By ADAM TROXTELL
Real Madrid’s title challenge may be decided this weekend, though the chance to catch up to league leading Barcelona may be prolonged.
Los Blancos host fourth place Valencia on Saturday, during the same week it was announced that Spanish league games across the country face suspension from May 16 due to a dispute over a proposed new broadcasting deal. That makes Real’s matchup with one of the few teams to best them this season even more vital.
Valencia, currently trying to cement the fourth and final UEFA Champions League spot, beat Los Blancos, 2-1, the last time the teams met back in January. Real remains in second place, two points behind Barcelona who plays Real Sociedad on Saturday.
Though the English Premier League title was wrapped up last weekend, Chelsea’s home match against Liverpool on Sunday still bears importance. With fourth-place Manchester United playing Crystal Palace the day before, the fifth-place Reds will be looking to benefit from any slip-ups.
The U.S. Women’s National Team continues preparations for the Women’s World Cup this summer with a friendly against Ireland on Sunday afternoon. That precedes MLS’s weekly national broadcast, as Toronto FC hosts the Houston Dynamo and the New York Red Bulls square off against city-rivals New York City FC.
Here is this weekend’s soccer on TV:
FRIDAY
5:30 a.m. — Fox Soccer Plus — Melbourne Victory vs. Melbourne City
2:30 p.m. — beIN Sports en Espanol — PSG vs. Guingamp
2:30 p.m. — GolTV USA — Hamburg vs. Freiburg
2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports USA — Brentford vs. Middlesbrough
2:45 p.m. — Fox Soccer Plus — Motherwell vs. Kilmarnock
8 p.m. — Univision Deportes — Orlando City vs. New England Revolution
8:30 p.m. — ESPN Deportes — Queretaro vs. Chiapas
9:30 p.m. — UniMas — Veracruz vs. Pachuca
10 p.m. — Univision Deportes — Colorado Rapids vs. San Jose Earthquakes
SATURDAY
5:30 a.m. — Fox Sports 2 — Sydney FC vs. Adelaide United
7:15 a.m. — beIN Sports USA — Ipswich vs. Norwich
7:45 a.m. — NBCSN — Everton vs. Sunderland
9:30 a.m. — GolTV USA — Bayern Munich vs. Augsburg
10 a.m. — NBCSN — Newcastle United vs. West Brom
10 a.m. — Premier League Extra Time — Aston Villa vs. West Ham
10 a.m. — Premier League Extra Time — Hull vs. Burnley
10 a.m. — Premier League Extra Time — Stoke vs. Tottenham
10 a.m. — Premier League Extra Time — Leicester City vs. Southampton
Noon — beIN Sports USA — Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad
12:30 p.m. — NBCSN — Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United
12:30 p.m. — GolTV USA — Stuttgart vs. Mainz
2 p.m. — beIN Sports USA/en Espanol — Real Madrid vs. Valencia
2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports USA — Milan vs. Roma
3 p.m. — DirecTV/MLS Live — Chicago Fire vs. Real Salt Lake
3 p.m. — ESPN3 — Ottawa Fury vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies
4 p.m. — DirecTV/MLS Live — Montreal Impact vs. Portland Timbers
4 p.m. — beIN Sports en Espanol — Athletic Bilbao vs. Deportivo La Coruna
5:30 p.m. — GolTV USA — Palmeiras vs. Atletico Mineiro
6 p.m. — Univision Deportes — Cruz Azul vs. Universidad Guadalajara
7 p.m. — DirecTV/MLS Live — D.C. United vs. Sporting KC
7 p.m. — DirecTV/MLS Live — Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Philadelphia Union
7:30 p.m. — DirecTV/MLS Live — Columbus Crew vs. Seattle Sounders
7:30 p.m. — ESPN3 — Jacksonville Armada vs. Indy Eleven
8 p.m. — ESPN3 — Minnesota United vs. Atlanta Silverbacks
8 p.m. — UniMas — Monterrey vs. Pumas
8:30 p.m. — DirecTV/MLS Live — FC Dallas vs. LA Galaxy
8:30 p.m. — ESPN3 — San Antonio Scorpions vs. Carolina RailHawks
9:06 p.m. — Telemundo — Leon vs. Tijuana
10 p.m. — UniMas — Atlas vs. America
SUNDAY
6 a.m. — beIN Sports en Espanol — Levante vs. Atletico Madrid
8:30 a.m. — CNBC — Manchester City vs. QPR
9:30 a.m. — GolTV USA — Paderborn vs. Wolfsburg
9:30 a.m. — Fox Soccer Plus — Aberdeen vs. Celtic
11 a.m. — NBCSN — Chelsea vs. Liverpool
11 a.m. — beIN Sports en Espanol — Villarreal vs. Elche
11:30 a.m. — GolTV USA — Koln vs. Schalke
1 p.m. — beIN Sports en Espanol — Almeria vs. Malaga
1 p.m. — Univision — Toluca vs. Tigres
2 p.m. — ESPN3 — New York Cosmos vs. FC Edmonton
2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports USA — Lazio vs. Inter
3 p.m. — beIN Sports en Espanol — Celta de Vigo vs. Sevilla
3 p.m. — Fox Sports 1 — USWNT vs. Ireland
5 p.m. — ESPN2 — Toronto FC vs. Houston Dynamo
5:30 p.m. — GolTV USA — Vasco da Gama vs. Goias
6 p.m. — UniMas — Guadalajara vs. Morelia
7 p.m. — Fox Sports 1 — New York Red Bulls vs. New York City FC

I thought the Friday night games were supposed to be on UniMas. Seems more like Deportes these days, which I dont get.