Chelsea can do itself and the rest of the English Premier League field a big favor this weekend.
The Blues travel to Manchester City for their second and final swipe at the defending champions and desperately need to pull off a win. At the moment, Chelsea is in second place and trails by 10 points, and you can see things starting to get out of hand if that tally rises even higher on Saturday.
That is not the only high-stakes contest in England.
Tottenham and Arsenal, who have both been pushed out of the Champions League positions go head to head in what both sides should see as a must-win on Sunday.
The title race is up for grabs in Italy, and current leader Inter Milan faces a real threat in Atalanta on Sunday. At the moment, Inter holds a one-point lead over its crosstown rival AC Milan. If Atalanta can take points off the leaders, it’s likely that Milan and Inter will swap positions by the end of the weekend. A 2-2 tie played out when Atalanta and Inter met in September.
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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. Manchester City vs Chelsea – A loss effectively hands City their second-straight title, a win only gives Chelsea a shred of hope.
2. Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal – You could argue that both teams have righted their respective ships after some early season drama, but there probably will not be room for both in the UCL picture in the end. Who can stay in contention?
3. Atalanta vs Inter Milan – An Atalanta win will shake things up in what has already been the most entertaining league in Europe so far this year.
4. Supercopa de España Final – Real Madrid awaits the winner of Thursday’s Atlético Madrid – Athletic Club semifinal match. The final takes place on Sunday.
5. Augsburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt – Augsburg slipped back into the German drop zone last week, where Ricardo Pepi’s 30-minute debut was lackluster. Does he get his first start this week, and can be the impact player they are looking for?
This Weekend’s Soccer on TV and Online
Friday
English Premier League
3 p.m. – USA, fuboTV – Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace
German Bundesliga
2:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Borussia Dortmund vs Freiburg
French Ligue 1
3 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Nice vs Nantes
African Cup of Nations
8 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Senegal vs Guinea
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS CONNECT, fuboTV – Morocco vs Comoros
Liga MX
8 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, TUDN.com – Querétaro vs Pumas UNAM
10 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, TUDN.com – Necaxa vs Monterrey
Italian Serie B
2:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Ternana vs Ascoli
Scottish Championship
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Partick Thistle vs Kilmarnock
Turkish Super Lig
12 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Beşiktaş vs Gaziantepspor
Saturday
English Premier League
7:30 a.m. – Peacock – Manchester City vs Chelsea
10 a.m. – Peacock – Norwich City vs Everton
10 a.m. – Peacock – Burnley vs Leicester City
10 a.m. – USA, fuboTV – Newcastle United vs Watford
10 a.m. – Peacock – Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Southampton
12:30 p.m. – USA, fuboTV – Aston Villa vs Manchester United
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Mainz 05 vs Bochum
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Wolfsburg vs Hertha BSC
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Köln vs Bayern München
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Union Berlin vs Hoffenheim
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen
Italian Serie A
9 a.m. – Paramount – Sampdoria vs Torino
12 p.m. – Paramount – Salernitana vs Lazio
2:45 p.m. – Paramount – Juventus vs Udinese
French Ligue 1
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Saint-Étienne vs Lens
3 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – PSG vs Brest
African Cup of Nations
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS CONNECT, fuboTV – Nigeria vs Sudan
2 p.m. – beIN SPORTS CONNECT, fuboTV – Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt
Liga MX
6 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, TUDN.com – Atlas vs Atlético San Luis
8 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – Tigres UANL vs Puebla
10 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – Cruz Azul vs Juárez
10:06 p.m. – ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Tijuana vs León
Australian A-League
3:45 a.m. – ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Sydney FC vs Brisbane Roar
3:45 a.m. – ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Adelaide United vs Melbourne City
English Championship
7:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Luton Town vs AFC Bournemouth
10 a.m. – ESPN+ – Derby County vs Sheffield United
Italian Serie B
8 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Parma vs Crotone
Liga MX Femenil
1 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, TUDN.com – Pumas UNAM vs América
Dutch Eredivisie
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Feyenoord vs Vitesse
Turkish Super Lig
8 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Sivasspor vs Trabzonspor
Sunday
English Premier League
9 a.m. – USA, fuboTV, Telemundo – Liverpool vs Brentford
9 a.m. – Peacock – West Ham United vs Leeds United
11:30 a.m. – Peacock – Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Augsburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt
11:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Arminia Bielefeld vs Greuther Fürth
Spanish La Liga
8 a.m. – ESPN+ – Elche vs Villarreal
Supercopa de España
1 p.m. – ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Real Madrid vs TBD
Italian Serie A
6:30 a.m. – Paramount – Sassuolo vs Hellas Verona
9 a.m. – Paramount – Venezia vs Empoli
12 p.m. – Paramount – Roma vs Cagliari
2:45 p.m. – Paramount – Atalanta vs Inter Milan
French Ligue 1
7 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Rennes vs Bordeaux
9 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Monaco vs Clermont
African Cup of Nations
8 a.m. – beIN SPORTS CONNECT, fuboTV – Gambia vs Mali
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS CONNECT, fuboTV – Tunisia vs Mauritania
2 p.m. – beIN SPORTS CONNECT, fuboTV – Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea
Liga MX
1 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – Toluca vs Santos Laguna
7 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – Pachuca vs Guadalajara
English Championship
7 a.m. – ESPN+ – Hull City vs Stoke City
Dutch Eredivisie
6:15 a.m. – ESPN+ – Utrecht vs Ajax
8:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Groningen vs PSV
10:45 a.m. – ESPN+ – Fortuna Sittard vs AZ