The scramble toward the Christmas break continues for the world's top football sides, and more critical matches are on tap among the non-stop action. Four of the top six Premier League teams face tests when fourth-place Aston Villa host EPL leader Arsenal (Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET) and sixth-place Newcastle visit fifth-place Spurs (Sunday, 11:30 a.m. ET). There are also two key showdowns in the German Bundesliga, as Leipzig try to hang on to the fourth spot at home against fifth-place Borussia Dortmund (Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET) 'and leader Bayer Leverkusen visit third-place Stuttgart (Sunday, 11:30 a.m. ET). In Spain's La Liga, reigning champions and third-place Barcelona host second-place Girona, who are tied on points with league leader Real Madrid.
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