By DAN KARELL
After some exciting midweek UEFA Champions League action, the focus returns to the world’s respective domestic leagues.
It seems like ages ago since Chelsea and Everton last faced off, but it was only last September. A first-half stoppage-time goal from Steven Naismith provided the difference on that occasion, but five months later these are two different teams. Chelsea currently occupy first place in the English Premier League standings while Everton have dropped to sixth.
Nonetheless, seeing Eden Hazard, Oscar, and Willian go up against Gerard Deulofeu and Ross Barkley should make for some exciting action.
In Italy, the second Derby della Mole takes place this weekend as Juventus host Torino. The visitors will be looking for their first victory against Juventus since 1995. Juventus on the other hand are coming off a big Europa League victory on Thursday and can keep their Serie A lead at nine points with a win on Sunday.
Other matches to keep an eye on this weekend include Real Sociedad hosting Barcelona, Lyon visiting Lille, and Club America welcoming Pumas UNAM into the Estadio Azteca for the Mexico City derby.
Here’s a rundown of this weekend’s soccer on TV:
FRIDAY
2:30pm – AS Monaco vs. Reims – beIN Sports USA
2:30pm – Schalke 04 vs. Mainz – GolTV USA
2:45pm – Dundee United vs. Motherwell – Fox Soccer Plus
3pm – Real Valladolid vs. Levante – beIN Sports en Español
8:30pm – Queretaro vs. Cruz Azul – Azteca America/ESPN Deportes
10:30pm – Club Tijuana vs. Chiapas – Azteca America/ESPN Deportes
SATURDAY
1:30am – Newcastle Jets vs. Sydney – Fox Soccer Plus
7:45am – Chelsea vs. Everton – NBC Sports Network
7:45am – Heart of Midlothian vs. Celtic – Fox Soccer Plus
9:30am – Hamburg vs. Borussia Dortmund – GolTV USA
10am – Arsenal vs. Sunderland – USA Network
10am – Real Madrid vs. Elche – beIN Sports USA
10am – Manchester City vs. Stoke City – Premier League Extra Time
10am – West Bromwich Albion vs. Fulham – Premier League Extra Time
10am – West Ham United vs. Southampton – Premier League Extra Time
10am – Cardiff City vs. Hull City – Premier League Extra Time
11am – Marseille vs. Lorient – Univision Deportes
12pm – Celta de Vigo vs. Getafe – beIN Sports en Español
12:30pm – Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United – NBC
12:30pm – Wolfsburg vs. Bayer Leverkusen – GolTV USA
2pm – Real Sociedad vs. Barcelona – beIN Sports USA
2pm – Montpellier vs. Ajaccio – Univision Deportes
2:45pm – Bologna vs. AS Roma – beIN Sports USA
4pm – Almeria vs. Malaga – beIN Sports en Español
5:30pm – Nacional (Uru) vs. Danubio – GolTV USA
6pm – Club America vs. Pumas UNAM – Univision
8pm – Pachuca vs. Morelia – Univision Deportes
8pm – Tigres UANL vs. Veracruz – UniMás
9:05pm – Club Leon vs. Santos – Telemundo
10pm – Atlas vs. Monterrey – Univision Deportes
SUNDAY
1am – Melbourne Heart vs. Brisbane Roar – Fox Sports 2
8:30am – Liverpool vs. Swansea City – NBC Sports Network
8:30am – Newcastle United vs. Aston Villa – Premier League Extra Time
9am – Inter Milan vs. Cagliari – beIN Sports en Español
9am – Sampdoria vs. AC Milan – beIN Sports USA
11am – Norwich City vs. Tottenham – NBC Sports Network
11am – Real Betis vs. Athletic Bilbao – beIN Sports en Español
11:30am – Hannover vs. Bayern Munich – GolTV USA
12:30pm – Juventus vs. Torino – beIN Sports USA
1pm – Valencia vs. Granada – beIN Sports en Español
1pm – Toluca vs. Chivas de Guadalajara – Univision
2pm – Sao Paulo vs. Santos – GolTV USA
2:45pm – Lazio vs. Sassuolo – beIN Sports USA
3pm – Lille vs. Lyon – Univision Deportes
3pm – Osasuna vs. Atletico Madrid – beIN Sports USA
4pm – Boca Juniors vs. Estudiantes – GolTV USA
6pm – Atlante vs. Puebla – Univision Deportes
real madrid and sunderland side by side tommorrow
Arsenal Stoke… I wonder what the action is on that. Going to the emirates will be tough but this will be a bruiser I can see stoke leaving with a point.
Gooners v Sunderland…