Football Tracker: Retegui hat-trick puts Atalanta in control, FA Cup ...

17:10 CET - Nice have opened the scoring from the penalty spot in their Ligue 1 match against Lens, with Gaetan Laborde getting his eighth league goal of the season.

Meanwhile, Dortmund have some late life in their game against Stuttgart as Julian Brandt gets his first goal since December to halve the deficit with 10 minutes to go.

17:03 CET - Athletic Club deservedly lead 2-0 at the break against an insipid Girona in LaLiga with Oihan Sancet getting the opener for the Basque side from the spot and another just before the half-time whistle.

No shots on target in the first half for the visitors, they will need to try something different in the second period if they are to get back into the match.

16:53 CET - Stuttgart are 2-0 up now against Dortmund. The hosts have Jeff Chabot to thank for the goal, scoring with his side's first shot on target in the game - they are punishing the visitors this afternoon.

16:50 CET - All over in our first game of the day in Serie A, and it was the Mateo Retegui show for Atalanta. The Italian forward netted four in the 5-0 drubbing of Verona, notching an unsurprising 9.6 rating from us.

He is a shoe-in for our Team of the Week, which will be published early next week.

Read the full report from the match right now.

16:46 CET - Let's bring you up to speed in the FA Cup, where there are leads for Ipswich over Coventry, Bournemouth over Everton and Fulham over Wigan.

The other Premier League side in action is Southampton, who are goalless at the break against promotion-chasing Burnley.

16:40 CET - Stuttgart have the lead against Dortmund after 50 minutes. An own goal from Waldemar Anton has put the visitors in front very much against the run of play.

16:30 CET - We are just 30 minutes from our first game of the day in Ligue 1, pitting Nice up against Lens in what seems to be a tantalising affair.

Follow the game from 17:00 CET right here.

16:18 CET - Half-time in our two big clashes in the Bundesliga this afternoon, with Dortmund and Stuttgart goalless as are Bayer Leverkusen at Wolfsburg.

Meanwhile, Mateo Retegui's dream day has continued at Verona, netting his fourth of the game for Atalanta to make it 5-0 to the visitors.

16:01 CET - In the FA Cup, we are underway in seven ties, and we will be on upset watch as the afternoon progresses.

Meanwhile, kick-off between Athletic Club and Girona is just 15 minutes away, and it hasn't been a happy hunting ground for the Catalan side as they have lost three of their four away games against Athletic Club in LaLiga (W1), conceding at least one goal in their four league visits (eight overall).

Follow that game here.

16:00 CET - A very quiet start to our Bundesliga games so far, with just one goal in five matches as we pass the halfway mark in the first half.

That has come in the match between Hoffenheim and Union Berlin, with Benedict Hollerbach netting for the side from the German capital.

15:56 CET - What a turnaround from Celta Vigo. After finding themselves 2-0 down with 30 minutes to play against Real Betis, the hosts have won it late through Williot Swedberg's effort.

The result ends a barren run for Celta, where they went four games without a win.

Make sure to check out the match report now.

15:47 CET - What a first half from Atalanta! Mateo Retegui completed his hat-trick just before the break to see his side leading 4-0 at half-time against a shellshocked Verona.

It's his first hat-trick since October, when he netted three against Genoa.

The match stats make for grim reading for the hosts.

15:38 CET - It's turning into a walk in the park this afternoon for Atalanta, who are now 3-0 up at Verona - Ederson adding to the brace from Mateo Retegui.

15:31 CET - Underway in the five mid-afternoon Bundesliga fixtures - make sure not to miss a kick right here.

15:28 CET - What a three minutes for Celta Vigo. Finding themselves 2-0 down at home to Real Betis, they have struck back in fine fashion through Fran Beltran and then Javier Rodriguez to level up their LaLiga clash.

15:24 CET - Mateo Retegui has been on fire this season for Atalanta, and he shows no sign of slowing down, grabbing the opener in their Serie A game against Verona in the 21st minute. It's his 17th domestic goal of the campaign.

Make that 18... Four minutes later, Retegui doubles his side's advantage with Berat Djimsiti getting the assist. Clinical from the Italian striker!

Atalanta have scored 25 first-half goals in 24 games, only Inter (26) have scored more in the Serie A this season.

15:20 CET - Before we turn our attention to Bundesliga action, let's pick out a potential FA Cup upset from the 16:00 CET kick-offs.

Championship side Coventry, who were a whisker away from making the FA Cup final last season, face Ipswich Town, who are coming off a poor defeat to the Premier League's bottom side Southampton a week ago.

The only previous FA Cup meeting between the sides came in the second round in 2019-20 with the Sky Blues advancing via a replay that they won 2-1 at Portman Road.

Follow that game right here.

15:14 CET - Manchester City have survived a major scare in the FA Cup fourth round, coming from behind to battle past third-tier Leyton Orient in an absorbing cup tie.

Kevin De Bruyne netted a classy winner for Pep Guardiola's side 11 minutes from time - the Belgian's first in the competition since February 2023.

14:52 CET - Half-time in Vigo and it's Real Betis who have a healthy 2-0 lead after goals from Antony and Diego Llorente. Interestingly, Betis have a record of W3, D1, L0 when scoring the opening goal away from home in LaLiga this season.

Follow the second half with Flashscore.

14:40 CET - Manchester City have drawn level in their FA Cup tie against Leyton Orient, with Rico Lewis' strike deflecting off Abdukodir Khusanov to set up a fascinating final half-hour in East London.

14:35 CET - We've got a packed schedule in the Bundesliga this afternoon with five matches kicking off at 15:30 CET, including Bayer Leverkusen's trip to Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund hosting Stuttgart.

Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy returns to Stuttgart this afternoon, where he scored 28 Bundesliga goals last season, setting a new club record in the top flight. He netted 44 times in 58 competitive matches for them in total.

The striker has now scored in four competitive matches in a row for BVB, a personal best run for him at Dortmund.

Follow all the Bundesliga action here.

14:12 CET - It's half-time in the FA Cup tie between Leyton Orient and Manchester City, with the third-tier hosts leading 1-0 thanks to Jamie Donley's sensational 45-yard strike.

That goal, which has since gone down as a Stefan Ortega own goal, has stunned the Premier League champions, who have also lost new signing Nico Gonzalez to injury in a disastrous opening period.

Follow the second half with Flashscore.

13:53 CET - Atalanta will be looking to close within four points of Serie A leaders Napoli this afternoon when they travel to Verona in the Italian top flight.

After a streak of 11 consecutive league wins, Atalanta have won only one of their last six Serie A games (D4, L1).

Follow the match from 15:00 CET here.

13:34 CET - Incredible scenes in East London as third-tier Leyton Orient lead Manchester City!

The goal arrived in remarkable circumstances, with Tottenham loanee Jamie Donley lobbing Stefan Ortega from 45 yards to send the home support into raptures.

Leyton Orient have now scored in their last eight FA Cup home games. Could a monumental shock be on the cards?

13:04 CET - Over in Spain, Real Betis travel to Celta Vigo this afternoon as Manuel Pellegrini's side look to close in on the top six.

Real Betis have won two of their last three away games in LaLiga (L1), twice as many wins as in their previous 10 away games in the competition (W1, D5, L4).

Meanwhile, Celta Vigo are winless in their last four LaLiga matches (D1, L3), their worst winless run in the competition since a 12-game run between September and December 2023 under Rafael Benítez (D6, L6).

Follow the match from 14:00 CET here.

12:50 CET - A couple of fascinating stats to whet the appetite ahead of Manchester City's visit to Leyton Orient, which gets underway in 25 minutes.

This is Leyton Orient’s first appearance in the FA Cup fourth round since 2010-11, when they won 2-1 at Swansea under Russell Slade. A 17-year-old Harry Kane was an unused substitute in the match.

Since losing 1-0 to Wigan Athletic in a fifth round tie in February 2018, Manchester City have won their last 17 FA Cup matches against teams from a lower division by an aggregate score of 67-8.

Follow today's game here with Flashscore.

12:24 CET - We're just under an hour away from the first FA Cup tie of the day, with Premier League champions Manchester City travelling to third-tier Leyton Orient.

Pep Guardiola has named a strong team in East London as new signing Nico Gonzalez makes his debut and Ruben Dias returns to skipper the side.

Follow the match from 13:15 CET here.

11:40 CET - Good morning and welcome to our Football Tracker on what promises to be a thrilling weekend across Europe!

The headline match today comes in LaLiga between rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at 21:00 CET, with both sides battling it out for the title in the Spanish top flight.

Here are some of today's other standout games in Europe's top leagues and the FA Cup:

Leyton Orient vs Manchester City - 13:15 CET

Verona vs Atalanta - 15:00 CET

Borussia Dortmund vs Stuttgart - 15:30 CET

Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen - 15:30 CET

Athletic Bilbao vs Girona - 16:15 CET

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea - 21:00 CET