Ivory Coast will be on a revenge mission when they take on Zambia in the 2025 AFCON qualifier at the Stade de Bouaké on 6 September.
 

Atletico Madrid will square off with RCD Espanyol in a La Liga match at the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano on 28 August. 
 

Chelsea will be aiming to build on their first win of the new Premier League season when London rivals Crystal Palace visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday, September 1.
 

Inter Milan will continue their Serie A title defence when they host Atalanta BC at the iconic San Siro on 30 August.
 

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna will face possibly the toughest test of his fledgling career when he goes up against Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, August 24.
 

FC Barcelona will renew their rivalry with Athletic Bilbao in a La Liga match at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 24 August.
 

Parma Calcio will go head to head with AC Milan in the Serie A encounter at the Stadio Ennio Tardini on 24 August.
 

Genoa CFC will face off with defending champions Inter Milan in an Italian Serie A match at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris on 17 August.
 

Villarreal CF will lock horns with title hopefuls Atletico Madrid in a La Liga match at the Estadio de la Cerámica on 19 August.
 

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will be under pressure to get off to a winning start against Fulham at Old Trafford on the opening weekend of the new Premier League season on Friday, August 16.