By DAN KARELL
Manchester City will attempt to knock Chelsea off their perch at the top of the English Premier League when the two teams meet in the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Both clubs are coming off disappointing midweek performances in the UEFA Champions League, but with an extra day of rest, Man City are hoping that their home form can help lead to Chelsea’s first defeat of the season. The Blues will have Diego Costa back in the lineup though, and the Spanish international has proven prolific in the EPL this season, with seven goals from four games.
In Italy, it’s a top of the table clash as AC Milan host three-time defending champions Juventus in a crucial early-season match. Milan are coming off a thrilling 5-4 victory over Parma, and the match sees former Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri return to the San Siro, this time in charge of Juventus.
Following a morale-boosting Champions League victory over Arsenal, Jurgen Klopp and Borussia Dortmund face Klopp’s former club in Mainz, looking to stay in the race for first place in the Bundesliga.
Also in action this weekend, the MLS playoff race heats up with the Seattle Sounders visiting the New York Red Bulls, the high-flying New England Revolution hitting the road to face the Columbus Crew, and the LA Galaxy trying to continue their unbeaten run against FC Dallas.
Here’s a full listing of this weekend’s schedule (and where to watch) after the jump:
FRIDAY
2:30 p.m. – GolTV USA – SC Freiburg vs. Hertha Berlin
3 p.m. – beIN Sports en Español – Elche vs. Eibar
6:30 p.m. – Pac-12 Network – Cal-Berkeley vs. Delaware
8 p.m. – Big Ten Network – Maryland vs. Michigan State
8:30 p.m. – ESPN Deportes/Azteca America – Morelia vs. Pumas UNAM
10 p.m. – NBC Sports Network – Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids
10:30 p.m. – ESPN Deportes/Azteca America – Club Tijuana vs. Santos Laguna
SATURDAY
7:15 a.m. – beIN Sports USA – Watford vs. AFC Bournemouth
7:45 a.m. – NBC Sports Network – Queens Park Rangers vs. Stoke City
9:30 a.m. – GolTV USA – Hamburg vs. Bayern Munich
10 a.m. – NBC Sports Network – Aston Villa vs. Arsenal
10 a.m. – Premier League Extra Time – Burnley vs. Sunderland
10 a.m. – Premier League Extra Time – Newcastle vs. Hull City
10 a.m. – Premier League Extra Time – Swansea City vs. Southampton
10 a.m. – beIN Sports USA – Deportivo La Coruña vs. Real Madrid
12 p.m. – beIN Sports en Español – Athletic Bilbao vs. Granada
12:30 p.m. – NBC – West Ham United vs. Liverpool
12:30 p.m. – GolTV USA – Mainz vs. Borussia Dortmund
2 p.m. – beIN Sports en Español – Atletico Madrid vs. Celta de Vigo
2:45 p.m. – beIN Sports USA – AC Milan vs. Juventus
3 p.m. – GolTV USA – El Tanque Sisley vs. Peñarol
4 p.m. – beIN Sports en Español – Espanyol vs. Malaga
5 p.m. – NBC Sports Network – Portland Timbers vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
6 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Club America vs. Pachuca
6 p.m. – ESPN Deportes/Azteca America – Puebla vs. Chiapas
7 p.m. – MLS Direct Kick – Philadelphia Union vs. Houston Dynamo
7:30 p.m. – MLS Direct Kick – Columbus Crew vs. New England Revolution
7:30 p.m. – NBC Sports Network – New York Red Bulls vs. Seattle Sounders
8 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Tigres UANL vs. Universidad de Guadalajara
8:30 p.m. – MLS Direct Kick – Chicago Fire vs. D.C. United
9:05 p.m. – Telemundo – Club Leon vs. Veracruz
10 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Atlas vs. Cruz Azul
10:30 p.m. – MLS Direct Kick – LA Galaxy vs. FC Dallas
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. – CNBC – Leicester City vs. Manchester United
8:30 a.m. – Premier League Extra Time – Tottenham vs. West Bromwich Albion
9 a.m. -beIN Sports en Español – Genoa vs. Lazio
9 a.m. -beIN Sports USA – AS Roma vs. Cagliari
9:30 a.m. – GolTV USA – Wolfsburg vs. Bayer Leverkusen
11 a.m. – Premier League Extra Time – Everton vs. Crystal Palace
11 a.m. – NBC Sports Network – Manchester City vs. Chelsea
11 a.m. – beIN Sports USA – AS Monaco vs. Guingamp
11 a.m. – beIN Sports USA – Villarreal vs. Rayo Vallecano
11:30 a.m. – GolTV USA – FC Köln vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
1 p.m. – beIN Sports en Español – Cordoba vs. Sevilla
1 p.m. – Univision – Toluca vs. Monterrey
3 p.m. – UniMas – Toronto FC vs. Chivas USA
3 p.m. – beIN Sports USA – Levante vs. Barcelona
3 p.m. – GolTV USA – Flamengo vs. Fluminense
3:15 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Porto vs. Boavista
6 p.m. – UniMas – Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Queretaro
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Which games will you be watching? Excited to see so many big matches on the schedule as MLS hits the stretch run? Think Chelsea can hold off City?
Share your thoughts below.
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“Both clubs are coming off disappointing midweek performances in the UEFA Champions League, but with an extra day of rest, Man City are hoping that their home form can help lead to Chelsea’s first defeat of the season”
Actually both City and Chelsea played Champions league on Wednesday. Neither team will have an extra day of rest before their Sunday match up.
Better yet,
English Championship Soccer From The Den in London, England.
Millwall FC vs. Nottingham Forest FC
Beinsport 12pm EST on Saturday
COYL
Man City vs Chelsea!! Kun will score 5 goals!!!
LoL.. Why do they mention MLS with European games? LoL…
They mention MLS because it’s our top flight domestic league and the majority of people that follow Ives are interested in games that start later than 4:30a pst.
You, however, are clearly from Manchester, or at least spent your formative years there. In fact, you’re probably even buddy buddy with “Kun”.
Buddy Buddy… MLS should be with Australian League, Korea & Japan League… But they are not yet top level..
Yeah Kun is my Hommie!
He said it’s OUR top flight league you jacka$$
I swear, every thread I read you’re always on it. Go away.
Hahah… Man up! And stop crying!!
I know it’s going to be super hard for you, but can we please stay on topic?
Are you seriously suggesting that Ives and co. should omit MLS from a column called “Soccer on TV” — a column that is written in the US and is primarily patronized by people who live here?
This is a real question and I want you to answer it.
interesting, i have AT&T U-verse and GolTV is now included in my package. when beIN came along, i lost GolTV (which went to the FS+ route). i never thought that made sense. why would beIN make it change tiers? anyway, seems U-verse has corrected that terrible idea and put GolTV back in the sports tier along with NFL network, beIN, etc.
unfortunately they don’t have a streaming option like the others so i’m still SOL while at work. dang.
Yea, when did this happen? I mistakenly clicked past GolTV only to realize I now have it (along with beIN).
Hallo Bundesliga!
i have no idea, i noticed it last night. makes me happy though!
They mentioned MLS this week. I am going to buy a Stihl Chainsaw just to support the sponser.
LA Dallas on Saturday is HUGE.
It sounds low rent but not 2 years ago some teams didnt have shirt sponsors. Now except for like 3 or 4 teams SS Stadiums, shirt sponsors and academies and local youth outreach is par for the course.
We keep talking about how much we have yet to achieve over looking what we have. Lets all buy chainsaws and drink that crappy tequila that sponsors MLS and help the league to grow.
Just don’t use both at the same time!
I don’t always drink, but when I do…I open my tequila bottles with a chainsaw to support MLS.
Looking forward to doing some Bimbos this weekend………………………I may eat some sandwiches too