London (AFP)

After enjoying a little rest thanks to the spread over two weekends of the 26th day of the Premier League, the English cadors come back to battle and get back into rhythm before the resumption of European competitions.

After sending his bottle class to eliminate Shrewsbury (D3) in a replay match of the 4th round of the English Cup to preserve his 15 days of rest, Liverpool resumed smoothly with a trip to the red lantern, Norwich.

Despite the 55 points difference between the two teams, Jürgen Klopp will certainly not take this match lightly before a trip to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday which will be of a whole new dimension.

Tottenham, who will receive Wednesday Leipzig, Bayern's dolphin and probably the most underrated team still in the running in the Champions League, will move Sunday to another poorly classified, Aston Villa, 17th with a point ahead the red area.

Another English team in C1, Chelsea, who will receive Bayern on February 25, will have more to do by hosting Monday Manchester United.

It will be a great opportunity for the Red Devils to return to 3 points from the top 4, three days before their round of 16 first leg of the Europa League in Bruges, or for the Blues to relegate them to 11 lengths.

As for Manchester City, the postponement of its match against West Ham last weekend, due to the storm Ciara, clutters its calendar a little.

Pep Guardiola's men will finally receive the Hammers on Wednesday, before a capital trip to Leicester on Saturday and even more dangerous at the Bernabeu for the Champions League round of 16 first leg against Real, on February 26.

The second act of the 26th day will open on Friday with a rather tantalizing Wolverhampton-Leicester, the Wolves (7th with 35 points), wanting to stay in the race for Europe before their trip six days later to Barcelona to face the Espanyol.

The Foxes, them, 3rd with 49 points, still fight with City, which precedes them by 2 units, for the honorary title of dolphin of Liverpool.

Arsenal, whose main hopes of shining this season have turned to their 16th round of C3 against Olympiacos Thursday, receives Newcastle Sunday.

Premier League - match day 26

Friday:

(9:00 p.m.) Wolverhampton - Leicester

Saturday:

(1:30 p.m.) Southampton - Burnley

(6.30 p.m.) Norwich - Liverpool

Sunday:

(3:00 p.m.) Aston Villa - Tottenham

(5:30 p.m.) Arsenal - Newcastle

On Monday:

(9:00 p.m.) Chelsea - Manchester United

(8:30 p.m.) Manchester City - West Ham

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