Winonah Heatley's AS Roma and Hayley Raso's Eintracht Frankfurt will have a mountain to climb in the second leg of their third round UEFA Women's Champions League qualifiers after both falling by an odd goal in the first leg.
Elsewhere, leagues continue across Europe and the world as teams look to establish early season form.
Read our preview of all the Matildas Abroad action below.
England
West Ham host Arsenal on Saturday, 4.30am AEST. The Hammers are looking for an improved performance after their opening game defeat against Tottenham last week, while the Gunners know they will have to be near perfect in the early stages of the season to mount a serious title challenge. Katrina Gorry will be available for West Ham while Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley and Kyra Cooney-Cross will be available for Arsenal.
Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion face off at the same time on Saturday, 4.30am AEST. Like Arsenal, City know that they will need as few hiccups as possible if they are not only to challenge for the title, but get themselves back into European football. Mary Fowler remains unavailable for City as she continues her ACL rehabilitation.
Chelsea travel to take on Aston Villa on Sunday, 9pm AEST. Chelsea remained undefeated domestically for the last twelve months with last week’s win and will hope to maintain that this weekend. Ellie Carpenter is expected to build on her exciting performance last week for Chelsea, while Sam Kerr may make her return to the pitch after appearing in the match-day squad last time out.
London City Lionesses face another tough test to start the season, hosting Manchester United on Sunday, 9pm AEST. The newly promoted Lionesses came into the season with plenty of expectation but now face their second expected top-four opposition in the first two rounds. Alanna Kennedy is expected to line up in the centre of defence for London City.
Leicester City and Liverpool will hope to earn their first points of the season when they play on Sunday, 9pm AEST. The Foxes will need all the early season points they can get, while the Reds will be expecting a response after their humbling by rivals Everton last week. Emily van Egmond will be available for Leicester City.
Finally, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur will finish the round on Sunday, 11.30pm AEST. Both teams secured important wins in round one and will hope to continue that momentum into the rest of the season. Clare Wheeler will be available for Everton while Clare Hunt and Charli Grant will be available for Spurs.
You can catch all the FA WSL on Stan Sport.
Sweden
Daniela Galic will hope to continue her fine start to life in Sweden when Vittsjö GIK travels to take on Alingsås on Saturday, 9pm AEST. Vittsjö are favourites against the team bottom of the table, but Alingsås have it all to play for as they hope to remain in the league next season. Galic is expected to start once more for Vittsjö.
Kristianstads DFF host Växjö DFF on Saturday, 11pm AEST. Kristianstads will hope to finish the season strong against a Växjö side who are not quite safe from relegation. Remy Siemsen and Amy Sayer will both be available for Kristianstads, and have both been starting most games of late.
AIK Fotboll take on FC Rosengård on Sunday, 9pm AEST. After their dominance and near-perfect season in 2024, Rosengård now find themselves only seven points clear of relegation. AIK will be hoping to capitalise on that as they look to finish the season strong. Jada Whyman is expected to line up between the sticks for AIK.
Courtney Nevin’s Malmö FF are not scheduled to play this week.
United States
NWSL
North Carolina Courage take on Angel City in a crucial clash to determine playoff spots on Sunday, 2.30am AEST. The teams sit three and four points away from eighth, respectively, and a win will boost their finals chances substantially. Cortnee Vine will be available for the Courage.
Portland Thorns will be looking to consolidate their place in the top four when they travel to take on Chicago Stars on Monday, 5am AEST. The Thorns go into the match as favourites, with the Stars languishing near the bottom of the table. Kaitlyn Torpey and Mackenzie Arnold will be available for Portland.
You can catch all of the NWSL on Stan Sport.
USL
DC Power take on Levington SC on Saturday, 9am AEST. DC will be hoping to maintain their unbeaten record to start the season. Morgan Aquino will be available for the Power.
Germany
Frauen-Bundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt fell to a defeat in the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League third qualifying round, losing 2-1 to Real Madrid on Friday (AEST). Hayley Raso came off the bench late for Frankfurt against her old club.
VfL Wolfsburg hosts Carl Zeiss Jena on Monday, 12am AEST. Wolfsburg will be hoping to pick up their first three points of the season after a rollicking draw in round one. Sharn Freier will look to make her competitive debut in this game.
It will be Aussie v Aussie when TSG Hoffenheim hosts Eintracht Frankfurt in the league on Monday, 2.30am AEST. Both sides started the season with convincing wins and will hope to carry that on into round two. Jamilla Rankin will be available for Hoffenheim, while Hayley Raso will hope to make her starting debut for Frankfurt.
2.Frauen-Bundesliga
SC Sand will look to bounce back after last week’s disappointing loss when they host Potsdam on Sunday, 10pm AEST. Potsdam have a similar record of two wins and one defeat to start the season, so it is expected to be a close clash. Alana Murphy will be available for Sand after making her debut last week.
Italy
AS Roma fell to a heartbreaking defeat in the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League third qualifying round, with two stoppage time goals consigning them to a 2-1 defeat. They will hope to rebound for the away leg next week. Winonah Heatley was an unused substitute for Roma.
They will compete in the Serie A Cup before the second leg, however, against Sassuolo on Sunday 11pm AEST. Heatley will be available to line up against fellow CommBank Matildas Jess Nash and Jacynta Galabadaarachchi.
FC Como will take on Inter Milan on Sunday, 8.30pm AEST. Inter are currently top of the group while Como are looking for their first win. Alex Chidiac will be available for Como.
Serie B
Como 1907 will take on Lumezzane in Serie B on Sunday, 11pm AEST. Como are looking for their first win after drawing in round one. Chloe Logarzo will be available for her new side.
Mexico
CF Monterrey take on Deportivo Toluca FC on Saturday, 10am AEST. Toluca will be slight favourites at home as Monterrey look to recapture some of their positive form from the beginning of the season. Emily Gielnik will be available for Monterrey.
Canada
Calgary Wild host Montreal Roses FC on Sunday, 6am AEST. Calgary will be hoping to bounce back after last week’s tough defeat and finish the season on a high. Kahli Johnson will be hoping to return from injury this week.