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Instead of 24 hours of Sky Sports content, you can now gorge yourselves on 7 days of sporting excellence from all 7 Sky Sports channels. That’s 168 hours. That’s 10,080 minutes. That’s 604,800 seconds. Basically, it’s a lot. Here, we take a look at the best sporting content coming up for the week so you know exactly when you should be activating your shiny new Week Pass.

There’s a lot to take in here, so please pay attention!

Burnley v Chelsea. Monday 18th August. 7pm.
After a dramatic opening Premier League weekend, you wouldn’t put it past Burnley to cause a mighty shock against Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea. In many people’s eyes, the Blues are favourites for the Premier League title this year, but Burnley, who bloodied a few noses in their previous top-flight campaign, will be looking to spring a surprise at Turf Moor.

Diego Costa

Napoli v Athletic Bilbao. Tuesday 19th August. 7:30pm.
In what looks like the tie of the qualifying round, it seems a shame that one of these two sides will inevitably miss out on qualification. The tactical acumen of Rafa Benitez who, lest we forget, quite likes a big European night, may win through against an attractive Bilbao side, but this tie is genuinely up for grabs.

Maribor v Celtic. Wednesday 20th August. 7pm.
In the week leading up to this match, all the admin staff at Maribor must have been frantically checking their squad for potentially ineligible players, after Celtic’s lucky reprieve in the last round.
Despite losing 6-1 on aggregate to Legia Warsaw, Celtic won through after Warsaw’s carless (Or unfortunate) run in with the rules. Two good matches, and they will be in the Champions League proper.

Celtic

Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid. Friday 22nd August. 9:25pm.
It seems like Real Madrid have spent the whole summer strengthening an already ridiculously good squad, while Atletico have been trying to hang on to their best players. As such, this annual meeting between the League and Cup winners in Spain looks like a foregone conclusion. That said, who could have predicted Atletico’s run to La Liga title title? Don’t be surprised if the underdogs stun their city rivals once more.

Twenty20 Finals Day. Saturday 23rd August. 11:00am.

The showpiece event of the English county summer is at Edgbaston this year. Warwickshire, Surrey, Hampshire and Lancashire are the teams in contention this year, looking to claim a trophy which has become more prestigious over the years. With three games crammed into one day, expect twists, turns and plenty of drama.

Kevin Pietersen

Everton v Arsenal. Saturday 23rd August. 4:45pm.
Last season, the battle between these two for the final Champions League place went down to the wire. The same scenario could occur again this time around, but Everton will crave a victory at Goodison Park to make their intentions clear. Arsenal have strengthened over the summer and, at long last, look genuinely capable of sustaining a title challenge. Wins at difficult grounds often make champions. There are few tougher places than Goodison.

Sunderland v Man United. Sunday 24th August. 3:30pm.

For Man United, it wasn’t meant to be like this. After a stunning pre-season, new manager Louis van Gaal was meant to restore the glory days to Old Trafford at once. One disappointing loss to Swansea was all it took to burst the bubble of optimism that was growing with United. As for Sunderland, a late equaliser against West Brom means that confidence will be high. Do not rule out a win for the home team, which would further deepen the gloom in Manchester.

Louis van Gaal