The race for the Scudetto in Serie A is as wide open as any title race in Europe, and two teams in the thick of that battle square off in this weekend’s most high-profile club match.
Napoli visits AC Milan on Sunday in the marquee option in This Weekend’s Soccer on TV. As it stands, AC Milan is trailing crosstown rival Inter Milan by just one point and Napoli is four points behind sitting in fourth after a recent slump.
It remains to be seen how much further England’s COVID outbreak compromises the Premier League schedule, but there is a potential headliner in Tottenham-Liverpool if the match does go ahead as scheduled.
Things are not exactly going well for defending La Liga champion Atlético Madrid so far this year. Diego Simeone’s men can make up some ground in the Spanish table with a win over second-place Sevilla on Saturday, and hope Real Madrid slips in what is looking likely to be a runaway performance.
On the international front, the U.S. men’s national team will play its final match of the year on Saturday, taking on Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly that could feature debuts for some new youngsters in the mix for Gregg Berhalter’s squad.
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Here are the 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. USMNT vs Bosnia and Herzegovina – Saturday is the last chance to impress in 2021 for some of the U.S. men’s national team players fighting to get into Gregg Berhalter’s World Cup picture.
2. AC Milan vs Napoli – Neither of these two wants to fall any further behind Inter.
3. Sevilla vs Atlético Madrid – Atlético should be better than its current fourth-place ranking, and certainly can not afford to sink any lower.
4. Tottenham vs. Liverpool – If COVID-19 issues don’t lead to a cancellation this will be one of the more intriguing matches of the weekend.
5. Everton vs Leicester City – Everton is closer to the drop zone than it is to securing continental qualification for next year and faces a Leicester side that should be liking its odds to make matters worse.
This Weekend’s Soccer on TV
Friday
Spanish La Liga
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Celta de Vigo vs Espanyol
German Bundesliga
2:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg
Italian Serie A
12:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Lazio vs Genoa
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Salernitana vs Inter Milan
Coupe de France
3 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Paris vs Olympique Lyonnais
English Championship
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Barnsley vs West Bromwich Albion
Turkish Super Lig
12 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Giresunspor vs Altay
Saturday
English Premier League
7:30 a.m. – NBCSN, fuboTV – Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
10 a.m. – NBCSN, fuboTV – Aston Villa vs Burnley
10 a.m. – Peacock – Southampton vs Brentford
10 a.m. – Peacock – Watford vs Crystal Palace
10 a.m. – Peacock – West Ham United vs Norwich City
12:30 p.m. – NBC, fuboTV – Leeds United vs Arsenal
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Bochum vs Union Berlin
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Greuther Fürth vs Augsburg
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz 05
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – RB Leipzig vs Arminia Bielefeld
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Hoffenheim vs Borussia Monchengladbach
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Hertha BSC vs Borussia Dortmund
Spanish La Liga
8 a.m. – ESPN+ – Rayo Vallecano vs Deportivo Alavés
10:15 a.m. – ESPN2, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Real Sociedad vs Villarreal
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Barcelona vs Elche
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Sevilla vs Atlético Madrid
Italian Serie A
9 a.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ – Atalanta vs Roma
12 p.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ – Bologna vs Juventus
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Cagliari vs Udinese
Men’s International Friendly
8 p.m. – Fox Sports 1, fuboTV, TUDN USA – USMNT vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portuguese Primeira Liga
10:30 a.m. – fuboTV – Tondela vs Paços de Ferreira
3:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Gil Vicente vs Sporting CP
Coupe de France
12:30 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Lille vs Auxerre
3 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Rennes vs Lorient
English Championship
7:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Middlesbrough vs AFC Bournemouth
10 a.m. – ESPN+ – Coventry City vs Stoke City
Australian A-League
3:45 a.m. – ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory
German Bundesliga 2
2:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Hamburger SV vs Schalke 04
Arab Cup
5 a.m. – Fox Sports 1, fuboTV – Arab Cup: Third Place Game
10 a.m. – Fox Sports 1, fuboTV – Arab Cup: Final
Italian Serie B
8 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Como vs Reggina
Dutch Eredivisie
12:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Sparta Rotterdam vs Vitesse
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – AZ vs Willem II
Turkish Super Lig
8 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Trabzonspor vs Hatayspor
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Galatasaray vs İstanbul Başakşehir
Liga de Expansión MX
10 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, TUDN.com – Atlante vs Tampico Madero
Sunday
English Premier League
7 a.m. – NBCSN, fuboTV – Everton vs Leicester City
9 a.m. – NBCSN, fuboTV – Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea
9:15 a.m. – NBCSN, fuboTV – Newcastle United vs Manchester City
11:30 a.m. – Peacock – Tottenham vs Liverpool
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen
11:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Köln vs Stuttgart
Spanish La Liga
8 a.m. – ESPN+ – Granada vs Mallorca
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+ – Athletic Club vs Real Betis
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Getafe vs Osasuna
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Real Madrid vs Cádiz
Italian Serie A
6:30 a.m. – Paramount+ – Fiorentina vs Sassuolo
9 a.m. – Paramount+ – Spezia vs Empoli
12 p.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ – Sampdoria vs Venezia
12 p.m. – Paramount+ – Torino vs Hellas Verona
2:45 p.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ – Milan vs Napoli
Portuguese Primeira Liga
12 p.m. – fuboTV – Benfica vs Marítimo
2 p.m. – fuboTV – Vizela vs Porto
4 p.m. – fuboTV – Sporting Braga vs Belenenses
Coupe de France
7:45 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Olympique Marseille vs Cannet Rocheville
3:10 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Feignies vs Paris Saint-Germain
Italian Serie B
8 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Alessandria vs Parma
Dutch Eredivisie
8:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Feyenoord vs Ajax
10:45 a.m. – ESPN+ – RKC Waalwijk vs PSV
Scottish League Cup
10 a.m. – Paramount+ – Hibernian vs Celtic
Turkish Super Lig
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Fenerbahçe vs Beşiktaş