Manchester United’s triumphant midweek comeback win over Atalanta in Champions League action proved that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men are never out, even when they are down.
A much tougher challenge awaits this weekend though, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men face off against a Liverpool side currently unbeaten in English Premier League play. The Reds have gone 12 matches in all competitions without a loss, while Manchester United has lost three of its past six in all competitions.
In Spain, the first El Clasico of the post-Lionel Messi era headlines the action on Sunday. Real Madrid comes into Camp Nou looking to be the better of the two sides as Barcelona’s woes have them in seventh in the La Liga standings with plenty of off-field turmoil garnering headlines.
Yet another Sunday headliner takes place in France, where Messi and Paris Saint-Germain take on Olympique Marseille for the season’s first Le Classique derby.
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Here is a look at This Week’s Top 5 Matches to Watch, as well as a full rundown of This Weekend’s Soccer on TV and Online:
This Weekend’s Top 5 Matches to Watch
1. Manchester United vs Liverpool – Someone will hand Liverpool their first loss of the season. A Cristiano Ronaldo-led side figures to like its odds more than most.
2. Barcelona vs Real Madrid – No doubt, Barcelona has some pent-up frustration with the lackluster start to the season. A statement is needed, and this is the game to make it.
3. Inter vs Juventus – Juve, on the other hand, is looking for back-to-back wins over powerhouse opponents and claw back into the top four and the opportunity is for the taking, especially looking back at the beatdown Lazio put on Inter last weekend.
4. Olympique Marseille vs PSG – Messi’s first derby day in France. PSG is towing over the Ligue 1 ranks in the early phase, but Marseille is in the unique position to present a real threat to take some points from the giants and bring them down to earth.
5. Roma vs Napoli – Roma needs to live up to its pre-season hype. Squandering last week’s match with Juventus didn’t help. What do they have for the league leaders in Italy?
This Weekend’s Soccer on TV and Online
Friday
English Premier League
3 p.m. – NBCSN, fuboTV – Arsenal vs Aston Villa
German Bundesliga
2:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Mainz 05 vs Augsburg
Spanish La Liga
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Osasuna vs Granada
Italian Serie A
12:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Torino vs Genoa
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Sampdoria vs Spezia
PortugUese Primeira Liga
3:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Vitória Guimarães vs Marítimo
French Ligue 1
3 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Saint-Étienne vs Angers SCO
Liga MX
10 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA – Mazatlán vs Querétaro
National Women’s Soccer League
8 p.m. – Twitch – Kansas City NWSL vs NJ/NY Gotham FC
Argentine Primera B Nacional
4:10 p.m. – fuboTV – Club Atlético Güemes vs Deportivo Santamarina
8:10 p.m. – fuboTV – Independiente Rivadavia vs Atlético Rafaela
Ecuadorian Primera A
8 p.m. – fuboTV – Técnico Universitario vs Aucas
German Bundesliga 2
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Paderborn vs Hamburger SV
FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying
3:10 p.m. – fuboTV – France vs Estonia
Italian Serie B
2:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Alessandria vs Crotone
Spanish Segunda
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Eibar vs Cartagena
Turkish Super Lig
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Yeni Malatyaspor vs Altay
USL Championship
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Hartford Athletic vs Charlotte Independence
9 p.m. – ESPN+ – Real Monarchs vs Colorado Springs
NCAA Men’s Soccer
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Temple vs UCF
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – South Fla. vs SMU
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Virginia vs Pittsburgh
8 p.m. – fuboTV – Washington vs Oregon St.
NCAA Women’s Soccer
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – The Citadel vs Wofford
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – VMI vs Western Caro.
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Army West Point vs Bucknell
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Mercer vs Furman
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Texas St. vs ULM
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Texas Tech vs Kansas
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Marshall vs Charlotte
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – UNC Greensboro vs ETSU
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Southeastern La. vs UIW
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Indiana St. vs Illinois St.
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Coastal Carolina vs Little Rock
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Abilene Christian vs Sam Houston
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Michigan Tech vs Grand Valley State
USL League One
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Toronto II vs Fort Lauderdale
Saturday
English Premier League
7:30 a.m. – NBCSN, fuboTV – Chelsea vs Norwich City
10 a.m. – fuboTV – Everton vs Watford
10 a.m. – Peacock – Southampton vs Burnley
10 a.m. – Peacock – Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United
10 a.m. – NBCSN, fuboTV – Leeds United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
12:30 p.m. – NBC, fuboTV – Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Wolfsburg vs Freiburg
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Bayern München vs Hoffenheim
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – RB Leipzig vs Greuther Fürth
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Arminia Bielefeld vs Borussia Dortmund
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Hertha BSC vs Borussia Monchengladbach
Spanish La Liga
8 a.m. – ESPN2, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Valencia vs Mallorca
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+ – Cádiz vs Deportivo Alavés
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Elche vs Espanyol
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Athletic Club vs Villarreal
Italian Serie A
9 a.m. – Paramount+ – Salernitana vs Empoli
12 p.m. – Paramount+ – Sassuolo vs Venezia
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Bologna vs Milan
French Ligue 1
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Nantes vs Clermont
3 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Lille vs Brest
Major League Soccer
3:30 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA – Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City
6 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV – Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV – New York City vs D.C. United
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Toronto FC vs CF Montréal
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Inter Miami vs FC Cincinnati
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake
8 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV – Minnesota United vs Los Angeles FC
9 p.m. – ESPN+ – Colorado Rapids vs Portland Timbers
10 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – LA Galaxy vs Dallas
10 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV – San Jose Earthquakes vs Vancouver Whitecaps
Liga MX
6 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA – Puebla vs León
6:06 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Monterrey vs Necaxa
8 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – América vs Tigres UANL
10 p.m. – fuboTV, Telemundo, UNIVERSO – Guadalajara vs Cruz Azul
Portugese Primeira Liga
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Tondela vs Porto
3:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Sporting CP vs Moreirense
Argentine Primera División
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Gimnasia La Plata vs Central Córdoba SdE
5 p.m. – Paramount+ – Defensa y Justicia vs Platense
7:15 p.m. – Paramount+ – Rosario Central vs Racing Club
Belgian First Division A
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – AS Eupen vs Union Saint-Gilloise
Brasileirão
4 p.m. – Paramount+ – Juventude vs Ceará
4 p.m. – Paramount+ – Santos vs América Mineiro
6 p.m. – Paramount+ – Fluminense vs Flamengo
6:15 p.m. – Paramount+ – Fortaleza vs Athletico-PR
Canadian Premier League
2 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – HFX Wanderers vs Forge
Colombian Primera A
7:05 p.m. – fuboTV – Medellín vs Deportes Tolima
9:10 p.m. – fuboTV – Millonarios vs Junior
English Championship
7:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough
10 a.m. – ESPN+ – Coventry City vs Derby County
French Ligue 2
9 a.m. – fuboTV – Paris vs Toulouse
FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying
12:15 p.m. – Paramount+ – England vs Northern Ireland
Women’s Friendly
3 p.m. – fuboTV – Canada vs New Zealand
5 p.m. – TUDN.com – Mexico vs Argentina
Portugese Segunda liga
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Benfica II vs Académica
Turkish Super Lig
12 p.m. – fuboTV – Göztepe vs Trabzonspor
Uruguayan Primera Division
6 p.m. – fuboTV – Villa Española vs Peñarol
USL Championship
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Indy Eleven vs FC Tulsa
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Loudoun United vs Tampa Bay Rowdies
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Charleston Battery
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Louisville City vs Memphis 901
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – San Antonio vs Austin Bold
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Rio Grande Valley vs New Mexico United
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Orange County SC vs Las Vegas Lights
10:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Phoenix Rising vs Sacramento Republic
USL League One
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – North Carolina vs Tormenta
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Union Omaha vs Richmond Kickers
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Greenville Triumph vs Chattanooga Red Wolves
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Forward Madison vs Tucson
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – North Texas vs New England II
NCAA Men’s Soccer
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Canisius vs Rider
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – George Washington vs Saint Louis
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – West Virginia vs Elon
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – George Mason vs Davidson
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – VMI vs UNC Asheville
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cornell vs Brown
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Colgate vs Loyola Maryland
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Radford vs Gardner-Webb
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Evansville vs Missouri St.
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – VCU vs Fordham
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Niagara vs Iona
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cleveland St. vs UIC
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Charlotte vs Marshall
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Dartmouth vs Columbia
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Akron vs Bowling Green
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Drake vs Loyola Chicago
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Dayton vs St. Bonaventure
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Duquesne vs Massachusetts
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – UNC Greensboro vs Wofford
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Kentucky vs South Carolina
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Army West Point vs Holy Cross
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Ga. Southern vs Western Mich.
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Detroit Mercy vs Robert Morris
8 p.m. – fuboTV – Bradley vs SIUE
NCAA Women’s Soccer
11 a.m. – ESPN+ – Holy Cross vs Navy
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cornell vs Brown
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Monmouth vs Siena
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – American vs Lehigh
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Rider vs Quinnipiac
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Missouri St. vs Drake
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Eastern Ky. vs Bellarmine
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Northern Ky. vs Green Bay
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cleveland St. vs Robert Morris
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Dartmouth vs Columbia
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Charleston So. vs Radford
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Detroit Mercy vs Purdue Fort Wayne
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Penn vs Yale
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Oakland vs Milwaukee
Sunday
English Premier League
9 a.m. -Peacock – Brentford vs Leicester City
9 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV, nbcsports.com – West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur
11:30 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV, nbcsports.com, Telemundo – Manchester United vs Liverpool
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen
11:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Stuttgart vs Union Berlin
1:30 p.m. -ESPN+ – Bochum vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Spanish La Liga
8 a.m. – ESPN+ – Sevilla vs Levante
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+ – Barcelona vs Real Madrid
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Atlético Madrid vs Real Sociedad
Italian Serie A
6:30 a.m. – Paramount+ – Atalanta vs Udinese
9 a.m. – Paramount+ – Fiorentina vs Cagliari
9 a.m. – Paramount+ – Hellas Verona vs Lazio
12 p.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ – Roma vs Napoli
2:45 p.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ – Internazionale vs Juventus
French Ligue 1
7 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Nice vs Olympique Lyonnais
9 a.m. – fuboTV – Lens vs Metz
9 a.m. – fuboTV – Reims vs Troyes
9 a.m. – fuboTV – Lorient vs Bordeaux
9 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Rennes vs Strasbourg
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Monaco vs Montpellier
2:45 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Olympique Marseille vs PSG
Major League Soccer
5 p.m. – ESPN, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Austin FC vs Houston Dynamo
7:30 p.m. – Fox Sports 1, fuboTV – Orlando City vs New England
Liga MX
1 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – Pumas UNAM vs Tijuana
8 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA – Atlético San Luis vs Atlas
8:06 p.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV – Santos Laguna vs Toluca
10 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA – Pachuca vs Juárez
Portugese Primeira Liga
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Vizela vs Benfica
Argentine Primera División
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Colón vs Estudiantes
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Godoy Cruz vs Banfield
5 p.m. – Paramount+ – Huracán vs San Lorenzo
7:15 p.m. – Paramount+ – Vélez Sarsfield vs Boca Juniors
Belgian First Division A
7:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Antwerp vs Club Brugge
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Genk vs Gent
Brasileirão
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Atlético Mineiro vs Cuiabá
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Internacional vs Corinthians
5:15 p.m. – Paramount+ – RB Bragantino vs São Paulo
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Bahia vs Chapecoense
Canadian Premier League
2 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Atlético Ottawa vs York United
Colombian Primera A
7:05 p.m. – fuboTV – América de Cali vs Atlético Nacional
Ecuadorian Primera A
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Emelec vs Barcelona
El Salvadorian Primera Division
5 p.m. – Centro America TV – Firpo vs Alianza
Dutch Eredivisie
8:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Cambuur vs Feyenoord
8:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Vitesse vs Go Ahead Eagles
10:45 a.m. – ESPN+ – Ajax vs PSV
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Groningen vs AZ
Peruvian Primera Division
4:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Alianza Lima vs Sporting Cristal
Scottish Premiership
7 a.m. – Paramount+ – St. Mirren vs Rangers
USL Championship
4:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Tacoma Defiance vs LA Galaxy II
5 p.m. – ESPN+ – Birmingham Legion vs Sporting Kansas City II
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – San Diego Loyal vs Oakland Roots
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Miami FC vs New York RB II
8 p.m. – ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes+ – El Paso Locomotive vs OKC Energy
NCAA Men’s Soccer
4 p.m. – fuboTV – Virginia Tech vs North Carolina
6 p.m. – fuboTV – Stanford vs UCLA
6 p.m. – fuboTV- California vs San Diego St.
NCAA Women’s Soccer
12 p.m. – ESPN+ – East Carolina vs Memphis
12 p.m. – fuboTV – Virginia Tech vs Boston College
12 p.m. – ESPN+ – Coastal Carolina vs Arkansas St.
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – SMU vs Tulsa
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – UCF vs Temple
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Richmond vs Dayton
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Duke vs Florida St.
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – NJIT vs Albany (NY)
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Iowa St. vs Oklahoma
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – VCU vs Saint Joseph’s
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Akron vs Bowling Green
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Eastern Wash. vs Idaho
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Fordham vs George Mason
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Abilene Christian vs SFA
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – La Salle vs Massachusetts
1 p.m. – ESPNU, fuboTV – South Carolina vs Alabama
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – St. Bonaventure vs Duquesne
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Stony Brook vs UMass Lowell
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – VMI vs ETSU
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Belmont vs SIUE
2 p.m. – fuboTV – Colorado vs Oregon St.
2 p.m. – fuboTV – Virginia vs Miami (FL)
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Baylor vs West Virginia
2 p.m. – fuboTV – Ball St. vs Northern Ill.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Morehead St. vs UT Martin
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – UNC Greensboro vs Western Caro.
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Louisiana vs ULM
3 p.m. – fuboTV – Washington vs USC
3 p.m. – fuboTV – Stanford vs Arizona
3 p.m. – fuboTV – Texas A&M vs Vanderbilt
3 p.m. – fuboTV – California vs Arizona St.
8 p.m. – fuboTV – Washington St. vs UCLA
Ole out.
Well, I think it is utterly ridiculous that Barcelona–Real Madrid is only on ESPN+. Even though I have ESPN +, I would much prefer to watch it on one of the ESPN cable channels and this is one of the biggest rivalries in sports.