Liverpool’s title defense in the English Premier League is off to a good start, but Manchester City will take its first shot at the Reds in the marquee match of the weekend.
Pep Guardiola’ side is currently five points behind Liverpool, with a game in hand, so holding serve at home will be pivotal if City is going to be a serious contender to regain the title it lost last season.
In Germany, Borussia Dortmund plays host to Bayern Munich in a battle of the top two teams in the Bundesliga. Both sides are riding four-match winning streaks heading into their Saturday showdown at Signal Iduna Park.
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Here are This Weekend’s Top 5 Matches to Watch, along with this weekend’s soccer viewing options:
This Week’s Top Five Matches
- Manchester City vs. Liverpool.
- Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich.
- Juventus vs. Lazio.
- Atalanta vs. Inter Milan.
- Arsenal vs. Aston Villa.
This Weekend’s Soccer on TV & Online
FRIDAY
Premier League
12:30 p.m. – Peacock – Brighton & Hove Albion vs Burnley
3 p.m. -Peacock – Southampton vs Newcastle United
Bundesliga
2:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Werder Bremen vs Köln
La Liga
3 p.m. –fuboTV – Elche vs Celta de Vigo
Serie A
2:45 p.m. –ESPN+– Sassuolo vs Udinese
Ligue 1
3 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Strasbourg vs Olympique Marseille
Liga MX
8:30 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA – Puebla vs Atlético San Luis
10:30 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA, UniMás – Juárez vs América
URUGUAY
5 p.m. –fuboTV – Patronato vs Huracán
7:15 p.m. –fuboTV – Argentinos Juniors vs Aldosivi
ECUADOR
4:30 p.m. –fuboTV – LDU Quito vs Orense
7 p.m. –fuboTV– Olmedo vs Barcelona
EFL Championship
1 p.m. –ESPN+– Cardiff City vs Bristol City
FA Cup
2:45 p.m. –ESPN+– Harrogate Town vs Skelmersdale United
Scottish Championship
2:45 p.m. –ESPN+– Alloa Athletic vs Dundee
Super Lig
12 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Gaziantepspor vs Beşiktaş
NCAA Men’s College Soccer
4 p.m. –fuboTV, ESPN App – Virginia Tech vs Virginia
6 p.m. -ESPN+ – Coastal Carolina vs Georgia Southern
7 p.m. –fuboTV, ESPN App – Louisville vs Notre Dame
8 p.m. –fuboTV, ESPN App – Duke vs North Carolina
NCAA Women’s College Soccer
6 p.m. –fuboTV, ESPN App – South Carolina vs Tennessee
6 p.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App – Oklahoma vs Baylor
7 p.m. –fuboTV, ESPN App – Arkansas vs Mississippi State
7 p.m. -ESPN App- Missouri vs Georgia
8 p.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App- Iowa State vs Kansas
8 p.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App- West Virginia vs TCU
8 p.m. -ESPN App – LSU vs Texas A&M
8:10 p.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App- Texas vs Texas Tech
Saturday
Premier League
7:30a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Everton vs Manchester United
10a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Crystal Palace vs Leeds United
12:30 p.m. -NBC, fuboTV – Chelsea vs Sheffield United
3 p.m. -Peacock – West Ham United vs Fulham
Bundesliga
9:30a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN App – RB Leipzig vs Freiburg
9:30a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN App – Union Berlin vs Arminia Bielefeld
9:30a.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App- Mainz 05 vs Schalke 04
9:30a.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App- Augsburg vs Hertha BSC
9:30a.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App- Stuttgart vs Eintracht Frankfurt
12:30 p.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App- Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich
La Liga
8a.m. –fuboTV – Huesca vs Eibar
10:15a.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Barcelona vs Real Betis
12:30 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Sevilla vs Osasuna
3 p.m. –fuboTV – Atlético Madrid vs Cádiz
Serie A
9a.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App – Cagliari vs Sampdoria
12 p.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App – Benevento vs Spezia
2:45 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV – Parma vs Fiorentina
Primeira Liga
1 p.m. –fuboTV – Famalicão vs Marítimo
3:30 p.m. –fuboTV – Vitória Guimarães vs Sporting CP
Ligue 1
3 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – PSG vs Rennes
Liga MX
6 p.m. –fuboTV, Telemundo – Guadalajara vs Monterrey
6 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA – Pachuca vs Necaxa
8 p.m. -ESPN Deportes, fuboTV– Tigres UANL vs Atlas
10 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – Cruz Azul vs Pumas UNAM
Football Bundesliga l (Austria)
11a.m. –fuboTV– Rheindorf Altach vs Austria Wien
Super League
6:35a.m. –ESPN+– Shanghai SIPG vs Beijing Guoan
Primera A
6:30 p.m. –fuboTV– Deportes Tolima vs Boyacá Chicó
8:30 p.m. –fuboTV– América de Cali vs Millonarios
EFL Championship
7:30a.m. –ESPN+– Reading vs Stoke City
10a.m. –ESPN+– Nottingham Forest vs Wycombe Wanderers
FA Cup
7:30a.m. –ESPN+– Tonbridge Angels vs Bradford City
10a.m. -ESPN App – Ipswich Town vs Portsmouth
12:30 p.m. –ESPN+– United of Manchester vs Doncaster Rovers
Liga de Expansión MX
8:05 p.m. -TUDN.com, TUDN App- Tlaxcala vs Tepatitlán
Super Lig
8a.m. –fuboTV– Alanyaspor vs Trabzonspor
11a.m. –fuboTV…- Fenerbahçe vs Konyaspor
NCAA Women’s College Soccer
7 p.m. -ESPN App – Ole Miss vs Vanderbilt
Sunday
Premier League
7a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV– West Bromwich Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
9a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV– Leicester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
11:30a.m. -Peacock – Manchester City vs Liverpool
2:15 p.m. -Peacock – Arsenal vs Aston Villa
Bundesliga
9:30a.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App- Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim
12 p.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App- Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Moenchengladbach
La Liga
8 a.m. –fuboTV– Getafe vs Villarreal
10:15a.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV– Real Sociedad vs Granada
12:30 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV– Levante vs Deportivo Alavés
12:30 p.m. –fuboTV– Real Valladolid vs Athletic Club
3 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV– Valencia vs Real Madrid
Serie A
6:30a.m. -ESPN2, ESPN Deportes – Lazio vs Juventus
9a.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App – Atalanta vs Inter
9a.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App – Genoa vs Roma
9a.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App – Torino vs Crotone
12 p.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App – Bologna vs Napoli
2:45 p.m. -ESPN+, fuboTV – AC Milan vs Hellas Verona
Primeira Liga
12:30 p.m. –fuboTV– Porto vs Portimonense
3 p.m. –fuboTV– Benfica vs Sporting Braga
Ligue 1
9a.m. –fuboTV– Lens vs Reims
9a.m. –fuboTV– Lorient vs Nantes
Liga MX
1 p.m. -ESPN Deportes, fuboTV– Toluca vs León
8:06 p.m. –fuboTV, FOX Deportes- Santos Laguna vs Mazatlán
10:06 p.m. –fuboTV, TUDN USA – Querétaro vs Tijuana
Major League Soccer
3:30 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV– Chicago Fire vs New York City FC
3:30 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV– Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United
3:30 p.m. –ESPN+– DC United vs Montreal Impact
3:30 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV– Inter Miami vs FC Cincinnati
3:30 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV– New York Red Bulls vs Toronto FC
3:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Orlando City SC vs Nashville SC
3:30 p.m. -ESPN Deportes – Philadelphia Union vs New England
6:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids
6:30 p.m. -Fox Sports 1, fuboTV, FOX Deportes – LAFC vs Portland Timbers
6:30 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV– Minnesota United vs FC Dallas
6:30 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV– Real Salt Lake vs Sporting KC
6:30 p.m. –ESPN+, fuboTV – Seattle Sounders vs San Jose Earthquakes
6:30 p.m. –ESPN+, ESPN App- Vancouver Whitecaps vs LA Galaxy
Primera A
4 p.m. –fuboTV– Once Caldas vs Deportivo Cali
6:05 p.m. –fuboTV– Junior vs Alianza Petrolera
8:10 p.m. –fuboTV– Atlético Nacional vs Deportivo Pasto
Super Liga
12 p.m. –ESPN+– Midtjylland vs København
Primera A
6 p.m. –fuboTV– Emelec vs Universidad Católica
FA Cup
7:45a.m. –ESPN+– Maldon & Tiptree vs Morecambe
7:45a.m. –ESPN+– Hampton & Richmond vs Oldham Athletic
9:30a.m. –ESPN+– Eastbourne Borough vs Blackpool
FA Women’s Super League
7a.m. – NBCSports.com – Chelsea FC vs Everton
9:30a.m. – NBCSports.com – Manchester United vs Arsenal
Liga de Expansión MX
7 p.m. -TUDN.com, TUDN App- Alebrijes de Oaxaca vs Atlante
Eredivisie
6:15a.m. –ESPN+– Utrecht vs Ajax
8:30a.m. –ESPN+– Vitesse vs Emmen
8:30a.m. –ESPN+– Feyenoord vs Groningen
2 p.m. –ESPN+– PSV vs Willem II
Scottish Premiership
7a.m. –ESPN+– Motherwell vs Celtic
Allsvenskan
8:30a.m. –ESPN+– Djurgården vs AIK
Super Lig
11a.m. –fuboTV– Sivasspor vs Galatasaray
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Let me get this straight: Liverpool vs. Manchester City, a game between two of the best teams in the world, has been preempted on NBCSN in favor of … wait for it … “American Ninja Warrior.”
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Do they think we’re too stupid to notice?
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Evidently.
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Again, they are not going to force-feed me ads and bully me into giving them cheapo access to my computer data. Just. Say. No.
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Suggestion: Watch “Rio” on Telemundo instead. It’s a nice movie.
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But thanks for alerting us to Lazio vs. Juventus, which is the only game of the five you mention that will actually be on TV.
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We TV viewers will just have to watch the 5 other EPL games and LAFC vs. Portland instead. I can live with that; though it’s sad to have to give up on the Bundesliga almost completely, in a year when there would even have been some American players to watch.
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But if every English-language network is determined to kill their own brand by demanding uncompensated, unprotected data in return for access, I say let those brands die.
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(And thank heaven for the Univisión channels that are still airing UCL, Europa League, and other international games.)
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