Attention will be focused on Walter Mazzarri and Rafael Benitez, managers of Inter and Napoli respectively, in the Europa League this evening.
Mazzarri, whose side host Azerbaijani outfit Qarabag, is hoping to spark a response after his side were thrashed 4-1 at the San Siro by Cagliari in Serie A last weekend.
Inter have already made a positive start in Group F after winning 1-0 at Dnipro in their opening game.
“We just need to work, get back up again quickly, show our spirit and fight like a great team does,” Mazzarri said this week.
“We have to start again and be strong for the Europa League clash on Thursday (today).”
Ukrainian side Dnipro travel to Saint Etienne, who opened their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Qarabag.
Benitez remains under pressure at Napoli after failing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and suffering a disappointing start in Serie A.
The situation may have eased slightly after a victory over bottom side Sassuolo last weekend but Benitez, who won the Europa League with Chelsea in 2013, is still in the spotlight.
Today he takes his side to Slovakia to face Slovan Bratislava in Group I. The match will also see Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik return to the club where he began his professional career.
Napoli already have three points to their name after beating Sparta Prague 3-1 in their opener.
Sparta now host Young Boys, who thrashed Slovan 5-0 last time out.
Holders Sevilla, who began their title defence with a 2-0 home win over Feyenoord in Group G, are in action in Croatia at HNK Rijeka.
Sevilla could look to the exploits of their La Liga rivals Real Betis for clues as to their opponents, with their neighbours having drawn twice with Rijeka in last year’s competition.
In Group H, Wolfsburg, who were thrashed 4-1 at Everton in their first game, will hope to kickstart their challenge as they host Lille. The French side have not won any of their last nine away fixtures in the competition.
In Group C, Partizan Belgrade, who drew 0-0 at home to Tottenham a fortnight ago, will look for their first win as they travel to Greek side Asteras Tripoli.
Today’s Europa League fixtures
Group A: 21.05 FC Zurich vs B. M’gladbach; Villarreal vs Limassol.
Standings: Limassol 3; B. M’gladbach, Villarreal 1; FC Zurich 0.
Group B: 21.05 HJK vs Bruges; Torino vs FC Copenhagen.
Standings: FC Copenhagen 3; Bruges, Torino 1; HJK 0.
Group C: 21.05 A. Tripolis vs P. Belgrade; Tottenham vs Besiktas.
Standings: A. Tripolis, Besiktas, P. Belgrade, Tottenham 1.
Group D: 21.05 A. Giurgiu vs Salzburg; Celtic vs D. Zagreb.
Standings: D. Zagreb 3; Celtic, Salzburg 1; A. Giurgiu 0.
Group E: 17.00 D. Moscow vs PSV. 21.05 Estoril vs Panathinaikos.
Standings: D. Moscow, PSV 3; Panathinaikos, Estoril 0.
Group F: 21.05 Inter vs FC Qarabag; St Etienne vs Dnipro.
Standings: Inter 3; FC Qarabag, Saint Etienne 1; Dnipro 0.
Group G: 19.00 Feyenoord vs Standard Liege; Rijeka vs Sevilla.
Standings: Sevilla, Standard Liege 3; Feyenoord, Rijeka 0.
Group H: 18.00 FC Krasnodar vs Everton. 19.00 Wolfsburg vs Lille.
Standings: Everton 3; FC Krasnodar, Lille 1; Wolfsburg 0.
Group I: 19.00 Slovan Bratislava vs Napoli; S. Prague vs Young Boys.
Standings: Young Boys, Napoli 3; Sparta Prague, Slovan Bratislava 0.
Group J: 19.00 AaB vs Rio Ave; D. Kiev vs S. Bucharest.
Standings: S. Bucharest, D. Kiev 3; Rio Ave, AaB 0.
Group K: 19.00 Dinamo Minsk vs Fiorentina; Guingamp vs PAOK.
Standings: PAOK, Fiorentina 3; Guin-gamp, Dinamo Minsk 0.
Group L: 19.00 Lokeren vs M. Khar-kiv; Trabzonspor vs Legia Warsaw.
Standings: Trabzonspor, Legia Warsaw 3; M. Kharkiv, Lokeren 0.