By RYAN TOLMICH
With 24 games on the agenda, the debut of the Europa Leagues group stage takes center stage on a Thursday jam packed with quality soccer on TV.
European action is highlighted by a slew of big-name matches, including Everton’s clash with VfL Wolfsburg, Borussia Monchengladbach’s meeting with Villareal and a matchup between Inter Milan and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Meanwhile, 2013-14 champions Sevilla take on Dutch side Feyenoord, while Napoli hosts Sparta Praha and Tottenham Hotspur will welcome Partizan Belgrade to White Hart Lane.
In addition to Europa League action, the CONCACAF Champions League continues Thursday night with a pair of games, as Sporting KC host Costa Rica’s Deportivo Saprissa while while Metapan, also from Costa Rica, takes on El Salvador’s Herediano.
If you will be watching today’s matches, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Today’s TV schedule is after the jump):
TODAY’S SOCCER ON TV
12:00 p.m. – Fox Soccer 2Go – Qarabag vs. Saint-Etienne –
1:00 p.m. – ESPN Deportes – Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Villareal
1:00 p.m. – Fox Soccer 2Go – Apollon vs. Zurich –
1:00 p.m. – Fox Soccer 2Go – Copenhagen vs. – HJK
1:00 p.m. – Fox Sports 1 – Partizan vs. Tottenham Hotspur
1:00 p.m. – ESPN 3 / FoxSoccer 2Go – Besiktas vs. Asteras Tripolis
1:00 p.m. – Fox Sports 2 – Red Bull Salzburg vs. Celtic
1:00 p.m. -Fox Soccer 2Go – Dinamo Zagreb vs. Astra
1:00 p.m. – Fox Soccer 2Go – PSV vs. Estoril
1:00 p.m. – Fox Soccer 2Go – Panathinaikos vs. Dinamo Moskva
1:00 p.m. – ESPN 3/ Fox Soccer 2Go – Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk vs. Inter Milan
1:05 p.m. – ESPN 3/ Fox Soccer 2Go – Club Brugge vs. Torino
3:05 p.m. – Fox Soccer 2Go – Standard Liege vs. Rijeka
3:05 p.m. – ESPN Deportes – Sevilla vs. Feyenoord
3:05 p.m. – Fox Soccer 2Go – Lille vs. Krasnador
3:05 p.m. – Fox Sports 1 – Everton vs. Wolfsburg
3:05 p.m. – Fox Soccer 2Go – Young Boys vs. Slovan Bratislava
3:05 p.m. – Fox Sports 2 – Napoli vs. Sparta Praha
3:05 p.m. – ESPN 3/ Fox Sports 2Go – Steaua Bucuresti vs. AaB
3:05 p.m. – ESPN 3/ Fox Sports 2Go – Rio Ave vs. Dynamo Kiev
3:05 p.m. – Fox Soccer 2Go – PAOK vs. Dinamo Minsk
3:05 p.m. – ESPN 3/ Fox Sports 2Go – Fiorentina vs. Guingamp
3:05 p.m. – Fox Sports 2Go – Metalist vs. Trabzonspor
3:05 p.m. – Fox Spots 2Go – Legia Warszawa vs. Lokeren
7:40 p.m. – ESPN 3 – Gremio vs. Santos
8:00 p.m. – Fox Sports 1 – Sporting KC vs. Deportivo Saprissa
8:00 p.m. – Fox Deportes – Boca Juniors vs. Rosario Central
10:00 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Metapan vs Herediano
Timmy has 11 saves so far against Wolfsburg.
De Bruyne Flashbacks
Gremio v Santos FC ftw
Now! That’s a game to watch!!
For some reason I’m kind of interested in Red Bull Salzburg vs. Celtic.
LoL…
Just the name RB is funny
Fulham FINALLY fire Peter Lorre! Ding dong the wicked witch is dead.