Premier League powers Manchester United and Liverpool square off today in the weekend's most high-profile encounter.
Both teams are coming off disappointing draws in Premier league play, with Manchester United enjoying the home-field advantage at Old Trafford.
The Premier League isn't the only league offering quality tilts today. Bordeaux faces Lyon in a top French clash, while Flamengo and Fluminense renew their long-standing rivalry. Then you have Atletico Madrid facing FC Barcelona in what could be the most entertaining match of the day.
If you will be watching today's soccer 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 Plus-Manchester United vs. Liverpool
9am– ESPN3.com- Chievo Verona vs. Brescia
9am– ESPN3.com- AS Roma vs. Bologna
9am– ESPN3.com- Udinese vs. Juventus
9am– Fox Soccer Channel- Palermo vs. Inter Milan
10:30am- GolTV- St. Pauli vs. Hamburg
11am– Fox Soccer Channel- Chelsea vs. Blackpool
11am– ESPN Deportes/ESPN3.com- Hercules vs. Valencia
11:30am– ESPN3.com- Schalke 04 vs. Borussia Dortmund
12:30pm– Fox Soccer Plus- West Brom vs. Birmingham
1pm– Telemundo- Toluca vs. America
1pm– ESPN2- Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona
2:45pm– Fox Soccer Channel- Sampdoria vs. Napoli
3pm– GolTV- Malaga vs. Sevilla
3pm– Fox Soccer Plus- Bordeaux vs. Lyon
5:30pm– GolTV- Flamengo vs. Fluminense
8pm– Direct Kick- Chivas USA vs. Kansas City Wizards
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It seems that after today’s tackle, Messi will be out for about three weeks. Here is a picture of his ankle:
http://twitpic.com/2q2v97
he played 90 mid week, there was no expectation for him to play, especially when he hadn’t been getting minutes before
thats a ridiculous comment. Soccer is notoriously a game of form and arguably no one was in better form than rooney last year, CERTAINLY not berbatov. This year, berba is in form and is playing excellent, but to say berba was better than rooney last year was silly. Soccer isn’t a skills challenge, its a game and last year rooney played it much better than berba
By all accounts he seemed to do fine in the Europa League.
I know a striker is supposed to score, but just because he has a game/games where he doesn’t doesn’t make him a bad striker or make it a bad game. He’s got other tools.
Jozy is getting minutes and doing nothing with them. No controversy there. He’ll be back in MLS before you know it.
(SBI-You know, for someone who claims to be a U.S. national team fan, it’s amazing how the majority of your comments are negative shots at American players and coaches. Nothing wrong with being critical at times, but when all you do is rip U.S. players, I can’t help but wonder what your deal is. Do you really have this much contempt for your own players and team?)
NFL Sunday
If he keeps on his good form and especially scoring, I can imagine a pretty good Dutch team picks him up on free transfer come January. His team also has a chance to win the league this season.
On a different note, Bedoya has helped his team to 3rd place in Sweden. Good chance to finish 2nd and compete for a spot in the CL next year.
Clarence Goodson scored in his team’s match
no jozy outrage/controversy on here? you people asleep today?
Beautiful football in the Barcelona/Athletico match.
It’s really amazing what St. Pauli is doing. HSV has 10 times the budget and they can’ get anything going.
yeah, this is a fun one!
What a lively crowd for the HSV – St. Pauli match!
Interesting that Howard Webb–dude who worked the WC final–reffed this game. They needed him with the intensity of the game.
Maybe Berbatov will be United’s ‘makeup’ this year. Last year, ManU was really suspect but Rooney’s monster season covered up a lot of flaws. So far this season, they have been sloppy at the back but now Berba’s performance rescued them.
Still, I don’t see any way they take the title.
That was the best game I have seen this season. Fantastic. It’s nice to see Berbatov playing so well.
I actually think that Berbatov is much better than Rooney.
I said that last year and everyone jumped on me, it’s nice to see reality backing me up.
come on Torres
Amazing. Berbatov with the hat trick.
ah the aimless wanderer jovanovic joining the party, can’t wait to watch him do nothing
Wow. All of a sudden Liverpool are back at 2-2.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS what a free kick!!!
how does nani sleep at night knowing he’s such a little… wussy… for lack of better term. man up and play the game, damn thespian
Berbatov
Brilliant Goal from Berbatov!
Sick bicycle kick goal by Bermatov!
Holy cow! Diego Milito 1-v-1 w the Palermo goal keeper who stones him. and then he takes a wild swing at a cross from Maicon. It’s early in the season but Milito is not sharp
Goal by Palermo on a breakaway and this one gets interesting. End to end now. Palermo has some good attacking talent.
I’m up (on the West Coast, even) streaming it. Surprisingly stagnant game so far. Liverpool have no ideas in the offensive third.
Ditto on no FSP with Charter. It’s Inter v. Palermo on FSC. 20+ mins and Samuel and Chivu already going for 2 footed tackles to stymie any Palermo attacks.
No fox soccer plus here on Comcast >.<
tell me other people are up for liverpool-united.