For the second year running, Serie A looks to be the most wide-open title race in all of Europe.
Not many, if any, would expect Napoli and Udinese to be bunched up with defending champion Milan for the league lead heading into Matchweek 7, nor Inter Milan to be trailing in seventh place.
Milan trails Napoli only by goal differential at the moment, and its head-to-head matchup on Sunday will be a telling one in terms of Napoli’s readiness as a contender and headlines the weekend’s soccer viewing options.
Udinese has been surprising for the right reasons, and so has Inter Milan for the wrong ones. Sunday’s contest offers a much-needed chance for Inter to flip the script and possibly end the weekend at the top of the table if some upsets can go their way.
Also on Sunday, the year’s first Madrid Derby takes place at the Metropolitano where Atlético Madrid desperately needs to keep Real Madrid’s early lead under control. Atlético sits in a meager seventh place heading into the grudge match, but if it can pull off an upset it will be right back in the mix for a Champions League spot and cast a little doubt on Real Madrid’s title defense.
The everchanging MLS playoff picture offers several interesting matchups as well, and Saturday’s Hudson River Derby headlines the action. NYCFC, coming in fresh off Wednesday’s Campeones Cup victory, looks to sweep the regular season series against the New York Red Bulls and push the ugly 3-0 U.S. Open Cup loss further in the rearview.
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Here is a look at This Weekend’s Top 5 Matches to Watch, as well as a full rundown of This Weekends’s Soccer on TV and Online:
This Weekend’s Top 5 Matches to Watch
- Milan vs Napoli – If the Azzuri are serious contenders for their first Scudetto since 1990, this is a must-win.
- Udinese vs Inter Milan – Can Udinese dig deep enough for an upset and live in the Top 4 for another week?
- Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid – If Atlético wants to make any noise in La Liga this year, knocking their crosstown rival down a peg would be a great start in turning things around.
- NYCFC vs New York Red Bulls – Has NYCFC reclaimed some power with the Campeones Cup win? Fair or unfair, major departures have left them looking unlikely for a credible MLS Cup title defense.
- Everton vs. West Ham – A huge six-pointer at Goodison Park with both teams sitting in the bottom five of the league table.
This Weekend’s Soccer on TV and Online
Friday
English Premier League
3 p.m. – fuboTV, USA Network, UNIVERSO – Aston Villa vs Southampton
3 p.m. – Peacock – Nottingham Forest vs Fulham
German Bundesliga
2:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Mainz 05 vs Hertha BSC
Spanish La Liga
3 p.m. – ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Real Valladolid vs Cádiz
Italian Serie A
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Salernitana vs Lecce
French Ligue 1
3 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Auxerre vs Lorient
National Women’s Soccer League
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Racing Louisville FC vs Orlando Pride
Belgian First Division A
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Antwerp vs Sérésien
Canadian Premier League
7:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – York United vs HFX Wanderers
Turkish Super Lig
1 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Galatasaray vs Konyaspor
USL Championship
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Memphis 901 vs Charleston Battery
USL League One
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Tormenta vs Tucson
NCAA Men’s Soccer
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – New Hampshire vs UC Irvine
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Lehigh vs American
6 p.m. Chicago St. vs St. Thomas (MN)
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Clemson vs Syracuse
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – High Point vs Gardner-Webb
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Colgate vs Boston U.
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Jacksonville vs FGCU
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Michigan vs Maryland
7 p.m. – Fox Sports 1, fuboTV – St. John’s (NY) vs Georgetown
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Kentucky vs Marshall
8 p.m. – fuboTV – Missouri St. vs CSUN
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – University of Southern Indiana vs Lindenwood University
10 p.m. – fuboTV – Washington vs Michigan St.
NCAA Women’s Soccer
1 a.m. – ESPN+ – Hawaii vs UC Davis
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Eastern Ill. vs Western Ill.
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Army West Point vs Lehigh
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Southern Utah vs UTRGV
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Indiana St. vs Belmont
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Winthrop vs Wofford
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Navy vs Bucknell
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Gardner-Webb vs Allen
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Coastal Carolina vs James Madison
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – UNC Greensboro vs Elon
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Idaho vs North Dakota St.
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Louisiana vs Old Dominion
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – A&M-Corpus Christi vs Houston Baptist
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Southeastern La. vs Nicholls
Saturday
English Premier League
7:30 a.m. – fuboTV, USA Network, UNIVERSO – Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City
10 a.m. – fuboTV, USA Network, UNIVERSO – Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth
12:30 p.m. – NBC, fuboTV – Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Augsburg vs Bayern Munich
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Stuttgart vs Eintracht Frankfurt
9:30 a.m. – ESPN2, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke 04
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Borussia Monchengladbach vs RB Leipzig
Spanish La Liga
8 a.m. – ESPN+ – Mallorca vs Almería
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+ – Barcelona vs Elche
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Valencia vs Celta de Vigo
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano
Italian Serie A
9 a.m. – Paramount+ – Bologna vs Empoli
12 p.m. – Paramount+ – Spezia vs Sampdoria
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Torino vs Sassuolo
Major League Soccer
1 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV – New York City vs New York Red Bulls
3:30 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, UniMás – Atlanta United vs Philadelphia Union
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – New England Revolution vs CF Montréal
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Orlando City SC vs Toronto FC
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Chicago Fire vs Charlotte FC
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United
9 p.m. – ESPN+ – Austin FC vs Nashville SC
9:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Real Salt Lake vs FC Cincinnati
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders
10:30 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV – San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Dallas
10:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids
French Ligue 1
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Montpellier vs Strasbourg
3 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Lille vs Toulouse
Liga MX
8:05 p.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Monterrey vs Atlas
9 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – América vs Guadalajara
National Women’s Soccer League
7 p.m. – Paramount+, fuboTV – Washington Spirit vs NJ/NY Gotham FC
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – North Carolina Courage vs OL Reign
8 p.m. – Paramount+ – Chicago Red Stars vs Houston Dash
10 p.m. – Paramount+ – San Diego Wave vs Angel City
Portuguese Primeira Liga
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Estoril vs Porto
Argentine Primera División
2:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Barracas Central vs Godoy Cruz
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Newell’s Old Boys vs Sarmiento
Brasileirão
3:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Avaí vs Atlético Mineiro
6 p.m. – Paramount+ – Botafogo vs Coritiba
Canadian Premier League
4 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Edmonton vs Cavalry
Ecuadoran Primera A
7 p.m. – fuboTV – LDU Quito vs Independiente del Valle
English Championship
7:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Swansea City vs Hull City
10 a.m. – ESPN+ – Watford vs Sunderland
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Middlesbrough vs Rotherham United
French Ligue 2
9 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Guingamp vs Saint-Étienne
9 a.m. – fuboTV – Bordeaux vs Dijon
German Bundesliga 2
7 a.m. – ESPN+ – Darmstadt 98 vs Nürnberg
2:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Hamburger SV vs Fortuna Düsseldorf
Italian Serie B
10:15 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Genoa vs Modena
Dutch Eredivisie
12:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Vitesse vs Volendam
Turkish Super Lig
1 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – İstanbulspor vs Beşiktaş
Uruguayan Primera Division
3 p.m. – fuboTV – River Plate vs Nacional
USL Championship
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Miami FC vs Atlanta United II
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Hartford Athletic vs Las Vegas Lights
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Louisville City vs Loudoun United
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Detroit City vs Tampa Bay Rowdies
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Rio Grande Valley vs Colorado Springs
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – San Antonio vs New Mexico United
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Monterey Bay vs Indy Eleven
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Oakland Roots vs New York RB II
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – San Diego Loyal vs Phoenix Rising
USL League One
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Forward Madison vs North Carolina
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Chattanooga Red Wolves vs Richmond Kickers
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Union Omaha vs Greenville Triumph
10:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Central Valley Fuego vs Charlotte Independence
NCAA Men’s Soccer
12 p.m. Stony Brook vs William & Mary
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV – Harvard vs Quinnipiac
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Binghamton vs Canisius
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – George Washington vs Davidson
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Milwaukee vs Robert Morris
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Columbia vs LIU
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Furman vs UNC Asheville
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Belmont vs Bradley
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Fairfield vs Princeton
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Bellarmine vs Central Ark.
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Charlotte vs UAB
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – VCU vs Massachusetts
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Temple vs UCF
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – La Salle vs Saint Louis
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Northern Ky. vs Purdue Fort Wayne
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Liberty vs Lipscomb
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – James Madison vs Georgia St.
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – South Carolina vs Campbell
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – UNC Greensboro vs Winthrop
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Detroit Mercy vs Cleveland St.
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – George Mason vs St. Bonaventure
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Dayton vs Saint Joseph’s
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Fordham vs Rhode Island
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Lafayette vs Holy Cross
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Duquesne vs Loyola Chicago
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Wofford vs USC Upstate
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Evansville vs SIUE
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Ga. Southern vs Old Dominion
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Bucknell vs Navy
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Army West Point vs Loyola Maryland
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – UTRGV vs Omaha
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Memphis vs SMU
8 p.m. – fuboTV – UIC vs Drake
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Houston Baptist vs Eastern Ill.
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – CSU Bakersfield vs San Francisco
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cal Poly vs Saint Mary’s (CA)
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – UC Santa Barbara vs Grand Canyon
NCAA Women’s Soccer
12 p.m. Quinnipiac vs Niagara
1 p.m. – fuboTV – UNI vs Valparaiso
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Colgate vs Loyola Maryland
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Texas St. vs Arkansas St.
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cornell vs St. John’s (NY)
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Iona vs Saint Peter’s
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Austin Peay vs Lipscomb
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cal St. Fullerton vs San Francisco
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Marshall vs Southern Miss.
Sunday
English Premier League
7 a.m. – fuboTV, USA Network, Telemundo – Brentford vs Arsenal
9:15 a.m. – fuboTV, USA Network, Telemundo – Everton vs West Ham United
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Union Berlin vs Wolfsburg
11:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Bochum vs Köln
1:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Hoffenheim vs Freiburg
Spanish La Liga
8 a.m. – ESPN+ – Osasuna vs Getafe
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Villarreal vs Sevilla
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Real Betis vs Girona
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Real Sociedad vs Espanyol
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid
Italian Serie A
6:30 a.m. – Paramount+ – Udinese vs Inter Milan
9 a.m. – Paramount+ – Cremonese vs Lazio
9 a.m. – Paramount+ – Fiorentina vs Hellas Verona
9 a.m. – Paramount+ – Monza vs Juventus
12 p.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ – Roma vs Atalanta
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Milan vs Napoli
French Ligue 1
7 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Reims vs Monaco
9 a.m. – fuboTV – Clermont vs Troyes
9 a.m. – fuboTV – Nice vs Angers SCO
9 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Olympique Marseille vs Rennes
9 a.m. – fuboTV – Brest vs Ajaccio
11:05 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Nantes vs Lens
2:45 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Olympique Lyonnais vs PSG
Major League Soccer
1 p.m. – ESPN, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Columbus Crew vs Portland Timbers
5 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV – D.C. United vs Inter Miami
10:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo
Liga MX
6 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – Pumas UNAM vs Cruz Azul
8:05 p.m. – ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Santos Laguna vs Juárez
8:05 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA – León vs Querétaro
10 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA – Atlético San Luis vs Pachuca
10:05 p.m. – Fox Sports 1, fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Tijuana vs Necaxa
National Women’s Soccer League
5 p.m. – Paramount+ – Kansas City Current vs Portland Thorns
Portuguese Primeira Liga
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Benfica vs Marítimo
Argentine Primera División
12 p.m. – Paramount+ – Tigre vs Vélez Sarsfield
2:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – San Lorenzo vs River Plate
5 p.m. – Paramount+ – Banfield vs Lanús
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Talleres Córdoba vs Colón
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Platense vs Racing Club
Belgian First Division A
7:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Genk vs Gent
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Standard Liège vs Club Brugge
Brasileirão
10 a.m. – Paramount+ – RB Bragantino vs Goiás
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Flamengo vs Fluminense
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Ceará vs São Paulo
5 p.m. – Paramount+ – América Mineiro vs Corinthians
5 p.m. – Paramount+ – Juventude vs Fortaleza
5:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Palmeiras vs Santos
6 p.m. – Paramount+ – Athletico-PR vs Cuiabá
Canadian Premier League
4 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Valour vs Atlético Ottawa
8 p.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV – Pacific vs Forge
Ecuadoran Primera A
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Emelec vs Barcelona
English Women’s Super League
7:30 a.m. – Paramount+ – Aston Villa vs Manchester City
12 p.m. – Paramount+ – Liverpool vs Chelsea FC
Honduran Liga Nacional
6 p.m. – fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Olimpia vs Vida
Italian Serie B
10:15 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Ternana vs Perugia
Dutch Eredivisie
8:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – PSV vs Feyenoord
8:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Heerenveen vs Twente
10:45 a.m. – ESPN+ – AZ vs Ajax
Portuguese Segunda
6 a.m. – fuboTV – Benfica II vs Sporting Covilhã
Scottish Premiership
7 a.m. – CBS Sports Network, fuboTV – St. Mirren vs Celtic
Spanish Segunda
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+ – Deportivo Alavés vs Huesca
Swedish Allsvenskan
9 a.m. – ESPN+ – Helsingborg vs Malmö FF
Turkish Super Lig
10 a.m. – fuboTV – Trabzonspor vs Gaziantepspor
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Fenerbahçe vs Alanyaspor
USL Championship
5 p.m. – ESPN+ – Sacramento Republic vs Orange County SC
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – LA Galaxy II vs El Paso Locomotive
MLS Next Pro
3 p.m. – MLS Next Pro – Chicago Fire II vs Inter Miami II
3 p.m. – MLS Next Pro – Columbus Crew II vs FC Cincinnati II
3 p.m. – MLS Next Pro – New England II vs Philadelphia Union II
3 p.m. – MLS Next Pro – Orlando City B vs Toronto II
3 p.m. – MLS Next Pro – Rochester New York vs New York City II
7 p.m. – MLS Next Pro – Houston Dynamo FC II vs North Texas
7 p.m. – MLS Next Pro – Minnesota United II vs San Jose Earthquakes II
7 p.m. – MLS Next Pro – Real Monarchs vs Colorado Rapids II
7 p.m. – MLS Next Pro – Tacoma Defiance vs Portland Timbers II
7 p.m. – MLS Next Pro – St. Louis City II vs Sporting Kansas City II
NCAA Men’s Soccer
5 p.m. – fuboTV – Stanford vs San Diego St.
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Vermont vs UC Irvine
7 p.m. – fuboTV – California vs UCLA
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Penn vs Fairleigh Dickinson
NCAA Women’s Soccer
11 a.m. – ESPN+ – App State vs ULM
12 p.m. – fuboTV – Vermont vs UMBC
12 p.m. – fuboTV – Maine vs NJIT
1 p.m. – ESPNU, fuboTV – Vanderbilt vs LSU
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Binghamton vs Bryant
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Duquesne vs Saint Joseph’s
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – South Fla. vs Kansas
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Purdue Fort Wayne vs IUPUI
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Dayton vs St. Bonaventure
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cleveland St. vs Detroit Mercy
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Lindenwood University vs Little Rock
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Bellarmine vs North Ala.
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Massachusetts vs Davidson
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Queens University of Charlotte vs Stetson
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Fordham vs George Washington
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Youngstown St. vs Wright St.
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Montana vs North Dakota St.
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Liberty vs FGCU
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – East Carolina vs William & Mary
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Eastern Ky. vs Central Ark.
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Morehead St. vs Southern Ind
2 p.m. – fuboTV – UIC vs Illinois St.
2 p.m. – fuboTV – Missouri St. vs Evansville
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Oklahoma St. vs Brown
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Green Bay vs Oakland
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Loyola Chicago vs La Salle
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – North Texas vs Fla. Atlantic
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – South Alabama vs Georgia St.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – UT Martin vs Alabama A&M
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Southeastern La. vs Northwestern St.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Jacksonville St. vs Kennesaw St.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Murray St. vs Oklahoma
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Eastern Ill. vs Tennessee Tech
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Troy vs Ga. Southern
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Richmond vs Saint Louis
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Southern Utah vs SFA
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Northern Colo. vs Utah St.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Tarleton State University vs Abilene Christian
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Southeast Mo. St. vs SIUE
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – UIW vs A&M-Corpus Christi
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Milwaukee vs Robert Morris
2 p.m. – fuboTV – New Hampshire vs Ualbany
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Idaho St. vs Gonzaga
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – UC Santa Barbara vs Pacific
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Charleston So. vs Wofford
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – CSU Bakersfield vs Sacramento St.
4 p.m. – fuboTV – California vs Penn
5 p.m. – ESPN+ – UC San Diego vs UC Irvine
5 p.m. – ESPN+ – CSUN vs Portland St.
7 p.m. – fuboTV – NC State vs Wake Forest
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Princeton vs Delaware
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Jacksonville vs North Florida
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Gardner-Webb vs South Carolina St.
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – SMU vs Baylor
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Tulsa vs Oral Roberts
9 p.m. – ESPN+ – Long Beach St. vs UC Riverside