By DAN KARELL
While the English Premier League takes a break this weekend, the legendary FA Cup returns with a couple of must-watch games.
For the second time in a week, Arsenal face Liverpool, which thrashed the Gunners, 5-1, on Sunday. Though both teams played a midweek match, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted that his side is showing signs of fatigue and said he would make a number of lineup changes. In Manchester, Chelsea return to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City, with the home side hoping to exact revenge for a 1-0 league defeat to Jose Mourinho’s men.
Only 33 miles and six points separate Bayer Leverkusen and FC Schalke as both top-four German squads get set to face off on Saturday. Second-place Leverkusen are way back of Bayern Munich for the league title but a win against Schalke would help cement a UEFA Champions League place for next season.
Other matches to keep an eye on this weekend include Fiorentina taking on Inter Milan, Saint-Etienne vs. Marseille, and Club Tijuana hosting Santos Laguna.
Here’s a rundown of this weekend’s soccer on TV:
FRIDAY
2:30pm – Paris Saint-Germain vs. Valenciennes – beIN Sports USA
2:45pm – AC Milan vs. Bologna – beIN Sports en Español
8:30pm – Morelia vs. Club America – Azteca America/ESPN Deportes
10pm – Santos Laguna vs. Club Tijuana – Univision Deportes
SATURDAY
7:45am – Sunderland vs. Southampton – Fox Sports 2
7:45am – St. Mirren vs. Aberdeen – Fox Soccer Plus
9:30am – Bayern Munich vs. Freiburg – GolTV USA
10am – Atletico Madrid vs. Real Valladolid – beIN Sports USA
10am – Cardiff City vs. Wigan Athletic – Fox Sports 2
10am – Sheffield Wednesday vs. Charlton Athletic – Fox Soccer Plus
11am – Bastia vs. AS Monaco – Univision Deportes
12pm – Real Madrid II vs. Barcelona II – beIN Sports en Español
12:15pm – Manchester City vs. Chelsea – Fox Sports 2
12:30pm – Bayer Leverkusen vs. Schalke 04 – GolTV USA
12:45pm – Twente vs. Vitesse – ESPN3
2pm – Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano – beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports en Español
2pm – Nice vs. Nantes – Univision Deportes
2:45pm – Fiorentina vs. Inter Milan – beIN Sports USA
4pm – Villarreal vs. Celta de Vigo – beIN Sports en Español
6pm – Cruz Azul vs. Puebla – Univision
6pm – Veracruz vs. Toluca – Univision Deportes
8pm – Monterrey vs. Club Leon – UniMás
8pm – Pachuca vs. Atlante – Univision Deportes
10pm – Chiapas vs. Tigres UANL – Univision Deportes
SUNDAY
1am – Brisbane Roar vs. Newcastle Jets – Fox Sports 2
7:45am – Celtic vs. St. Johnstone – Fox Soccer Plus
8:30am – Everton vs. Swansea City – Fox Sports 1
9am – Juventus vs. Chievo – beIN Sports USA
9am – Sassuolo vs. Napoli – beIN Sports en Español
10am – Sheffield United vs. Nottingham Forrest – Fox Soccer Plus
10am – Ajax vs. Heerenveen – GolTV USA
11am – Arsenal vs. Liverpool – Fox Sports 1
11am – Getafe vs. Real Madrid – beIN Sports USA
1pm – Athletic Bilbao vs. Espanyol – beIN Sports en Español
1pm – Pumas UNAM vs. Atlas – Univision Deportes
2pm – Corinthians vs. Palmeiras – GolTV USA
2:45pm – AS Roma vs. Sampdoria – beIN Sports USA
3pm – Sevilla vs. Valencia – beIN Sports en Español
3pm – Saint-Etienne vs. Marseille – Univision Deportes
5pm – Sud America vs. Nacional – GolTV USA
6pm – Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Queretaro – UniMás
7:30pm – Boca Juniors vs. Belgrano – GolTV USA