The weekend's main event is Barcelona vs. Real Madrid on Sunday night at the Camp Nou. Barcelona lead La Liga after nine wins from nine games (27 points, 39 goals scored), beating Betis 5-2 last Saturday, and sit six points clear of Real Madrid, who beat Sevilla 4-1 on Sunday. Madrid will be without Vinícius Júnior, who is serving a four-game ban after a red card for pulling an opponent's hair. Elsewhere in Spain, Atlético host Deportivo La Coruña on Saturday night.

In the Premier League, Manchester City are the only side with a perfect record (seven wins from seven, 21 points) and visit Aston Villa on Saturday lunchtime. Arsenal, who have won six of seven, host Everton, and Chelsea (fourth, 13 points) face Tottenham in the Saturday-evening London derby. On Sunday, Liverpool (fifth, 12 points, with three draws) host third-placed Brighton, and Manchester United welcome Bournemouth.

The Bundesliga is led by Bayern and Dortmund on 14 points, with Freiburg and Leverkusen on 13. Bayern, 6-1 winners over Leipzig, travel to Freiburg on Sunday evening, while Dortmund (a 0-0 draw at Union Berlin last weekend) host Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday night. Friday opens with Stuttgart vs. Gladbach, and Leverkusen visit Hoffenheim on Sunday afternoon.

In Serie A, Inter and Lazio are level on 19 points ahead of Roma (17) and Milan (15). Roma visit Napoli on Saturday, Inter host Fiorentina on Sunday lunchtime, and Milan travel to Udinese on Sunday night, while Juventus (eighth, 11 points) visit Lecce. In Ligue 1 five teams are level at the top on 14 points (Lyon, PSG, Paris FC, Lille and Monaco), and Sunday has Monaco vs. Lille in the afternoon and PSG vs. Lyon at the Parc des Princes in the evening.

Key fixtures of the weekend
Friday 23 Oct (CEST): Stuttgart vs. Gladbach 20:30 · Brest vs. Nice, Torino vs. Monza 20:45 · Ipswich vs. Nottingham Forest 21:00
Saturday 24 Oct (CEST): Aston Villa vs. Man City 13:30 · Leipzig vs. Elversberg 15:30 · Arsenal vs. Everton 16:00 · Napoli vs. Roma 18:00 · Chelsea vs. Tottenham, Dortmund vs. Frankfurt 18:30 · Lazio vs. Parma, Lens vs. Paris FC 20:45 · Atlético vs. Deportivo 21:00
Sunday 25 Oct (local time, CET): Inter vs. Fiorentina 12:30 · Liverpool vs. Brighton, Man United vs. Bournemouth, Monaco vs. Lille 15:00 · Hoffenheim vs. Leverkusen 15:30 · Freiburg vs. Bayern 17:30 · Lecce vs. Juventus 18:00 · PSG vs. Lyon, Udinese vs. Milan 20:45 · Barcelona vs. Real Madrid 21:00
Clocks in Europe go back one hour at 03:00 on Sunday morning, so Sunday times are CET.

After a three-day opening week, the NBA's first full weekend has a game on almost every floor. On opening night the 76ers, with LeBron James and Jaylen Brown making their debuts, won 106-100 at Madison Square Garden on the night the Knicks raised their championship banner. Friday brings the Knicks' visit to the Celtics (Prime Video), followed by Rockets vs. Spurs at the Moody Center in Austin.

Saturday's slate includes Warriors at Suns (Stephen Curry) in the late game and Spurs at Mavericks, with Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio visiting Dallas a night after the Austin game against Houston. The 76ers are home for the third time in four nights, hosting Milwaukee on Saturday and Detroit on Sunday. Sunday also brings Lakers at Jazz (Luka Dončić's team, and the first trip back to Utah for Walker Kessler since joining the Lakers), Magic at Knicks in New York's first home game since the banner night, and Clippers at Thunder in Oklahoma City.

Fri 23 Oct (night of Fri to Sat, CEST): Knicks at Celtics 01:00 · Rockets vs. Spurs (Austin) 03:30
Sat 24 Oct (night of Sat to Sun): Heat at Hornets 00:00 · Nets at Cavaliers, Bucks at 76ers 01:30 · Wizards at Bulls, Spurs at Mavericks 02:00 · Rockets at Hawks 02:30 (all CEST) · Pelicans at Nuggets 02:00 · Warriors at Suns 03:00 (CET, after the clocks go back)
Sun 25 Oct (night of Sun to Mon, CET): Lakers at Jazz 22:00 · Pacers at Nets 23:00 · Raptors at Timberwolves, Magic at Knicks, Clippers at Thunder 00:00 · Pistons at 76ers 00:30 · Grizzlies at Kings 02:00

The headline game is Maple Leafs at Oilers on Saturday night. Edmonton opened a five-game homestand with a 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota on Tuesday (Evan Bouchard scored the winner on a power play and Leon Draisaitl added two goals) and hosted Carolina on Thursday, when Ryan Nugent-Hopkins made his season debut. Reigning champion Carolina started the week 7-1-1 after a 3-2 win in Winnipeg and visit the Blues on Saturday night, while the Lightning make the trip to Utah and the Rangers visit Ottawa.

Saturday has the busiest card with 12 games, including Ducks at Flyers and Kings at Devils in the afternoon and a seven-game wave at 7 p.m. ET. Sunday is lighter, with Panthers at Blackhawks (Brady Tkachuk's Florida at Chicago), Canadiens at Jets and Avalanche at Predators. Friday night offers Canadiens at Blackhawks and Lightning at Avalanche.

Key fixtures of the weekend
Fri 23 Oct (night of Fri to Sat, CEST): Canadiens at Blackhawks 02:00 · Lightning at Avalanche 03:00
Sat 24 Oct (CEST): Ducks at Flyers 19:00 · Kings at Devils 21:30 · Rangers at Senators, Maple Leafs at Oilers, Hurricanes at Blues, Golden Knights at Blue Jackets, Sabres at Capitals 01:00 (Sun) · Lightning at Mammoth 02:00 · Wild at Kraken, Red Wings at Flames 03:00 (Sun, CET after the clocks go back)
Sun 25 Oct (CET): Panthers at Blackhawks 20:00 · Islanders at Stars 23:00 · Canadiens at Jets 00:00 (Mon) · Avalanche at Predators 01:00 (Mon) · Wild at Canucks 03:00 (Mon)