For the third year in a row, the Copa Libertadores title will be won by a Brazilian club.
In this year’s final, it’s Flamengo vs Athletico Paranaense duking it out for the highest prize South America has to offer. Obviously, 2019 winner Flamengo heads into Sunday’s showdown the much stronger side and the clear favorite. But Athletico and legendary manager Luiz Felipe Scolari were good enough to knock out twice-defending champion Palmeiras.
Of course, MLS semifinal action will be a hot topic here at SBI. Stay tuned for our coverage of LAFC – Austin FC and Philadelphia Union – NYCFC matchups ahead of and on Sunday.
The National Women’s Soccer League is one week ahead of MLS. It’s championship time in Washington D.C. and the Portland Thorns head in to the nation’s capital as the favorites over the Kansas City Current.
As usual, the European docket is a little slow coming in off the UEFA Champions League action, but there is a little drama to be found in Saturday’s Liverpool – Leeds United contest.
Not all that glitters is gold, and Jesse Marsch’s hot start was the talk of the globe at Leeds when the new Premier League season opened and that might be as good as his tenure is going to get. The 48-year-old Wisconsin native heads into Saturday’s match against Liverpool on the hotseat and at an obvious talent deficit.
It would be harsh for the Leeds brass to use it as a judgment day, but an understandable one as their side sits in the drop zone.
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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 Week’s Soccer on TV and Online:
This Weekend’s Top 5 Matches to Watch
1. Flamengo vs Athletico-PR – Can Scolari give Athletico its first-ever Copa Libertadores title?
2. Portland Thorns vs Kansas City Current – The new queens of NWSL will be crowned.
3. Philadelphia Union vs NYCFC – The Union get to run back last year’s narrow and Covid-19-affected semifinal.
4. LAFC vs Austin FC – Is this the year LAFC gets the monkey off its back and makes it to the MLS Cup final?
5. Liverpool vs Leeds – Is it curtains for Marsch if he can’t pull off a shocker?
This Weekend’s Soccer on TV and Online
Friday
German Bundesliga
2:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Werder Bremen vs Hertha BSC
Spanish La Liga
3 p.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Mallorca vs Espanyol
French Ligue 1
3 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Lens vs Toulouse
English Championship
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Birmingham City vs Queens Park Rangers
Italian Serie B
2:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Bari 1908 vs Ternana
Scottish Championship
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Greenock Morton vs Inverness CT
Turkish Super Lig
1 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Fatih Karagümrük vs Galatasaray
USL Championship
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – San Antonio vs Oakland Roots
NCAA Men’s Soccer
6 p.m. – fuboTV – Virginia Tech vs Duke
6 p.m. – fuboTV – Dayton vs Duke
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Missouri St. vs Drake
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – North Florida vs Liberty
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – South Fla. vs Memphis
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – James Madison vs Coastal Carolina
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Tulsa vs UCF
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Charlotte vs FIU
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Georgia St. vs South Carolina
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Kentucky vs Old Dominion
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Ga. Southern vs West Virginia
8 p.m. – fuboTV – Wake Forest vs Louisville
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Utah Valley vs Utah Tech
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – UAB vs Temple
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Seattle U vs Grand Canyon
NCAA Women’s Soccer
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – UNC Greensboro vs Western Caro.
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Mercer vs ETSU
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Dayton vs Massachusetts
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Davidson vs Duquesne
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – VCU vs Saint Joseph’s
Saturday
English Premier League
7:30 a.m. – USA Network, fuboTV – Leicester City vs Manchester City
10 a.m. – Peacock – AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
10 a.m. – Peacock – Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
10 a.m. – USA Network, fuboTV – Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea
10 a.m. – Peacock – Crystal Palace vs Southampton
10 a.m. – Peacock – Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
12:30 p.m. – NBC, fuboTV, UNIVERSO – Fulham vs Everton
2:45 p.m. – USA Network, fuboTV – Liverpool vs Leeds United
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Bayern Munich vs Mainz 05
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Wolfsburg vs Bochum
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Stuttgart vs Augsburg
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund
Spanish La Liga
8 a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Almería vs Celta de Vigo
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Cádiz vs Atlético Madrid
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Sevilla vs Rayo Vallecano
3 p.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Valencia vs Barcelona
Italian Serie A
9 a.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ – Napoli vs Sassuolo
12 p.m. – Paramount+ – Lecce vs Juventus
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Inter Milan vs Sampdoria
French Ligue 1
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – PSG vs Troyes
3 p.m. – fuboTV – Strasbourg vs Olympique Marseille
National Women’s Soccer League
8 p.m. – Paramount+, Twitch – Portland Thorns vs Kansas City Current
Copa Libertadores
4 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Flamengo vs Athletico-PR
Portuguese Primeira Liga
10:30 a.m. – fuboTV – Santa Clara vs Porto
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Benfica vs Chaves
Austrian Bundesliga
11 a.m. – fuboTV – Salzburg vs Hartberg
English Championship
7:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – West Bromwich Albion vs Sheffield United
10 a.m. – ESPN+ – Norwich City vs Stoke City
German Bundesliga 2
2:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – St. Pauli vs Darmstadt 98
Italian Serie B
8 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboV – Cagliari vs Reggina
Spanish Segunda Division
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+ – Huesca vs Las Palmas
USL Championship
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Louisville City vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds
9 p.m. – ESPN+ – Colorado Springs vs Sacramento Republic
9:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Memphis 901 vs Tampa Bay Rowdies
NCAA Men’s Soccer
12 p.m. – ESPN+ – Mount St. Mary’s vs Iona
12 p.m. – ESPN+ – American vs Lafayette
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Fordham vs Loyola Chicago
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Central Ark. vs Jacksonville
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Rutgers vs UCLA
2 p.m. – fuboTV – Saint Peter’s University vs Rider
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Milwaukee vs Oakland
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Radford vs UNC Asheville
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Bucknell vs Holy Cross
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cornell vs Dartmouth
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – St. Bonaventure vs VCU
5 p.m. – ESPN+ – La Salle vs Duquesne
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Campbell vs Presbyterian
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Boston U. vs Lehigh
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Longwood vs Gardner-Webb
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Sacramento St. vs UC Davis
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Wofford vs UNC Greensboro
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – USC Upstate vs High Point
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – George Mason vs George Washington
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Furman vs VMI
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Rhode Island vs Davidson
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cleveland St. vs Wright St.
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Colgate vs Army West Point
8 p.m. – fuboTV – Bradley vs SIUE
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Saint Louis vs Saint Joseph’s
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – UC San Diego vs UC Irvine
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cal St. Fullerton vs CSUN
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – UC Riverside vs UC Santa Barbara
NCAA Women’s Soccer
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Yale vs Columbia
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cornell vs Princeton
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Abilene Christian vs SFA
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Seattle U vs Southern Utah
5 p.m. – ESPN+ – Dartmouth vs Harvard
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Utah Valley vs Utah Tech
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – North Texas vs Louisiana Tech
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Grand Canyon vs Sam Houston
USL League One
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Richmond Kickers vs Chattanooga Red Wolves
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Greenville Triumph vs Tormenta
Sunday
English Premier League
10 a.m. – USA Network, fuboTV – Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest
12:15 p.m. – USA Network, fuboTV – Manchester United vs West Ham United
Spanish La Liga
9 a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Osasuna vs Real Valladolid
11:15 a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Real Madrid vs Girona
1:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Athletic Club vs Villarreal
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Real Sociedad vs Real Betis
Italian Serie A
7:30 a.m. – Paramount+ – Empoli vs Atalanta
10 a.m. – Paramount+ – Cremonese vs Udinese
10 a.m. – Paramount+ – Spezia vs Fiorentina
1 p.m. – Paramount+ – Lazio vs Salernitana
3:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Torino vs Milan
German Bundesliga
10:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Union Berlin vs Borussia M’gladbach
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Schalke 04 vs Freiburg
2:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Köln vs Hoffenheim
French Ligue 1
8 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Auxerre vs Ajaccio
10 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Monaco vs Angers SCO
10 a.m. – fuboTV – Nantes vs Clermont
10 a.m. – fuboTV – Brest vs Reims
10 a.m. – fuboTV – Rennes vs Montpellier
12:05 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Lorient vs Nice
3:45 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Olympique Lyonnais vs Lille
Major League Soccer
3 p.m. – ABC, fuboTV – Los Angeles FC vs Austin FC
8 p.m. – Fox Sports 1, fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC
Liga MX
8:36 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – Pachuca vs Toluca
Canadian Premier League
5 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Atlético Ottawa vs Forge
English Women’s Super League
10 a.m. – Paramount+ – Everton vs Manchester United
2:45 p.m. – CBS Sports Network, fuboTV – Arsenal vs West Ham United
German Bundesliga 2
8:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Paderborn vs Hamburger SV
Honduran Liga Nacional
6 p.m. – fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Olimpia vs Motagua
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
7 a.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV, Telemundo – TBD vs TBD
10:30 a.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV, Telemundo – TBD vs TBD
African Women’s Champions League
11:55 a.m. – fuboTV – Green Buffaloes vs Determine Girls
3 p.m. – fuboTV – FAR Rabat vs Simba Queens
Italian Serie B
11:15 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Perugia vs Cittadella
Dutch Eredivisie
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – PSV vs NEC
11:45 a.m. – ESPN+ – AZ vs Volendam
Scottish Premiership
8 a.m. – Paramount+ – Livingston vs Celtic
Swedish Allsvenskan
10 a.m. – ESPN+ – IFK Göteborg vs Häcken
Turkish Super Lig
10 a.m. – fuboTV – Beşiktaş vs Ümranıyespor
1 p.m. – fuboTV – İstanbulspor vs Fenerbahçe
NCAA Men’s Soccer
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Indiana vs Maryland
3 p.m. – fuboTV – California vs Oregon St.
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Stanford vs Washington
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – California Baptist vs Utah Tech
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Grand Canyon vs San Jose St.
NCAA Women’s Soccer
2 p.m. – ESPNU, fuboTV – Penn vs Brown
3 p.m. – fuboTV – Stanford vs Colorado
3 p.m. – fuboTV – Southern California vs Washington St.
5 p.m. – fuboTV – UCLA vs Washington
6 p.m. – fuboTV – California vs Utah