By MARC SERBER

Club soccer returns this weekend from the international break with a bang. On tap this weekend, there are massive matches in Germany and England, the resumption of the MLS playoffs and the start of the Liguilla (playoffs) in the Liga MX.

Saturday morning starts with the Merseyside Derby with Everton entertaining Liverpool at Goodison Park. It is the 221st time the Liverpool clubs have clashed in all competitions and the longest running top flight derby in England dating back to the 1962-63 season.

But the match of the weekend may be in Germany as first place Bayern Munich heads to second place Borussia Dortmund in a rematch of last season’s Champions League Final. A win or a draw for treble winners Bayern Munich would not only extend their lead at the top of the table, but also set a record for the longest run of matches in the Budesliga without a defeat. The Bavarians (30-6-0) are looking to break the record held by Hamburg since 1982-83, but they will have to do it without Franck Ribery who is out with a rib injury.

Back on this side of the pond, the MLS Cup playoffs return with Sporting Kansas City and Houston still looking for the first goal of the Eastern Conference Championship. Over in the West, Portland will look to overturn a two-goal deficit in front of its home fans after falling 4-2 in the first leg away to Real Salt Lake.

Here is a rundown of This Weekend’s Soccer on TV: (ALL TIMES EASTERN)

FRIDAY

2:30pm – Stuttgart vs. Borussia Monchengladbach – GolTV

2:30pm – Ajaccio vs. Olympique Marseille – beIN Sport Play/Univision Deportes

3pm – Real Valladolid vs. Osasuna – beIN Sport Play

SATURDAY

7:45am – Everton vs. Liverpool – NBC Sports Network/Directv/Mun2

7:45am – St. Mirren vs Hibernian – Fox Soccer Plus/Fox Soccer 2Go

9:30am – Hertha BSC vs. Bayer Leverkusen – GolTV USA

10am- Dundee United vs. Partick Thistle – Fox Soccer Plus/Fox Soccer 2Go

10am – Arsenal vs. Southampton – NBC Sports Network/Directv

10am – Fulham vs. Swansea City – NBC Sports Live Extra/Directv

10am – Hull City vs. Crystal Palace – NBC Sports Live Extra/Directv

10am – Newcastle United vs. Norwich City – NBC Sports Live Extra/Directv

10am – Stoke City vs. Sunderland – NBC Sports Live Extra/Directv

10am – Barcelona vs. Granada – beIN Sport USA/beIN Sport en Espanol

11am – Reims vs. PSG – beIN Sport Play/Univision Deportes

11am – Olympique Lyon vs. Valenciennes – beIN Sport Play/Univision Deportes

12pm – Hellas Verona vs. Chievo- beIN Sport USA/beIN Sport Play

12pm – Real Sociedad vs. Celta de Vigo – beIN Sport en Espanol/beIN Sport Play

12:30pm- Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich – GolTV USA

12:30pm – West Ham United vs. Chelsea- NBC/Directv/NBC Sports Live Extra

2pm – Almeria vs. Real Madrid – beIN Sport USA/beIN Sport en Espanol

2:45pm – Napoli vs. Parma – beIN Sport USA/beIN Sport Play

2:45pm – AC Milan vs. Genoa – beIN Sport Play

4pm – Atletico Madrid vs. Getafe – beIN Sport en Espanol/beIN Sport Play

4:30pm – Vasco da Gama vs. Cruzeiro – ESPN3

6pm – Toluca vs. Cruz Azul – Univision Deportes

7:30pm – Sporting KC vs. Houston Dynamo – NBCSN/Univision Deportes/MLS Live

8pm – Morelia vs. Club Leon

SUNDAY

6am – Levante vs. Villarreal – beIN Sport Play

8am – Lille vs. Toulouse – beIN Sport Play/Univision Deportes

8:30am – Manchester City vs. Tottenham – NBC Sports Network/Mun2/NBC Sports Live Extra

9am – Livorno vs. Juventus – beIN Sport USA/beIN Sport Play

9am – Udinese vs. Fiorentina – beIN Sport en Espanol/beIN Sport Play

10:30am – Twente vs. NAC Breda – ESPN3

11am – Cardiff City vs. Manchester United – NBC Sports Network/Directv, MUN2/NBC Sports Live Extra

11am – Rayo Vallecano vs. Espanyol – beIN Sport en Espanol/beIN Sport Play

11am – Nice vs. Saint-Etienne – beIN Sport USA/beIN Sport Play/Univision

11:30am – Werder Bremen vs. Mainz 05 – GolTV USA

1pm – Georgetown vs. Old Dominion – Guhoyas.com

1pm – Virginia vs. St. Johns – Virginia.sports.com

1pm – Elche vs. Valencia – beIN Sport en Espanol/beIN Sport Play

2:45pm – Bologna vs. Inter Milan – beIN Sport USA/beIN Sport Play

3pm – Sevilla vs. Real Betis – beIN Sport en Espanol/beIN Sport Play

3pm – Nantes vs. Monaco – beIN Sport Play/Univision Deportes

6pm – Tigres UANL vs. Club America Univision Deportes

7:15pm- Racing Club vs. River Plate – GolTV USA

9pm – Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake – ESPN/ESPN Deportes/MLS Live

9pm – Queretaro vs. Santos Laguna – ESPN Deportes/Azteca America