By ADAM TROXTELL
All that’s at stake is local pride, but it’s all that is needed when AC Milan and Inter Milan lock horns.
A 1-1 draw the last time the teams met leaves them dead-even over the last 10 games, with both winning four and sharing a pair of ties. While the winner may not take any major steps toward securing a spot in Europe for next season — with Milan in ninth place and Inter in 10th — victory does go a long way toward ensuring one will finish the season higher than the other.
In England, Aston Villa and Liverpool meet in an FA Cup semifinal for the chance to meet Arsenal in the final in May. The teams split their league meetings this year, with Liverpool winning the most recent matchup 2-0 at Villa Park back in January.
Sevilla can climb even on points with fourth-place Valencia with a win on the road to Granada. In the Bundesliga, Schalke is also fighting for a European spot away from home against Wolfsburg.
If you will be watching any of today’s action, feel free to leave your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (today’s soccer on TV schedule after the jump):
8:30 a.m. — NBCSN — Manchester City vs. West Ham
9 a.m. —beIN Sports en Espanol — Palermo vs. Genoa
10 a.m. — Fox Sports 1 — Aston Villa vs. Liverpool
11 a.m. — CNBC — Newcastle vs. Tottenham
11 a.m. — beIN Sports en Espanol —Granada vs. Sevilla
11:30 a.m. — GolTV USA — Wolfsburg vs. Schalke
Noon — beIN Sports USA — Cagliari vs. Napoli
1 p.m. — beIN Sports en Espanol — Villarreal vs. Cordoba
1 p.m. — Univision — Pumas vs. Santos Laguna
2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports USA — Inter Milan vs. AC Milan
3 p.m. — GolTV USA —Corinthians vs. Palmeiras
4 p.m. —ESPN3 — FC Edmonton vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers
5 p.m. — ESPN2 — Philadelphia vs. New England Revolution
5:30 p.m. — GolTV USA — Santos vs. Sao Paulo
6 p.m. — Univision Deportes — Guadalajara vs. Pachuca
7 p.m. — Fox Sports 1 — New York City FC vs. Portland Timbers
Fortunately they lifted the blackout when FS1 preempted the game. I caught what I could on mls live
Might as well change the schedule again – FOX Sports 1 is going with NASCAR and has bumped the Portland:New York game to FOX Sports 2 which nobody feels like paying for one day at a time. Seriously, MLS needs to keep the FANS in mind when they work out these television deals.
What? Fox Sports 2 is a throw-in with my sports package.
Freddy Adu came on as a substitute and played close to 30 mins.
Woops. Looks like he started and played 64 mins. No clue how he performed.
Yedlin on the bench.
Villa in the final! Is Sherwood actually a decent manager… he must be.