By RYAN TOLMICH
If Arsenal are to climb back into the Premier League title race, they will have to start their ascension against the toughest of opponents, as the Gunners host Manchester City to headline this weekend’s action.
Arsenal enter the weekend having fallen to fourth in the league after picking up just one point in their last two contests. Meanwhile, City will look to continue to ride the inside track to the title, as the Citizens currently sit just three points out with two games in hand on league leaders Chelsea. Elsewhere, fellow title hopefuls Liverpool will take on Tottenham Hotspur, while David Moyes and Manchester United will look to right the ship against Aston Villa.
Serie A also provides viewers with a heavyweight matchup on the weekend when league leaders Juventus takes on third place Napoli. Napoli will be looking to avenge a November 3-0 beating at the hands of The Old Lady, despite Juventus’ 20 point lead on the table. Second place Roma will also be in action when they visit relegation candidates Sassuolo.
Other games to watch include a Olympique Lyonnais vs. Saint-Etienne matchup with Champions League implications and a full slate of MLS action.
Here’s a rundown of this weekend’s soccer on TV:
THIS WEEKEND’S SOCCER ON TV
FRIDAY
3:30pm- BeIN Sports- Nice vs. Paris St. Germain
3:30pm- Gol TV- Schalke 04 vs. Hertha Berlin
9:3opm- ESPN Deportes/Azteca America- Queretaro vs. Club Tijuana
11:30pm- Univision Deportes- Santos Laguna vs. UNAM Pumas
SATURDAY
8:45am- NBC Sports- Manchester United vs. Aston Villa
11am- NBC Sports- Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea
11am- NBC Sports Live Extra/DirecTV- Southampton vs. Newcastle United
11am- NBC Sports Live Extra/DirecTV- Stoke City vs. Hull City
11am- NBC Sports Live Extra/DirecTV- Swansea City vs. Norwich City
11am- NBC Sports Live Extra/DirecTV- West Bromwich Albion vs. Cardiff City
1:30pm- NBC Sports- Arsenal vs. Manchester City
4pm- Direct Kick- Philadelphia Union vs. Montreal Impact
4pm- NBC Sports- D.C. United vs. Chicago Fire
6pm- Direct Kick- Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City
7pm- Direct Kick- Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Houston Dynamo
8:30pm- Direct Kick- FC Dallas vs. Portland Timbers
9:30pm- Direct Kick- Real Salt Lake vs. Toronto FC
10pm- Direct Kick- Seattle Sounders vs. Columbus Crew
10:30pm- Direct Kick- San Jose Earthquakes vs. New England Revolution
SUNDAY
6am- BeIN Sports Play- Real Valladolid vs. Almeria
6:30am- BeIN Sports Play- Sassuolo vs. Roma
8:30am- NBC Sports- Fulham vs. Everton
9am- BeIN Sports Play- Lazio vs. Parma
9am- BeIN Sports Play- Sampdoria vs. Fiorentina
11am- NBC Sports- Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur
11am- BeIN Sports Play- Osasuna vs. Real Sociedad
11:30am- GolTV Usa- Hannover 96 vs. Werder Bremen
1pm- BeIN Sports Play- Villareal vs. Elche
2pm – ESPN Deportes- Puebla vs. Leon
2:45pm- BrIN Sports USA- Napoli vs. Juventus
3pm- BeIN Sports Play- Valencia vs. Getafe
3pm- UniMas- New York Red Bulls vs. Chivas USA
3pm- BeIN Sports Play – Olympique Lyonnais vs. Saint-Etienne
9pm- UniMas- Guadalajara vs. America