Last season, Andre Villas Boas was fired after a lackluster spell as manager at Chelsea. This year, he has found a new home with Tottenham Hotspur, and today he gets the chance to exact revenge on the team that let him go.
Tottenham face off against Chelsea in an intriguing London rivalry that features two teams in the top five of the English Premier League table. Tottenham are currently in fifth, only behind fourth-placed Everton on goal differential. Chelsea are currently atop the EPL, like they have been for much of the season. The Blues have opened up a four-point lead.
In Italy, the two teams that look most capable of capturing this year’s Scudetto will meet as Juventus plays Napoli. And in Germany, Bayern Munich puts its still-perfect record on the line against Fortuna Dusseldorf.
Finally, don’t miss one of the final weekends of the MLS regular season, where four playoff spots remain. Three of them could potentially be clinched in the Eastern Conference today, depending on the results of several matches.
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):
7:45am- ESPN2- Tottenham vs. Chelsea
9:30am- GolTV- Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. Bayern Munich
10am- Fox Soccer Channel- Manchester United vs. Stoke City
10am- Fox Soccer Plus- West Bromwich Albion vs. Manchester City
10am- FoxSoccer2Go.com- Fulham vs. Aston Villa
10am- FoxSoccer2Go.com- Liverpool vs. Reading
10am- FoxSoccer2Go.com- Swanswea City vs. Wigan Athletic
10am- FoxSoccer2Go.com- West Ham vs. Southampton
10am-beIN Sport en Espanol- Malaga vs. Real Valladolid
11am- Univision Deportes- Paris St. Germain vs. Reims
Noon- beIN Sport- Juventus vs. Napoli
Noon- beIN Sport en Espanol- Real Madrid vs. Celta Vigo
12:30pm- Fox Soccer Channel- Norwich City vs. Arsenal
12:30pm- GolTV- Werder Bremen vs. Borussia Moenchengladbach
12:45pm- ESPN3.com- Heracles vs. Ajax
1:30pm- MLS Direct Kick- Toronto FC vs. Montreal Impact
1:45pm- ESPN3.com- PSV Eindhoven vs. Willem II
2pm- beIN Sport- Valencia vs. Athletic Bilbao
2pm- Univision Deportes- Rennes vs. Montpellier
2:30pm- GolTV- Borussia Dortmund vs. Schalke 04 (Delayed)
2:45pm- beIN Sport en Espanol- Lazio vs. AC Milan
4pm- beIN Sport- Deportivo La Coruna vs. Barcelona
7pm- MLS Direct Kick/MSG Plus- New York Red Bulls vs. Sporting Kansas City
7:05pm- Fox Soccer Channel- U.S. Women’s National Team vs. Germany
7:30pm- NBC Sports Network- Houston Dynamo vs. Philadelphia Union
7:30pm- MLS Direct Kick- D.C. United vs. Columbus Crew
7:30pm- MLS Direct Kick- New England Revolution vs. Chicago Fire
10:30pm- MLS Direct Kick- Chivas USA vs. Colorado Rapids
Amazing DC UNITED goal from Lewis Neal in extra time to beat the Crew 3-2. DC United now moves into 2nd place of the East! You’re gonna have to beat us at RFK now! Good luck!
Barca survive the game of the day, 5-4 final, but I don’t trust their defense at all for repeating in Champ’s League. Good times!
They would have had to win last year to repeat…
9 goals (Messi hat trick, Alba own goal and Pizzi penalty)
9 cards (1 red)
22 shots
23 fouls
115 turnovers
Most intense and entertaining match of the year in any league.
It’s getting harder and harder to make arguments against Lionel Messi being the greatest ever.
Shocked if he doesn’t score, disappointed if he only scores 1. Never seen anything like him.
Yeah I actually expect a minimum of 2 goals a game at this point.
Deportivo will NOT go away! 5-4, 78th!