Sure, it may be Chelsea-Arsenal on Sunday, but there are a couple of derbies on the other side of the Iron Curtain which might also pique your interestâ¦
Zimbru ChißinÃÂu v Sheriff Tiraspol (Divizia NaãionalÃÂ, 1pm BST)
WAIT! DonâÂÂt stop reading just because itâÂÂs Moldovan football!
Yeah, itâÂÂs rubbish most of the time, but this weekend itâÂÂs the capital cities derby; itâÂÂs what the Divizia Naãionalàis all about.
This is one of them *ahem* politically charged affairs: most successful club from the capital of Moldova versus most successful club from the capital of MoldovaâÂÂs breakaway republic of Transdniestr.
ChißinÃÂu and Tiraspol are separated by about 40 miles of undulating Moldovan countryside⦠and a smattering of Russian troops, tanks, military checkpoints and a bluminâ massive rebel army.
The ethnically Russian Transdniestrians fought for their independence from Romanian-leaning Moldova in 1992, and while not achieving it, an uneasy peace exists in the region that doesnâÂÂt really suit anyone, not least the government in ChißinÃÂu, who have no jurisdiction over the region.
It all sounds very exciting, an actual rogue Soviet state, but not so for Moldovans, who must suffer the ignominy of completing immigration forms and presenting their passports at the border should they wish to visit Transdniestr. Which they very often donâÂÂt.
Sheriff were only formed in 1997, and are arguably something of a promo tool for Transdniestr, who were given the brief rubric of usurping Zimbru as the countryâÂÂs most successful club.
This has largely been achieved due to considerable financial backing from their eponymous and enigmatic owners.
Sheriff have won the last ten Divizia NaãionalÃÂs, and knocked Zimbru â historically MoldovaâÂÂs most famous side â into a very distant second.
They donâÂÂt like this, especially the ultras, the Zimbru Boys, who display provocative banners in the stands and chant some rather nasty things to their foes from the other side of the repugnant Dneistr River (video below).
Bragging rights are everything as far as this fixture is concerned, and SheriffâÂÂs habitual slow start to the league while they concentrate on European affairs means Zimbru are one place above them in fifth in the Divizia NaãionalÃÂ.
Regular European football affords Transdniestr some fantastic publicity and Moldovans arenâÂÂt exactly enthralled at Sheriff representing the country on the continental stage.
ItâÂÂs probably the only time Sheriff ever call themselves âÂÂMoldovanâÂÂ.
Expect this one to get lively, both on the pitch and in the stands.
NMTB prediction: Sheriff win.
Shakhtar Donetsk v Dynamo Kyiv (Premier-Liga, 5pm BST)
ItâÂÂs also El Big One in Ukraine, where the main talking point will be this afternoonâÂÂs resignation of DynamoâÂÂs boss Valery Gazzaev following their 2-0 defeat to Sheriff (yes, them again) in the Europa League last night.
Rudderless Dynamo visit Fortress Donbass on Sunday, where Shakhtar have yet to taste defeat since moving in last year.
In fact, they generally win there. The Hirnyky recorded victories in every single home game bar one in the 2009/10 season and no, it wasnâÂÂt Dynamo they dropped points to (it was a 0-0 with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
To much delight, the title was effectively won in Donetsk after Shakhtar beat their rivals 1-0 in the penultimate round of matches.
Maximum points have also been achieved on each occasion at the Donbass Arena this season too, and unsurprisingly they lead Dynamo Kyiv in the table after 11 games.
The two heavyweights of Ukrainian football first clashed in 1938, but it wasnâÂÂt until Rinat Akhmetov started ploughing his zillions into Shakhtar that the fixture carried the significance it does today.
Things between Kiev and Shakhtar could get a bit firey...
Arguably DynamoâÂÂs star has waned since Valeriy LobanovskyiâÂÂs golden generation of the nineties reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, while Shakhtar have been in the ascendency.
The countryâÂÂs new football order was more or less confirmed in the last UEFA Cup, when Shakhtar defeated their rivals on their way to becoming the first post-independent Ukrainian club to win a major European trophy, but Dynamo arenâÂÂt finished yet, and how theyâÂÂd love to inflict a first defeat on their rivals at their own turf.
It will be a tall order though. The last time the Kyivites won in Donetsk, Sergei Rebrov scored.
NMTB prediction: Shakhtar win.
