The marquee game of the weekend pits Manchester United against Tottenham on Sunday. Both teams are in desperate need of a victory if they want to keep pace with the top four in the Premier League.
Tottenham is currently three points adrift of fourth-place Manchester City and seven points behind league leaders Chelsea. Meanwhile, United is already nine points away from the top four, so more dropped points would be a disaster for Jose Mourinho’s side.
Over in Italy, the Derby della Mole between Torino and Juventus highlights the action in Serie A. Il Toro is right in the thick of the European race, while Juve leads the league by four points, so the top half of the table will be significantly impacted by the final result.
In France, Ligue 1 leaders Nice face third-place Paris Saint-Germain. These sides are separated by four points, but with Monaco battling Bordeaux on Saturday, the principality club could move within a single point of Nice before they square off with PSG on Sunday.
Finally, the Club World Cup kicks off in the wee hours of Sunday morning. North American viewers will be intrigued by the first match betwen CONCACAF Champions League winners Club America and AFC champions Jeonbuk Motors. The winner will play Real Madrid in the semifinals.
Here is a rundown of all the soccer action on TV this weekend:
FRIDAY
SPANISH LA LIGA
2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Málaga vs. Granada
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
2:30 p.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go — Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Hoffenheim
FRENCH LIGUE 1
2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Dijon vs. Marseille
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
2:45 p.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Partick Thistle vs. Celtic
SATURDAY
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
7:30 a.m. — NBCSN/NBC Sports Live Extra — Watford vs. Everton
10 a.m. — NBCSN/NBC Sports Live Extra — Arsenal vs. Stoke City
10 a.m. — NBC Sports Live Extra — Burnley vs. Bournemouth
10 a.m. — NBC Sports Live Extra — Hull City vs. Crystal Palace
10 a.m. — NBC/NBC Sports Live Extra — Swansea City vs. Sunderland
12:30 p.m. — NBC/NBC Sports Live Extra — Leicester City vs. Manchester City
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
8 p.m. — Fox/UniMás/Univision Deportes — Toronto FC vs. Seattle Sounders (MLS Cup)
SPANISH LA LIGA
7 a.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Osasuna vs. Barcelona
10:15 a.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Real Sociedad vs. Valencia
12:30 p.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Las Palmas vs. Leganés
2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Real Madrid vs. Deportivo La Coruña
ITALIAN SERIE A
Noon — RAI Internazionale/beIN Sports Connect — Crotone vs. Pescara
2:45 p.m. — RAI Internazionale/beIN Sports Connect — Sampdoria vs. Lazio
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
9:30 a.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go — Bayern Munich vs. VfL Wolfsburg
9:30 a.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Cologne vs. Borussia Dortmund
9:30 a.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Hamburg SV vs. FC Augsburg
9:30 a.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — FC Ingolstadt vs. RB Leipzig
9:30 a.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Freiburg vs. Darmstadt 98
12:30 p.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Hertha Berlin vs. Werder Bremen
FRENCH LIGUE 1
11 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Bordeaux vs. AS Monaco
2 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Lille vs. Montpellier
2 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Bastia vs. Metz
2 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Toulouse vs. Lorient
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
10 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Huddersfield Town vs. Bristol City
12:30 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Preston North End vs. Blackburn Rovers
SUNDAY
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
7 a.m. — NBCSN/NBC Sports Live Extra — Chelsea vs. West Bromwich Albion
9:15 a.m. — NBCSN/NBC Sports Live Extra — Manchester United vs. Tottenham
9:15 a.m. — NBC Sports Live Extra — Southampton vs. Middlesbrough
11:30 a.m. — NBCSN/NBC Sports Live Extra — Liverpool vs. West Ham United
SPANISH LA LIGA
6 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Eibar vs. Deportivo Alavés
10:15 a.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Celta de Vigo vs. Sevilla
12:30 p.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Espanyol vs. Sporting Gijón
2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Real Betis vs. Athletic Bilbao
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
9:30 a.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go – Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Mainz 05
11:30 a.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Schalke 04 vs. Bayer Leverkusen
ITALIAN SERIE A
6:30 a.m. — RAI Internazionale/beIN Sports Connect — Cagliari vs. Napoli
9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Atalanta vs. Udinese
9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Bologna vs. Empoli
9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Palermo vs. Chievo Verona
9 a.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports Connect/RAI Internazionale — Torino vs. Juventus
2:45 p.m. — RAI Internazionale/beIN Sports Connect — Inter Milan vs. Genoa
FRENCH LIGUE 1
9 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Lyon vs. Stade Rennes
11 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Saint-Étienne vs. Guingamp
2:45 p.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports Connect — Paris Saint-Germain vs. Nice
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
7 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Derby County vs. Nottingham Forest
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP
2 a.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Jeonbuk Motors vs. Club América
5:30 a.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Kashima Antlers
NCAA Final 4 isn’t on TV this weekend?
The games are on ESPNU. The semifinals are today at 6 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. while the national championship is on Sunday at 2 p.m.