By DAN KARELL

Bayern Munich may be slowly running away with the Bundesliga title for the second season running, but the battle for second place is as hot as it’s even been.

The second and third-placed teams in the Bundesliga meet up on Saturday in what could be a proverbial “six pointer” kind of match, as Bayer Leverkusen drives an hour up the road to Signal Iduna Park to face Borussia Dortmund. While Bayer’s season hasn’t gone as well as they would have liked in UEFA Champions League, they’re still three points above Dortmund in the standings and within reaching distance of Bayern, provided the defending champions slip up.

English Premier League leaders Arsenal host a high-flying Everton side coming off a famous 1-0 victory at Manchester United on Sunday. Both teams are in great form this season and the Gunners were surely glad to leave Olivier Giroud on the bench for 90 minutes, saving his legs for this weekend’s clash.

Elsewhere in the world, AS Roma takes on Guiseppe Rossi and Fiorentina on early Sunday morning, Southampton returns home and hopes to inflict some wounds on Manchester City, which struggles away from home. In Spain, with the Copa Del Rey underway, Athletico Madrid’s trip to Catalonia to face Sant Andreu should be an interesting match to keep. And finally, on Sunday evening, the second leg of the Liga MX playoffs begins, as Club America hosts Toluca and Santos Laguna hosts Club Leon, with both hosts needing to overturn deficits.

Here is a rundown of This Weekend’s Soccer on TV:

FRIDAY

12pm – Algeciras vs. Real Sociedad – beIN Sport en Español

2pm – Racing Santander vs. Sevilla – beIN Sport en Español

2:30pm – Olympique Marseille vs. Nantes – Univision Deportes

2:45pm – Bologna vs. Juventus – beIN Sport USA

4pm – Cartagena vs. Barcelona – beIN Sport en Español

SATURDAY

7:45am – Manchester United vs. Newcastle United – NBC Sports Network

9:30am – Werder Bremen vs. Bayern Munich – GolTV USA

10am – Southampton vs. Manchester City – NBC Sports Network

10am – Stoke City vs. Chelsea – Premier League Extra Time

10am – Liverpool vs. West Ham United – Premier League Extra Time

10am – West Bromwich Albion vs. Norwich City – Premier League Extra Time

10am – Crystal Palace vs. Cardiff City – Premier League Extra Time

10am – Leyton Orient vs. Walsall – Fox Soccer Plus

10am – Sant Andreu vs. Atletico Madrid – beIN Sport en Español

10am – Brighton and Hove Albion vs. Leicester City – beIN Sport USA

12pm – Livorno vs. AC Milan – beIN Sport USA/beIN Sport en Español

12:30pm – Sunderland vs. Tottenham – NBC Sports Network

12:30pm – Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer Leverkusen – GolTV USA

2pm – Celta de Vigo vs. Athletic Bilbao – beIN Sport en Español

2:45pm – Napoli vs. Udinese – beIN Sport USA

4pm – Sporting Kansas City vs. Real Salt Lake – ESPN/UniMas

4pm – Xativa vs. Real Madrid – beIN Sport en Español

SUNDAY

1am – Melbourne Victory vs. Newcastle Jets – Fox Sports 2

6:30am – AS Roma vs. Fiorentina – beIN Sport USA

7am – Cambridge United vs. Sheffield United – Fox Soccer Plus

8:30am – Fulham vs. Aston Villa – NBC Sports Network

9am – Torino vs. Lazio – beIN Sport USA

9am – Tamworth vs. Bristol City – Fox Soccer Plus

11am – Arsenal vs. Everton – NBC Sports Network

11am – Bastia vs. Olympique Lyon – beIN Sport USA

11am – Gimnastic Tarragona vs. Valencia – beIN Sport en Español

11:30 – Eintracht Braunschweig vs. Hertha Berlin – GolTV USA

1pm – Real Jaen vs. Espanyol – beIN Sport en Español

2:45pm – Inter Milan vs. Parma – beIN Sport USA

3pm – AS Monaco vs. Ajaccio – Univision Deportes

3pm – Malaga vs. Osasuna – beIN Sport en Español

6pm – Club America vs. Toluca – Univision

9pm – Santos Laguna vs. Club Leon – Univision