Real Madrid was freshly minted as this year’s La Liga champion over the weekend and looks to keep the good times rolling into Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League semifinal battle with Manchester City.
Manchester City owns a 4-3 lead heading into the second leg, but has to defend it on the road at the iconic Santiago Bernabéu, which is no easy task considering the Citizens have always shown some vulnerabilities.
Liverpool looks to finish off Villarreal on the other side of the bracket. The Reds take a 2-0 lead to Estadio de la Cerámica in hopes of ending their Spanish opponent’s unexpected deep UCL run, but cannot afford to be complacent against a side good enough to knock out Bayern Munich and Juventus.
In Seattle, the Sounders are on the cusp of becoming the first MLS team to claim the Concacaf Champions League trophy. They come home to Lumen Field with things all knotted up at 2-2 with Pumas UNAM after a thrilling first leg last week.
The National Women’s Soccer League’s third edition of the Challenge Cup will see a first-time winner. Rose Lavelle, Megan Rapinoe, and OL Reign take on defending NWSL Champions Washington Spirit, and Kansas City Current squares off with the North Carolina Courage on Tuesday in the knockout semifinals.
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Here is a closer look at This Week’s Top 5 Matches to Watch, as well as a full rundown of This Week’s Soccer on TV and Online:
This Week’s Top 5 Matches to Watch
- Real Madrid vs Manchester City – The stage is set for another thrilling game with an unpredictable outcome.
- Villarreal vs Liverpool – Odds were never on Villarreal to get this far in the UCL in the first place, and undoing a 2-0 deficit certainly is not out of the realm of possibilities when you consider all it has achieved so far.
- Seattle Sounders vs Pumas UNAM – Can the Sounders be the first MLS club to achieve CCL glory?
- Eintracht Frankfurt vs West Ham United – Frankfurt was good enough to eliminate Barcelona from the UEFA Europa League. Can it keep the momentum alive for a chance at winning its first international hardware in 42 years?
- OL Reign vs Washington Spirit – Two star-studded sides playing for a coveted spot in the Challenge Cup final.
This Week’s Soccer on TV and Online
Monday
English Premier League
2 p.m. – USA Network, fuboTV – Manchester United vs Brentford
German Bundesliga
1:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Bayer Leverkusen vs Eintracht Frankfurt
1:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Borussia Monchengladbach vs RB Leipzig
Spanish La Liga
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Getafe vs Real Betis
Italian Serie A
1:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Atalanta vs Salernitana
Portuguese Primeira Liga
2:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Paços de Ferreira vs Tondela
Argentine Primera División
5 p.m. – Paramount+ – Unión Santa Fe vs Defensa y Justicia
5 p.m. – Paramount+ – Godoy Cruz vs Central Córdoba SdE
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Platense vs Argentinos Juniors
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Huracán vs Rosario Central
Argentine Primera B Nacional
1:05 p.m. – fuboTV – Sacachispas vs San Martín Tucumán
3:05 p.m. – fuboTV – Quilmes vs Guillermo Brown
Brasileirão
6 p.m. – Paramount+ – São Paulo vs Santos
Colombian Primera A
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – América de Cali vs Alianza Petrolera
English Championship
11:15 a.m. – ESPN+ – Fulham vs Luton Town
English League Two
9 a.m. – ESPN+ – Port Vale vs Newport County
French Ligue 2
1:45 p.m. – fuboTV – Rodez vs Toulouse
Liga MX Femenil
7 p.m. – fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Santos Laguna vs Mazatlán
9 p.m. – fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Tijuana vs Juárez
Tuesday
UEFA Champions League
2 p.m. – CBS, Paramount+, fuboTV – Villarreal vs Liverpool
Copa Libertadores
5:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Deportivo Táchira vs Emelec
5:15 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Caracas vs Libertad
5:15 p.m. – fuboTV – The Strongest vs Athletico-PR
7:30 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Independiente Petrolero vs Palmeiras
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Estudiantes vs Nacional
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – América Mineiro vs Atlético Mineiro
Argentine Primera B Nacional
7:10 p.m. – fuboTV – Ferro Carril Oeste vs Brown de Adrogué
Copa Argentina
1:35 p.m. – fuboTV – Aldosivi vs Colegiales
Costa Rican Primera Division
9 p.m. – fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Cartaginés vs Santos de Guápiles
English Championship
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
Copa Sudamericana
5:15 p.m. – fuboTV – River Plate vs Melgar
5:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Cuiabá vs Racing Club
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Nueve de Octubre vs Medellín
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Ceará vs Deportivo La Guaira
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – General Caballero JLM vs Independiente
Wednesday
UEFA Champions League
2 p.m. – CBS, Paramount+, fuboTV – Real Madrid vs Manchester City
CONCACAF Champions League
9 p.m. – Fox Sports 1, fuboTV, TUDN USA – Seattle Sounders vs Pumas UNAM
Major League Soccer
6:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – FC Cincinnati vs Toronto FC
NWSL Challenge Cup
7 p.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV – OL Reign vs Washington Spirit
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Kansas City Current vs North Carolina Courage
Copa Libertadores
5 p.m. – fuboTV – Colón vs Cerro Porteño
5 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Talleres Córdoba vs Flamengo
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Deportivo Cali vs Corinthians
7 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Always Ready vs Boca Juniors
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Olimpia vs Peñarol
9 p.m. – fuboTV – Deportes Tolima vs Independiente del Valle
9 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Sporting Cristal vs Universidad Católica
Copa Argentina
2:45 p.m. – fuboTV – Sarmiento vs Flandria
5 p.m. – fuboTV – Newell’s Old Boys vs Ituzaingó
Copa Sudamericana
5:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Metropolitanos vs Wanderers
5:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Atlético Goianiense vs Defensa y Justicia
5:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Antofagasta vs LDU Quito
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Barcelona vs Lanús
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Fluminense vs Junior
USL Championship
6:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Atlanta United II vs Louisville City
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Birmingham Legion vs Miami FC
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – El Paso Locomotive vs FC Tulsa
9 p.m. – ESPN+ – Sacramento Republic vs New Mexico United
Thursday
UEFA Europa League
2 p.m. – Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN USA – Eintracht Frankfurt vs West Ham United
2 p.m. – Paramount+, Galavision – Rangers vs RB Leipzig
Italian Serie A
11 a.m. – Paramount+ – Salernitana vs Venezia
UEFA Europa Conference League
2 p.m. – Paramount+ – Roma vs Leicester City
2 p.m. – Paramount+ – Olympique Marseille vs Feyenoord
Copa Libertadores
5 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Fortaleza vs River Plate
7 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – RB Bragantino vs Vélez Sarsfield
9 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Alianza Lima vs Colo-Colo
Copa Sudamericana
5:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Everton vs São Paulo
5:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Guaireña vs Internacional
5:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Unión Santa Fe vs Oriente Petrolero
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Banfield vs Unión La Calera
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Universidad Católica vs Santos
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Ayacucho vs Wilstermann
USL Championship
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Colorado Springs vs Rio Grande Valley