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By RYAN TOLMICH
The English Premier League title could take a major step toward being decided this weekend when league leaders Liverpool take on third placed Manchester City. The Citizens, who enter the matchup four points back with two games in hand, knocked off the Reds, 2-1, back in December. However, Liverpool enter this weekend undefeated since the start of the new year.
The Bundesliga boasts its own heavyweight matchup this weekend as league champions Bayern Munich host Borussia Dortmund. Bayern enter the weekend having defeated Manchester United 3-1 in their Champions League clash, despite losing their first league game since October 2012 last weekend against FC Augsburg. Meanwhile, BVB are fresh off of a Champions League defeat to Real Madrid and currently find themselves sitting second in the league.
The La Liga triumvirate will also be in action with the title race heating up with just seven games to play. Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid both wrapped up spots in the Champions League final four this week and will take on Getafe and Almeria, respectively. Meanwhile, Barcelona will take on Granada after being knocked out of the Champions League by league-leading Atletico.
In other contests around the soccer world, Arsenal will look to move towards ending their nearly nine year trophy drought when they take on Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup semifinals, while PSG will look to bounce back from their Champions League elimination when they take on Lyon.
Here’s a rundown of this weekend’s soccer on TV:
THIS WEEKEND’S SOCCER ON TV
FRIDAY
2:30pm – Schalke vs. Eintracht Frankfurt- GOLTV USA
2:30pm – Montpellier vs. Olympique Marseille – BeIN Sports USA
3:00pm – Osasuna vs. Real Vallodolid – BeIN Sports en Español
SATURDAY
7:15am – Queens Park Rangers vs. Nottingham Forest – beIN Sports USA
9:30am – Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Stuttgart – GOLTV USA
10:00am – West Bromwich Albion vs. Tottenham Hotspur – NBC Sports Live Extra
10:00am – Celta de Vigo vs. Real Sociedad – beIN Sports en Español
10:07am – Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa – NBC Sports Live Extra
10:07am – Fulham vs. Norwich City – NBCSN
10:07am – Southampton vs. Cardiff City- NBC Sports Live Extra
10:07am – Stoke City vs. Newcastle United – NBC Sports Live Extra
10:07am – Sunderland vs. Everton – NBC Sports Live Extra
10:07am – Burnley vs. Middlesbrough – beIN Sports USA
11:00am – Lille vs. Valenciennes – beIN Sports Play
12:00pm – Villareal vs. Levante – beIN Sports en Español
12:07pm – Wigan Athletic vs. Arsenal – Fox Deportes
12:30pm – Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund – GOLTV
2:00pm – Grenada vs. Barcelona – beIN Sports USA
2:00pm – Ajaccio vs. Bordeaux – Univision Deportes
2:45 – Roma vs. Atalanta – beIN Sports Play
4:00pm – Real Madrid vs. Almeria – beIN Sports USA
4:00pm – Philadelphia Union vs. Real Salt Lake – Univision Deportes
4:00pm – Montreal Impact vs. Chicago Fire – MLS Direct Kick
4:00pm – Toronto FC vs. Colorado Rapids – MLS Direct Kick
5:00pm – New England Revolution vs. Houston Dynamo – MLS Direct Kick
6:00 pm – Veracruz vs. Pumas UNAM – Univision Deportes
6:00 pm – Cruz Azul vs. Pachuca – Univision
7:30pm – DC United vs. New York Red Bulls – MLS Direct Kick
7:30pm – Indy Eleven vs. Carolina RailHawks – ESPN3
8:00 pm – Tigres UANL vs. Tijuana – Univision Deportes
8:30pm – FC Dallas vs. Seattle Sounders – MLS Direct Kick
10:00pm – Chiapas vs. Monterrey – Univision Deportes
10:30pm – Portland Timbers vs. Chivas USA – MLS Direct Kick
10:30pm – LA Galaxy vs. Vancouver Whitecaps – MLS Direct Kick
SUNDAY
3am – Sydney FC vs. Perth Glory – Fox Sports 2
6:00am – Real Betis vs. Sevilla- beIN Sports en Español
6:30am – Bologna vs. Parma – beIN Sports Play
8:37am – Liverpool vs. Manchester City – NBCSN
9:00am – Hellas Verona vs. Fiorentina – beIN Sports Play
9:00am – Sampdoria vs. Internazionale – beIN Sports Play
9:00am- Napoli vs. Lazio – beIN Sports Play
10:30am – Ajax vs. ADO Den Haag – ESPN3
11:00am – Valencia vs. Elche – beIN Sports en Español
11:00am – Reims vs. Saint-Etienne – beIN Sports Play
11:07am – Swansea City vs. Chelsea – NBCSN
11:07am – Hull City vs. Sheffield United – Fox Sports 1
1:00pm – Getafe vs. Atletico Madrid – beIN Sports USA
1:00pm – Toluca vs. Leon- Univision
1:00pm – Puebla vs. America – ESPN Deportes
2:45am – Milan vs. Catania – beIN Sports Play
3:00pm – San Jose Earthquakes vs. Columbus Crew – UniMas
3:00pm – Espanyol vs. Real Vallencano – beIN Sports en Español
3:00pm – Olympique Lyon vs. Paris Saint-Germain – beIN Sports USA
3pm – Nacional vs. Defensor Sporting (Uruguay) – GolTV USA
6:00pm – Guadalajara vs. Morelia – UniMas
8:30pm – Colon vs. Boca Juniors – GolTV USA