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Real Madrid vs Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, Manchester City v Manchester United, Inter Milan vs AC Milan and Tottenham vs Arsenal: Is April the greatest month of football ever?

Just about all of European football's biggest derbies will take place in the next month

APRIL is set to be one of the most incredible months of fixtures in European football history.

It will see just about every derby you can think of played.

 The Merseyside derby will kick the month off on April 1
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The Merseyside derby will kick the month off on April 1Credit: Getty Images

The first day of the month will see the Merseyside derby, Schalke v Dortmund, PSG v Monaco and Benfica v Porto played - and this is not an April fool.


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Then a day later, Ajax take on fierce rivals Feyenoord in Holland.

Just a week after their derby at Schalke, Dortmund travel to take on Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on the same day as the Madrid derby.

Following a mouth-watering midweek of Champions League fixtures, attention will then turn to the Milan derby at the San Siro, along with Man United v Chelsea.

 Dortmund face two April encounters with Bayern Munich and one with Schalke
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Dortmund face two April encounters with Bayern Munich and one with SchalkeCredit: EPA
 Atletico will look to avenge a 3-0 loss to rivals Real in the previous Madrid derby
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Atletico will look to avenge a 3-0 loss to rivals Real in the previous Madrid derbyCredit: Getty Images
 The Milan derby will also take place at the San Siro
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The Milan derby will also take place at the San SiroCredit: Reuters

April 23 will see the pick of the month's fixtures as Real Madrid host Barcelona in El Clasico, while Chelsea take on Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final the day before.

And as if Borussia Dortmund didn't have enough derbies to play in April, they make a second trip on April 26 to Munich to take on Bayern in the DFB Pokal semi.

 El Clasico may prove the pick of the April fixtures
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El Clasico may prove the pick of the April fixturesCredit: Getty Images
 The Premier League takes centre stage at the end of the month with the Manchester derby on a Thursday night
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The Premier League takes centre stage at the end of the month with the Manchester derby on a Thursday nightCredit: Getty Images
 Arsenal will look to get one over Tottenham in the last ever North London derby to be played at White Hart Lane
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Arsenal will look to get one over Tottenham in the last ever North London derby to be played at White Hart LaneCredit: Getty Images

The Premier League picks up the mantle to end the month, with the Manchester United travelling to rivals City in a rare Thursday night kick-off.

Tottenham and Arsenal then play the last ever North London derby at White Hart Lane, on the final day of April.

The Gunners are finding it tougher than ever to finish above their rivals for a 22nd consecutive season and will likely need a win at the soon-to-be demolished stadium.

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