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This Weekend’s Soccer on TV

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Not much has troubled Chelsea in the Premier League this season, but looking back at the Blues’ results thus far, a 3-0 loss at the hands of Arsenal stand out as one of the lone sore spots of their campaign.

Three first-half goals by the Gunners in that September 2016 match slowed down the momentum of Antonio Conte’s squad, but only briefly. With 23 league matches under the belt for both sides and a nine-point gap separating the two, the showdown this Saturday at Stamford Bridge can prove to be a make-or-break momentum for both clubs.

Should Arsenal repeat its feat from the first meeting, second-place Tottenham — who also trails Chelsea by nine points — has a chance to put some pressure on the leaders as well with a home win over Middlesbrough.

Fourth-place Liverpool and fifth-place Manchester City can also tighten the race with wins over Hull City and Swansea City, respectively.

In France, a top-of-the-table clash will take place between Monaco and Nice. Both sides currently possess 49 points atop Ligue 1 and the match will pit Monaco’s league-best offense against Nice’s league-best defense.

Third-place Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, can keep pace with a road win over Dijon.

The Spanish La Liga will feature Real Madrid on the road against Celta de Vigo and Barcelona at home against Athletic Bilbao. The Italian Serie A, on the other hand, will have Juventus taking on Inter Milan to headline its weekend action.

Internationally, the United States will wrap up its current camp with a match against Jamaica, while the African Cup of Nation draws to a close on Sunday.

Here is a rundown of all the soccer action on TV this weekend:

FRIDAY

GERMAN BUNDESLIGA

2:30 p.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Hamburg SV vs. Bayer Leverkusen

SPANISH LA LIGA

2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Deportivo La Coruña vs. Real Betis

FRENCH LIGUE 1

2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Metz vs. Marseille

MEXICAN LIGA MX

10 p.m. — Azteca America — Veracruz vs. Chiapas

ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports Connect — Wigan Athletic vs. Sheffield Wednesday

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY

7:30 p.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go/UniMás/Univision Deportes/Univision NOW — United States vs. Jamaica

SATURDAY

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

7:30 a.m. — NBCSN/NBC Sports Live Extra/NBC Universo/NBC Universo NOW/Telemundo Deportes en Vivo — Chelsea vs. Arsenal

10 a.m. — NBCSN/NBC Sports Live Extra/NBC Universo/NBC Universo NOW/Telemundo Deportes en Vivo — Hull City vs. Liverpool

10 a.m. — NBC Sports Live Extra/Telemundo Deportes en Vivo — Southampton vs. West Ham United

10 a.m. — NBC Sports Live Extra — Crystal Palace vs. Sunderland

10 a.m. — NBC Sports Live Extra — Everton vs. Bournemouth

10 a.m. — NBC Sports Live Extra — Watford vs. Burnley

10 a.m. — NBC Sports Live Extra — West Bromwich Albion vs. Stoke City

12:30 p.m. — NBC Sports Live/NBC Universo/NBC Universo NOW/Telemundo Deportes en Vivo — Tottenham vs. Middlesbrough

SPANISH LA LIGA

7 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Málaga vs. Espanyol

10:15 a.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Barcelona vs. Athletic Bilbao

12:30 p.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Atlético Madrid vs. Leganés

2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Valencia vs. Eibar

ITALIAN SERIE A

2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports Connect — Bologna vs. Napoli

GERMAN BUNDESLIGA

9:30 a.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go — Bayern Munich vs. Schalke 04

9:30 a.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go — Hoffenheim vs. Mainz 05

9:30 a.m. — Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer Plus/Fox Soccer 2Go — Hertha Berlin vs. FC Ingolstadt

9:30 a.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Freiburg

9:30 a.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Cologne vs. VfL Wolfsburg

12:30 p.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go — Borussia Dortmund vs. RB Leipzig

FRENCH LIGUE 1

11 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — AS Monaco vs. Nice

2 p.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports Connect — Dijon vs. Paris Saint-Germain

2 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Bordeaux vs. Stade Rennes

2 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Lille vs. Lorient

2 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Montpellier vs. Bastia

2 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Guingamp vs. Caen

PORTUGUESE PRIMEIRA LIGA

3:30 p.m. — Univision Deportes — FC Porto vs. Sporting CP

MEXICAN LIGA MX

6 p.m. — Univision Deportes — Cruz Azul vs. Querétaro

8 p.m. — Azteca America — Morelia vs. Club América

8 p.m. – Univision/Univision Deportes/Univision NOW — Tigres UANL vs. Toluca

8:06 p.m. — Galavision/Univision NOW — Club León vs. Tijuana

10 p.m. — ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN — Necaxa vs. Monterrey

10:06 p.m. – Univision/Univision Deportes/Univision NOW — Guadalajara vs. Santos Laguna

AUSTRALIAN A-LEAGUE

3:50 a.m. — ESPN3/WatchESPN — Melbourne Victory vs. Melbourne City

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

7:15 a.m. — Fox Sports Go/Soccer Plus/Fox Soccer 2Go — Motherwell vs. Heart of Midlothian

SUNDAY

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

8:30 a.m. — NBCSN/NBC Sports Live/Telemundo/Telemundo Deportes en Vivo — Manchester City vs. Swansea City

11 a.m. — NBCSN/NBC Sports Live/Telemundo/Telemundo Deportes en Vivo — Leicester City vs. Manchester United

SPANISH LA LIGA

6 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Sevilla vs. Villarreal

10:15 a.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Sporting Gijón vs. Deportivo Alavés

12:30 p.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect —Real Sociedad vs. Osasuna

2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Celta de Vigo vs. Real Madrid

ITALIAN SERIE A

6:30 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — AC Milan vs. Sampdoria

9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Atalanta vs. Cagliari

9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Pescara vs. Lazio

9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Genoa vs. Sassuolo

9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Empoli vs. Torino

9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Chievo Verona vs. Udinese

Noon — beIN Sports Connect — Palermo vs. Crotone

2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Juventus vs. Inter Milan

GERMAN BUNDESLIGA

9:30 a.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go — FC Augsburg vs. Werder Bremen

11:30 a.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Darmstadt 98

FRENCH LIGUE 1

9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Toulouse vs. Angers

11 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Nantes vs. Nancy

3 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Saint-Étienne vs. Lyon

AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS

2 p.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports Connect — Egypt vs. Cameroon (final)

MEXICAN LIGA MX

1 p.m. — Univision/Univision Deportes/Univision NOW — Pumas UNAM vs. Pachuca

7 p.m. — Univision Deportes — Puebla vs. Atlas

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

7:30 a.m. — Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer Plus/Fox Soccer 2Go — St. Johnstone vs. Celtic

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