By DAN KARELL
It’s said that a season is like a roller coaster of emotions, but for Bayern Munich, they’ve experienced such highs and lows in just one week.
Last Tuesday the club advanced in the UEFA Champions League with a strong performance at home to hold off Arsenal, but the club were stunned to see former president Uli Hoeness submit his resignation on Friday after being convicted of tax fraud.
Now, the German giants face a difficult test in Bayer Leverkusen, who are currently in third place and are battling Borrusia Dortmund for second in the league. Bayern’s resolve will surely be tested in this must-watch match on Saturday.
In England, Sunday will be a full day for plenty of viewers with both Liverpool taking on Manchester United before Arsenal visits Tottenham. The Reds are looking to stun David Moyes at Old Trafford, while both Arsenal and Spurs hope to pick up the pieces after defeats and exits in their respective European cups.
In France, Paris Saint-Germain host AS Saint-Etienne, a team that the Parisians have struggled to beat in recent times. PSG has only defeated Saint Etienne once in their last five meetings in all competitions, carrying a record of 1-3-1 since November 2012.
Other matches to keep an eye on this weekend are Borussia Dortmund vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach, Malaga vs. Real Madrid, and the Seattle Sounders vs. Toronto FC.
Here’s a rundown of this weekend’s soccer on TV:
FRIDAY
3:30pm – Reims vs. Marseille – beIN Sports USA
3:30pm – Augsburg vs. Schalke 04 – GolTV USA
4pm – Getafe vs. Granada – beIN Sports en Español
9.30pm – Queretaro vs. Toluca – Azteca America/ESPN Deportes
SATURDAY
2:30am – Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Adelaide United – Fox Sports 2
4:45am – Central Coast Mariners vs. Newcastle Jets – Fox Soccer Plus
8:45am – Hull City vs. Manchester City – NBC Sports Network
10:30am – Borussia Dortmund vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach – GolTV USA
11am – Sunderland vs. Crystal Palace – NBC Sports Network
11am – Everton vs. Cardiff City – Premier League Extra Time
11am – Fulham vs. Newcastle – Premier League Extra Time
11am – Southampton vs. Norwich – Premier League Extra Time
11am – Stoke City vs. West Ham United – Premier League Extra Time
11am – Swansea City vs. West Bromwich Albion – Premier League Extra Time
11am – Levante vs. Celta de Vigo – beIN Sports en Español
11am – Leicester City vs. Blackpool – beIN Sports USA
11:30am – Lille vs. Nantes – Univision Deportes
1:30pm – Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen – GolTV USA
1:30pm – Aston Villa vs. Chelsea – NBC Sports Network
1:30pm – St. Johnstone vs. Ross County – Fox Soccer Plus
3pm – Malaga vs. Real Madrid – beIN Sports USA
3:30pm – Wanderers vs. Nacional (Uruguay) – GolTV USA
3:45pm – Hellas Verona vs. Inter Milan – beIN Sports Play
4pm – Philadelphia Union vs. New England Revolution – Univision Deportes
4pm – New York Red Bulls vs. Colorado Rapids – MLS Direct Kick
4:30pm – Seattle Sounders vs. Toronto FC – NBC Sports Network
5pm – Atletico Madrid vs. Espanyol – beIN Sports USA
7pm – Veracruz vs. Atlas – Univision
7pm – Cruz Azul vs. Club Tijuana – Univision Deportes
8:30pm – Sporting Kansas City vs. FC Dallas – MLS Direct Kick
8:30pm – Houston Dynamo vs. Montreal Impact – MLS Direct Kick
9pm – Monterrey vs. Morelia – Univision Deportes
9pm – Santos Laguna vs. Pachuca – Galavision
10:30pm – San Jose Earthquakes vs. Real Salt Lake – MLS Direct Kick
11pm – Chiapas vs. Club America – Univision Deportes
SUNDAY
1am – Melbourne Heart vs. Wellington Phoenix – One World Sports
9:30am – Manchester United vs. Liverpool – NBC Sports Network
10am – AC Milan vs. Parma – beIN Sports USA
11am – NAC Breda vs. Ajax – GolTV USA
12pm – Tottenham vs. Arsenal – NBC Sports Network
12pm – Barcelona vs. Osasuna – beIN Sports USA
2pm – Sevilla vs. Real Valladolid – beIN Sports en Español
2pm – Puebla vs. Tigres UANL – Azteca America/ESPN Deportes
2pm – Pumas UNAM vs. Atlante – Univision Deportes/Univision
3pm – Portland Timbers vs. Chicago Fire – UniMas
3pm – Penapolense vs. Corinthians – GolTV USA
3:45pm – Genoa vs. Juventus – beIN Sports Play
4pm – Paris Saint-Germain vs. AS Saint-Etienne – beIN Sports USA
4pm – Real Sociedad vs. Valencia – beIN Sports en Español
5pm – Boca Juniors vs. Argentinos Juniors – GolTV USA
7pm – Chivas USA vs. Vancouver Whitecaps – MLS Direct Kick
7pm – Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Club Leon – UniMás/Univision Deportes
What is the deal with ESPN? Where I live, Dish and Direct are notoriously unreliable and my cable company wouldn’t give me NBC Sports if I gave them a million dollar bribe. I can watch the ocassional game on UNIMAS but that’s it. I wonder why the ratings are so low.
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All the fanbois who like to imagine that “all the leagues” are full of foreign players like MLS need
to turn in to what is perhaps the closest comparison to the MLS, the A-League of Australia.
This is the league that I like to watch (outside of English PL and Championship).
I realize that the matches start late and that the fanbois will have to ask their mommies for
permission to stay-up late, but what you will learn is this:
a) All matches are played on glorious natural grass fields, most are cricket grounds
which means that they all have all the width you could want (sorry Portland & Seattle).
b) Unlike MLS, all teams have 8-9 Australian players starting with 2-3 foreign players max.
Tonite:
2:30am – Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Adelaide United – Fox Sports 2
4:45am – Central Coast Mariners vs. Newcastle Jets – Fox Soccer Plus
…mmk?
Hey Ztom, I am a MLS fanboy, if I can still be a boy over 50. I won’t be allowed to watch, so can you keep me posted. I guess i forget how to use a DVR in your scenerio too ?
I actually sat next to a guy from Melbourne at the last Sounders game…here on biz. Glad the league is doing so well.
Ohhh Ztom totally burned us “fanbois”!
Thank goodness the A-league is available to give us all a wonderful example of what a true homogenous league can produce in terms of quality. I mean, sheesh, all those teams starting so many domestic players must be breeding a phenomenal national team….I imagine the people of Australia are psyched about being ranked 63 in the world!
Go troll somewhere else you hack
Australia is hardly a shining example of a world power in soccer and the best leagues in the world take good players from all over. ZTom must be a native Aussie as his comments are nonsense. You hit the nail on the head.
JOZY NEEDS TO START FOR JURGEN!
The two MLS games on monday that i can actually watch are on at the same time. That sucks. And, both should be good games.
Saturday*
A MLS mention ! Pretty small, but I will take it…for those of us going to the game it will be a absolute blast !
I do feel with Ives not posting much on this site, it is really becoming a site for the casual fan, guys who only watch top Euro teams….hopefully I am proven wrong. Maybe a preview for the weekend ?
The Liverpool-Manchester United game is also on Telemundo, which is important for those of us lads who don’t have cable TV.
and for those with cable, Direct Kick is still on free preview
http://indemand.com/sports/mls/