One team is looking to extend its lead atop the Premier League while the other is just trying to fight for a European place as Manchester United takes on Liverpool today in the North West Derby, the premier match on today's schedule of international club action.
Manchester United will be looking to take advantage of Arsenal's stumble on Saturday, a 0-0 draw against Sunderland that could allow United to widen the gap atop the standings. Liverpool can jump ahead of Bolton for sixth place, and the final automatic qualifying place for Europa League, while also keeping extremely faint hopes of a Top Four finish alive.
Today's soccer schedule doesn't end with the early-morning Man Utd-Liverpool clash. Lazio and Palermo collide in a showcase of some of Europe's best young talent, while Marseille battles with Lille in a meeting of two of France's best.
If you will be watching today's action, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Today's TV schedule is after the jump):
TODAY'S SOCCER ON TV
8:30am- Fox Soccer Channel- Liverpool vs. Manchester United
9am- ESPN3.com– Inter Milan vs. Genoa
9:30am- ESPN3.com– SC Freiburg vs. Werder Bremen
10:30am- ESPN3.com– Ajax Amsterdam vs. AZ Alkmaar
11am- Fox Soccer Channel– Wolverhampton vs. Tottenham
11am- DirecTV– Sporting Gijon vs. Getafe
11am- ESPN3.com– Malaga vs. Osasuna
11am- DirecTV– Levante vs. Espanyol
11am- FoxSoccer.tv– Brest vs. Bordeaux
11am- FoxSoccer.tv– Olympique Lyon vs. Arles
11am- Fox Soccer Plus- West Ham United vs. Stoke City
1pm- GolTV– Athletic Bilbao vs. Sevilla
1pm- Telemundo– Toluca vs. Morelia
2:45pm- ESPN3.com– Lazio vs. Palermo
3pm- GolTV– Racing Santander vs. Real Madrid
3pm- Fox Soccer Plus– Olympique Marseille vs. Lille
3:15pm- ESPN3.com– Sporting Braga vs. Benfica
*could have
You’re probably right, and it most likely lead to a yellow instead of a red.
And if it was that bad, then I have little doubt that running couldn’t have compounded the danger.
Where are you following? Soccerway says Altidore scored. Another link had someone else scoring.
1. Please don’t compare a player in second division Turkish league to Messi or anyone else in first division play for that matter.
2. The match of the day = olympique marseille!
That is true
I found it so stupid of him to try to get up. To me, if I’m the ref and you’re running at me, the tackle couldn’t have been that bad.
It looked like he was bleeding from one of the studs. Would be surprised if the leg wasn’t at least fractured.
Sweet. That’s 2 Yanks on the stats sheet in Turkey this weekend.
Rafael is just asking for an ejection.
The only football match outside of a MLS or USNATs game I’ve seen was Fiorentina v Brescia in Florence about 10 years ago and I have to tell you… the away fans from Brescia were the most raucous bunch. (of note for historians, Roberto Baggio was playing for Brescia in perhaps his last season in Serie A?)They were sectioned off in seating that was surrounded by prison style barbed wire (with those nasty wire loops at the top of the fence) and maybe a dozen cops. And still they were the loudest, flare setting, smoke bomb setting crew you could imagine. I digress. Cheers.
Goal Kenny Miller. Assist by Jozy Altidore.
1-0 Bursa
if Nani didn’t break his leg, you’ll hear all about his performance.
This is going to sound terrible, but I seriously hope that Nani compounded his injury by getting up and running at the official.
If he has a broken leg, can you imagine how much it would hurt to move, let alone run? He is so damn concerned with cards and fouls.
i think it was retaliation for Maxi’s high boot and Rafael losing control of the ball, after a very frustrating half for him (he was the one who got burnt the worst by Suarez).
not sure we’re talking about the same thing–Evra deflected Suarez’s touch goalward on the first goal.
of course if i have to explain my cheap joke, it isn’t very good.
They aren’t even fouls in MLS 🙂
Definitely seemed like a retaliation to Carragher’s tackle. I think since Carragher was only shown a yellow, so was Rafael.
Where are all the US sports pundits, screaming that this game is soft?
I am fine with the two yellows, both challenges were over the top. On the point, any other league in the world, aside from MLS, they are both straight red cards.
Very nasty and late tackle by Carragher. It should have been a straight red.
I actually didn’t see the Carragher tackle, I rolled out of bed right after that.
The Rafael tackle was shocking, double studs up and clearly not going after the ball.
I mean he may very well be injured, but who runs up to a ref yells at him then falls back down on the ground? And it’s ridiculously even more stupid if he has a broken bone. I hope he is ok, but begging for a card is not worth furthering an already serious injury.
Phil Dowd fell for the “let’s be even” trap there. Rafael came in with two feet, one of the ground, clearly with malicious intent. Carragher’s foul was reckless, but not nearly as vicious, but Dowd wanted to mollify rather than apply the rules.
For Carragher? My first thought was he was done. Not surprised it was only a yellow though.
ManU-Pool is looking more like a hockey game than a soccer game.
Getting scrappy I love it.
That is a red card.
Yeah. Faking a brooken leg. He’ll probably fake the x-rays and the cast, too.
Evra’s header was going wide….
What is Nani’s problem?
Why would you try to punch the medical staff?
Players begging for a card is one of the most annoying thing…
Seriously. Great crowd. Very impressive. I’ve seen many Serie A games in Italy that don’t have crowds that big or that excited.
damn, carragher. that looked nasty in real time.
a new low Nani.
I enjoy seeing Man U struggling. Don’t know why I dislike them so much…
Fernando Torres? Who is that?
Dirk Kuyt with a brace! Thanks to Nani for a superb assist. Booyah
Damn Liverpool up 2-0, wow I am starting to really like this team.
Suarez is the real deal, huge pickup for Liverpool. The guy is all over the field and he can shred defenses. Wow.
holy crap Suarez.
but very selfish of Kuyt to deny Evra an own-goal.
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2011/03/lincoln-imps-to-support-marie-curie-week/
I keep meaning to ask this and then forgetting: anyone know what’s up with those little yellow flowers the EPL managers have been wearing for the last week or so?
Aurelio had a staring contest with Hargreaves once. 3 seconds in, both tore hamstrings.
Great turn and good placement, pace on the shot. Good for him. Though not great production by any standard, Freddy can certainly find the back of the net and has done so at most destinations (except Monaco). Hope he builds some momentum and improve his footballing IQ while at Rizespor. BTW – awesome atmosphere for a D2 match.
“That was very Messi like. Left footed player on the right side, hitting a low left footed curling shot to the far post. Not comparing Adu to Messi, just this goal, which is similar style to many Messi goals”
Yes
Here is the great goal in the 1-0 win
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU_YADBGWsg&feature=player_embedded
I think Freddy Adu scored today.
are the Colorado Buffaloes or Georgia Bulldogs playing today?
Doesn’t this game make Giggs the all-time leader in appearances for United, passing Bobby Charlton?
Please Liverpool, for the sake of interest in the rest of the premier league, win this game.
San Diego is ready for this clash. Don’t care how early, glory glory.