.
16:50 CET - Half-time across the 16:00 CET FA Cup third round ties, where the biggest shock is coming at Craven Cottage, where Championship side Middlesbrough are 1-0 up over Premier League outfit Fulham thanks to a goal from Hayden Hackney.
Elsewhere, Manchester City are in cruise control at the interval, leading Exeter City 4-0.
Southampton are ahead by three goals to nil against Doncaster, whilst Burnley and Brentford are also heading into the fourth round draw as things stand.
16:44 CET - Plenty of drama in the second half between Freiburg and Hamburg, with two goals and a sending off.
Visitors Hamburg took the lead four minutes into the final period, with Luka Vuskovic opening the scoring, before they gave away a penalty, Daniel Elfadi was sent off, and Vincenzo Grifo slotting home the spot kick to level the scores.
16:37 CET - Just 13 minutes left in the Serie A clash between Udinese and Pisa, and we are all set for a grandstand finish, with the game evenly poised at 2-2.
16:20 CET - It is half-time across the Bundesliga games and you can check out the scores below:
16:15 CET - The AFCON quarter-finals continue today and the lineups are in for the 17:00 kick-off between Nigeria and Algeria.
Check out the lineups below:
16:07 CET - It is half-time in Serie A between Como and Bologna and despite form being on their side, Cesc Fabregas' side have failed to make a breakthrough so far.
15:53 CET - In the early LaLiga game, Real Betis have avoided an upset by coming from 1-0 down to earn a point at Real Oviedo as they look to hold on to their sixth-placed position.
Antony set up Giovani Lo Celso in the 89th minute and the Argentine did the rest to break the hosts' hearts.
Check out the match stats here.
15:45 CET - Next up in LaLiga, Villarreal host Alaves as they look to close the gap on the top two, Barcelona and Real Madrid.
15:30 CET - Next up in the FA Cup this afternoon, Manchester City headline as they host Exeter City and to the surprise of us, Pep Guardiola names a strong side that includes a debut for new signing Antione Semenyo.
Check out the full lineups below:
The other big game from 16:00 CET sees Premier League Newcastle United host Premier League Bournemouth. Check out the team news below:
15:12 CET - MACCLESFIELD FC HAVE DONE IT! They have stunned Premier League Crystal Palace for one of the great FA Cup upsets in history.
A fact that tells the whole story is: the last non-league club to knock the FA Cup holders out of the tournament was Crystal Palace, who beat Wolves in 1909.
Palace put up a late fight after a brilliant Yeremy Pino free-kick gave the holders hope but after Macclesfield raced into a 2-0 lead, it was too little too late for the Premier League side.
Ecstasy in Macclesfield as their supporters race onto the pitch to celebrate with their heroes, who achieved the greatest win in the club's history. Incredible!
The all Premier League clash between Everton and Sunderland has gone to extra-time, meanwhile, after James Garner rescued the home side late on in normal time to level the game at 1-1.
Elsewhere from the early kick-offs in the FA Cup:
Cheltenham Town 0-2 Leicester City
Wolves 6-1 Shrewsbury Town
14:45 CET - Snowstorm Goretti, which has hit northern Europe over the last few days, has forced three Bundesliga games to be postponed at 15:30 CET. That leaves just three matches which get underway at 15:30 CET:
14:15 CET - Team news is in for the first Serie A matches of the day as Como host Bologna, headlining. Como have won their last three games and are one of the form sides in the division have failed to win any of their last six Serie A games.
Como, therefore, will fancy their chances of securing a big home win to cement their push for a top-six finish further.
Check out the team news below:
14:05 CET - It is half-time around the grounds in the FA Cup and a big cupset is on the cards in Macclesfield after the National League North side took a shock lead late on in the half against Crystal Palace.
Elsewhere in the FA Cup, one of the signings of the summer, Enzo Le Fee, has given Sunderland a 1-0 lead at the break at Premier League rivals Everton.
13:00 CET - Team news is in for the opening game of the weekend from LaLiga as Oviedo host Real Betis from 14:00 CET.
Check out the lineups below:
12:20 CET - The FA Cup third round gets underway for the day in just under an hour with four early kick-offs. The standout clash sees National League North's Macclesfield host Premier League Crystal Palace and you can check out the team news for that clash below:
The other intriguing early kick-off sees two Premier League sides go head-to-head as Everton host Sunderland.
Check out the lineups for that clash:
11:00 CET - Good morning and welcome back to the Football Tracker this weekend!
One of the most highly anticipated weekends of every English football season has arrived, as the biggest Premier League teams enter the equation during the FA Cup third round.
There are plenty of intriguing ties to look forward to today, including Everton vs Sunderland, Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace, Manchester City vs Exeter, Newcastle vs Bournemouth, Tottenham vs Aston Villa and Charlton vs Chelsea.
It is a cup weekend in France, too, with Monaco, Gary O'Neil's Strasbourg and Lens all looking to avoid upsets.
Over in the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen host Stuttgart, while Como, Roma and Atalanta are in Serie A action.
In LaLiga, Real Betis visit Oviedo, Villarreal entertain Alaves, while Valencia look for some crucial points in their attempt to avoid relegation against Elche.
The Africa Cup of Nations have some blockbuster fixtures today too. Our final semi-finalists will be revealed, with Riyad Mahrez and Algeria going head to head with Victor Osimhen and Nigeria, before Mohamed Salah's Egypt clashes with Amad Diallo's Ivory Coast.