By DAN KARELL
Both Milan clubs may be struggling to live up to expectations so far this season but the first Derby della Madonnina of the season will bring all the passion and energy of years past.
Seventh-place AC Milan take on Inter Milan and new coach Roberto Mancini, who will be taking charge of his first match since being hired as the replacement for Walter Mazzarri. The 161st edition of the Milan Derby will also be the first one with Filippo Inzaghi in the dugout for Milan.
Stephen El Shaarawy and Jeremy Menez look set to star for Milan against Mateo Kovacic and Mauro Icardi, who already has seven goals this season.
In England, Manchester United will attempt to add to Arsenal’s misery when they visit the Emirates Stadium. Man United will be without many of their stars as Daley Blind, Radamel Falcao, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Angel Di Maria, and Ashley Young are among the many players either out or carrying injuries into this weekend’s match.
Arsenal have a lengthy injury list as well but they’ll hope to right their ship after a slate of recent performance where they lost games or tied after leading early.
The first legs of the MLS Cup playoffs conference finals kick off this Sunday as the New York Red Bulls host the New England Revolution and the LA Galaxy take on the Seattle Sounders.
Here’s a look at This Weekend’s Soccer on TV:
FRIDAY
2:30 p.m. – beIN Sports USA – Metz vs. PSG
2:30 p.m. – beIN Sports en Español – Athletic Bilbao vs. Espanyol
8:30 p.m. – ESPN Deportes/Azteca America – Morelia vs. Chivas de Guadalajara
10:30 p.m. – ESPN Deportes/Azteca America – Club Tijuana vs. Club Leon
SATURDAY
12 a.m. – One World Sports – Urawa Reds vs. Gamba Osaka
3 a.m. – One World Sports – Omiya Ardija vs Kashiwa Reysol
3:30 a.m. – FOX Sports 2 – Melbourne City vs. Sydney FC
7:45 a.m. – FOX Soccer Plus – Heart of Midlothian vs. Rangers
9:30 a.m. – GolTV USA – Bayern Munich vs. Hoffenheim
10 a.m. – NBC Sports Network – Chelsea vs. West Bromwich Albion
10 a.m. – beIN Sports en Español – Atletico Madrid vs. Malaga
10 a.m. – Premier League Extra Time – Everton vs. West Ham United
10 a.m. – Premier League Extra Time – Leicester City vs. Sunderland
10 a.m. – Premier League Extra Time – Manchester City vs. Swansea City
10 a.m. – Premier League Extra Time – Newcastle United vs. Queens Park Rangers
10 a.m. – Premier League Extra Time – Stoke City vs. Burnley
10 a.m. – beIN Sports USA – Wolverhampton vs. Nottingham Forest
12:15 p.m. – beIN Sports USA – Eibar vs. Real Madrid
12:30 p.m. – NBC – Arsenal vs. Manchester United
12:30 p.m. – GolTV USA – FC Koln vs. Hertha Berlin
2 p.m. – beIN Sports USA – Barcelona vs. Sevilla
3 p.m. – GolTV USA – Nacional vs. Juventud
4 p.m. – beIN Sports en Español – Deportivo La Coruña vs. Real Sociedad
4:30 p.m. – GolTV USA – Internacional vs. Atletico Mineiro
6 p.m. – Univision – Club America vs. Atlas
6 p.m. – ESPN Deportes/Azteca America – Puebla vs. Santos Laguna
8 p.m. – UniMas – Tigres UANL vs. Toluca
8 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Universidad de Guadalajara vs. Cruz Azul
9 p.m. – Telemundo – Pachuca vs. Veracruz
10 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Chiapas vs. Queretaro
SUNDAY
1 a.m. – One World Sports – Central Coast Mariners vs. Adelaide United
7:30 a.m. – FOX Soccer Plus – Partick Thistle vs. Aberdeen
8:30 a.m. – CNBC – Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool
9 a.m. – beIN Sports USA – Napoli vs. Cagliari
9 a.m. – beIN Sports en Español – Hellas Verona vs. Fiorentina
9:30 a.m. – GolTV USA – Hamburg vs. Werder Bremen
11 a.m. – NBCSN – Hull City vs. Tottenham
11 a.m. – beIN Sports USA – Levante vs. Valencia
11:30 a.m. – GolTV USA – Stuttgart vs. Augsburg
1 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Pumas UNAM vs. Monterrey
1:30 p.m. – NBC – New York Red Bulls vs. New England Revolution
2:45 p.m. – beIN Sports USA – AC Milan vs. Inter Milan
3 p.m. – GolTV USA – Fenix vs. Peñarol
5 p.m. – ESPN – LA Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders
What’s this OneWorld Sports? This is the first I have seen it listed.
Hell Yeah! +1
Thank you for publishing this!
Agreed !
….for the old school dudes, it is like Oliver Tse still graces us !
…without the goofiness.