The jury is still out on Barcelona’s return to the world’s elite. Delivering Real Madrid its first look loss of the season would help clear up any confusion.
So far, the Blaugrana are pacing the Spanish ranks and lead their bitter rival only on goal differential through eight match weeks, but it hasn’t exactly been serene outside of league play.
A premature Champions League crash-out looms following a late heartbreaking tie to Inter, which raises questions about Barcelona’s ability to rise to the occasion in this year’s group of death.
Meanwhile, nobody is questioning Real Madrid’s status. Los Blancos come into the 250th competitive El Clásico meeting on a whopping 13-game unbeaten run across all competitions but have enjoyed a less difficult extracurricular campaign so far.
Speaking of teams looking to tread water with their reputation, Liverpool is on the cusp of losing even more credibility after only mustering two wins in a possible eight to open its domestic campaign. Any matchup with Manchester City is unwanted for a struggling team, and Sunday’s contest could see the Reds effectively eliminated from any title hopes with another push in the wrong direction.
Pep Guardiola took a gamble in resting Erling Haaland in the Citizens midweek Champions League contest against FC Copenhagen, which ended in a 0-0 draw. The stage is set for the 22-year-old phenom to return in a big way and extend his torrid scoring clip that’s produced 15 goals in his first nine games in City blue.
Of course, the opening round of MLS playoff action will be discussed at length here on SBI. Be sure to check back in the coming days for a closer look at the first-round action.
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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
- Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Should be a telling one in the evergreen Spanish power struggle.
- Liverpool vs Manchester City – The Anfield squad is dangerously close to becoming irrelevant in England.
- MLS Playoffs – The wild world of the American postseason is going to be entertaining as a whole, not just one or two games.
- Blyth Spartans vs Wrexham – If you’ve picked Wrexham up as a team to support after watching the hit Hulu series, this is possibly your only chance to watch them live this year.
- Venezia vs Frosinone – Venezia is also a popular team for American viewers, but access is limited. This weekend is the first time all year the Venice-based side will be available to watch live.
This Weekend’s Soccer on TV and Online
English Premier League
3 p.m. – USA, fuboTV, UNIVERSO – Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Spanish La Liga
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Rayo Vallecano vs Getafe
German Bundesliga
2:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Schalke 04 vs Hoffenheim
French Ligue 1
3 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Strasbourg vs Lille
Argentine Primera División
3:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Colón vs Racing Club
6 p.m. – Paramount+ – Defensa y Justicia vs Unión Santa Fe
6 p.m. – Paramount+ – Huracán vs Estudiantes
8:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Arsenal vs Central Córdoba SdE
Belgian First Division A
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Westerlo vs Sérésien
German Bundesliga 2
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – St. Pauli vs Hamburger SV
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
6:45 a.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV – Brazil vs United States
10:15 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV, Telemundo – India vs Morocco
10:15 a.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV, Telemundo – Germany vs Chile
Italian Serie B
2:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Venezia vs Frosinone
Turkish Super Lig
1 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Alanyaspor vs Antalyaspor
NCAA Men’s Soccer
5 p.m. – ESPNU, fuboT – Maryland vs Wisconsin
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Army West Point vs Bucknell
6:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Indiana vs Penn St.
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Duke vs Notre Dame
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Albany (NY) vs New Hampshire
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Coastal Carolina vs South Carolina
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Ga. Southern vs James Madison
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Washington vs Gonzaga
8 p.m. – fuboTV – NC State vs North Carolina
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – UAB vs UCF
NCAA Women’s Soccer
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – The Citadel vs Mercer
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – VMI vs Wofford
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Eastern Wash. vs Sacramento St.
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – App State vs Old Dominion
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – UNC Greensboro vs Furman
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Marshall vs James Madison
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Samford vs ETSU
7 p.m. – fuboTV – California vs Southern California
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – California Baptist vs Tarleton St
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Southeastern La. vs A&M-Corpus Christi
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Texas A&M University – Commerce vs Lamar University
9 p.m. – fuboTV – Stanford vs UCLA
9 p.m. – ESPN+ – Idaho vs Portland St.
10 p.m. – fuboTV – Arizona vs Colorado
10 p.m. – fuboTV – Washington vs Oregon St.
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Grand Canyon vs Abilene Christian
10 p.m. – fuboTV – Arizona St. vs Utah
Saturday
English Premier League
7:30 a.m. – USA, fuboTV, UNIVERSO – Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
10 a.m. – Peacock – Fulham vs AFC Bournemouth
10 a.m. – USA, fuboTV, UNIVERSO – Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Nottingham Forest
12:30 p.m. – NBC, fuboTV – Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Wolfsburg vs Borussia M’gladbach
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Stuttgart vs Bochum
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Werder Bremen vs Mainz 05
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – RB Leipzig vs Hertha BSC
Spanish La Liga
8 a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deporters, fuboTV – Girona vs Cádiz
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deporters, fuboTV – Valencia vs Elche
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deporters, fuboTV – Mallorca vs Sevilla
3 p.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deporters, fuboTV – Athletic Club vs Atlético Madrid
Italian Serie A
9 a.m. – Paramount+, – Empoli vs Monza
12 p.m. – Paramount+, – Torino vs Juventus
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+, – Atalanta vs Sassuolo
French Ligue 1
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Lorient vs Reims
3 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Lens vs Montpellier
Major League Soccer
12 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, UniMás, – New York Red Bulls vs FC Cincinnati
3 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – LA Galaxy vs Nashville SC
Liga MX
7 p.m. – Fox Sports 2, FOX Deportes – Monterrey vs Cruz Azul
9 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univisio – América vs Puebla
Brasileirão
6 p.m. – Paramount+ – Goiás vs Corinthians
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – América Mineiro vs Fortaleza
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Flamengo vs Atlético Mineiro
Canadian Premier League
4 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Cavalry vs Forge
7 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Pacific vs Atlético Ottawa
English Championship
7:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Rotherham United vs Huddersfield Town
10 a.m. – ESPN+ – Bristol City vs Millwall
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Watford vs Norwich City
English FA Cup
10 a.m. – ESPN2, ESPN+, fuboTV – Blyth Spartans vs Wrexham
French Ligue 2
9 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Saint-Étienne vs Paris
German Bundesliga 2
7 a.m. – ESPN+ – Fortuna Düsseldorf vs Nürnberg
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
6:45 a.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV, Telemundo – China vs Colmbia
6:45 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV, Telemundo – France vs Tanzania
10:15 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV, Telemundo – Spain vs Mexico
10:15 a.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV, Telemundo – Japan vs Canada
Spanish Segunda Division
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+ – Andorra vs Deportivo Alavés
Turkish Super Lig
1 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Kayserispor vs Galatasaray
USL Championship
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Detroit City vs Miami FC
5 p.m. – ESPN+ – Charleston Battery vs Loudoun United
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Oakland Roots
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Birmingham Legion vs Indy Eleven
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Tampa Bay Rowdies vs New York RB II
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Louisville City vs Hartford Athletic
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – San Antonio vs Orange County SC
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Rio Grande Valley vs Monterey Bay
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – FC Tulsa vs Memphis 901
9 p.m. – ESPN+ – New Mexico United vs Colorado Springs
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Sacramento Republic vs San Diego Loyal
10:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Phoenix Rising vs Atlanta United II
10:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – LA Galaxy II vs Las Vegas Lights
USL League One
5 p.m. – ESPN+ – Union Omaha vs Central Valley Fuego
6:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Richmond Kickers vs Greenville Triumph
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Charlotte Independence vs North Carolina
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Tormenta vs Chattanooga Red Wolves
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Tucson vs Forward Madison
NCAA Men’s Soccer
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Binghamton vs UMass Lowell
1 p.m. – fuboTV – UIC vs Missouri St.
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Drake vs Belmont
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Fairfield vs Canisius
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – VMI vs Mercer
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Loyola Maryland vs Boston U.
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – American vs Holy Cross
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Oakland vs Wright St.
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Milwaukee vs Detroit Mercy
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Columbia vs Princeton
4 p.m. – fuboTV – SIUE vs Evansville
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Radford vs Campbell
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Loyola Chicago vs La Salle
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cornell vs Penn
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Longwood vs USC Upstate
5 p.m. – ESPN+ – Utah Valley vs UTRGV
5 p.m. – ESPN+ – Lehigh vs Navy
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Sacramento St. vs UC Riverside
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – UNC Asheville vs Winthrop
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – UNC Greensboro vs ETSU
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – West Virginia vs Kentucky
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Colgate vs Lafayette
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Brown vs Harvard
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Dartmouth vs Yale
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Dayton vs VCU
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – North Florida vs Bellarmine
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Duquesne vs Davidson
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Charlotte vs SMU
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Saint Joseph’s vs Fordham
7:15 p.m. – ESPN+ – Marshall vs Old Dominion
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Tulsa vs Memphis
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Saint Louis vs George Washington
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – UC San Diego vs Cal Poly
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – CSU Bakersfield vs CSUN
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – UC Irvine vs UC Santa Barbara
NCAA Women’s Soccer
12 p.m. – fuboTV – Iona vs Quinnipiac
12 p.m. – ESPN+ – Holy Cross vs Lafayette
12 p.m. – fuboTV – Canisius vs Fairfield
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Siena vs Mount St. Mary’s
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cornell vs Yale
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Brown vs Harvard
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Boston U. vs Bucknell
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Longwood vs UNC Asheville
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Lehigh vs Loyola Maryland
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Dartmouth vs Penn
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Seattle U vs UTRGV
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – Columbia vs Princeton
7 p.m. – fuboTV – Marist vs Manhattan
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Army West Point vs Navy
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – High Point vs Gardner-Webb
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Presbyterian vs Winthrop
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Radford vs Charleston So.
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – Utah Valley vs SFA
Sunday
English Premier League
9 a.m. – Peacock – Aston Villa vs Chelsea
9 a.m. – Peacock – Leeds United vs Arsenal
9 a.m. – USA, fuboTV, Telemundo – Manchester United vs Newcastle United
9 a.m. – Peacock – Southampton vs West Ham United
11:30 a.m. – USA, fuboTV, Telemundo – Liverpool vs Manchester City
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Köln vs Augsburg
11:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund
1:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Bayern München vs Freiburg
Spanish La Liga
8 a.m. – ESPN+ – Celta de Vigo vs Real Sociedad
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Real Madrid vs Barcelona
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Espanyol vs Real Valladolid
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Real Betis vs Almería
Italian Serie A
6:30 a.m. – Paramount+ – Inter Milan vs Salernitana
9 a.m. – Paramount+ – Lazio vs Udinese
9 a.m. – Paramount+ – Spezia vs Cremonese
12 p.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ – Napoli vs Bologna
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Hellas Verona vs Milan
French Ligue 1
7 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Toulouse vs Angers SCO
9 a.m. – fuboTV – Auxerre vs Nice
9 a.m. – fuboTV – Nantes vs Brest
9 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Rennes vs Olympique Lyonnais
9 a.m. – fuboTV – Troyes vs Ajaccio
11:05 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Monaco vs Clermont
2:45 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – PSG vs Olympique Marseille
Major League Soccer
3 p.m. – ABC, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake
8 p.m. – ESPN, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – CF Montréal vs Orlando City SC
Liga MX
8 p.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Santos Laguna vs Toluca
10 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA – Pachuca vs Tigres UANL
National Women’s Soccer League
5 p.m. – Paramount+ – Houston Dash vs Kansas City Current
10 p.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ – San Diego Wave vs Chicago Red Stars
Argentine Primera División
12 p.m. – Paramount+ – Aldosivi vs Talleres Córdoba
12 p.m. – Paramount+ – Independiente vs Banfield
2:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Newell’s Old Boys vs Boca Juniors
5 p.m. – Paramount+ – Godoy Cruz vs Patronato
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – River Plate vs Rosario Central
Belgian First Division A
7:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Standard Liège vs Antwerp
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Anderlecht vs Club Brugge
Brasileirão
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Palmeiras vs São Paulo
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Ceará vs Cuiabá
5 p.m. – Paramount+ – Botafogo vs Internacional
5 p.m. – Paramount+ – Juventude vs Atlético Goianiense
6 p.m. – Paramount+ – Avaí vs Fluminense
6 p.m. – Paramount+ – Athletico-PR vs Coritiba
English Women’s Super League
7 a.m. – CBS Sports Network, fuboTV – Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
1:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Reading vs Arsenal
Italian Serie B
10:15 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Perugia vs Südtirol
Dutch Eredivisie
8:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Twente vs Groningen
8:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – PSV vs Utrecht
10:45 a.m. – ESPN+ – AZ vs Feyenoord
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Ajax vs Excelsior
Scottish Premiership
7 a.m. – Paramount+ – Motherwell vs Rangers
Swedish Allsvenskan
9 a.m. – ESPN+ – Djurgården vs AIK
Turkish Super Lig
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Beşiktaş vs Trabzonspor
NCAA Men’s Soccer
6 p.m. – ESPN+ – South Fla. vs FIU
NCAA Women’s Soccer
12 p.m. – fuboTV – Maine vs Binghamton
12 p.m. – fuboTV – Alabama vs Arkansas
12 p.m. – ESPN+ – Temple vs Memphis
12 p.m. – ESPN+ – Arkansas St. vs Georgia St.
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Albany (NY) vs NJIT
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Western Mich. vs Eastern Mich.
1 p.m. – ESPNU, fuboTV – Kentucky vs Florida
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Indiana St. vs Drake
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Fordham vs VCU
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Purdue Fort Wayne vs Green Bay
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Rhode Island vs George Mason
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – North Florida vs Liberty
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Ga. Southern vs Coastal Carolina
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – St. Bonaventure vs Richmond
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Dayton vs Saint Louis
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – La Salle vs Saint Joseph’s
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Northern Ky. vs Milwaukee
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Wright St. vs Oakland
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – IUPUI vs Robert Morris
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – George Washington vs Massachusetts
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Chattanooga vs ETSU
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Charlotte vs Rice
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – East Carolina vs South Fla.
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – VMI vs Furman
1 p.m. – ESPN+ – Jacksonville vs Queens (nc)
2 p.m. – fuboTV – Missouri St. vs UIC
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Kansas St. vs Oklahoma
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Kansas vs Texas Tech
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – University of Southern Indiana vs UT Martin
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Tennessee Tech vs Southeast Mo. St.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Samford vs Western Caro.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Jacksonville St. vs Eastern Ky.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Troy vs Texas St.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – UNC Greensboro vs Wofford
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Oklahoma St. vs Iowa St.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Southeastern La. vs Houston Baptist
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – SMU vs Cincinnati
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – South Alabama vs Southern Miss.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Central Ark. vs North Ala.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – ULM vs Louisiana
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Loyola Chicago vs Duquesne
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Tulsa vs UCF
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Montana vs Northern Ariz.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – North Dakota vs North Dakota St.
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – Idaho St. vs Weber St.
3 p.m. – fuboTV – Belmont vs Evansville
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – UC Riverside vs UC Santa Barbara
4 p.m. – ESPN+ – Eastern Wash. vs Portland St.
5 p.m. – ESPN+ – Cal St. Fullerton vs Cal Poly
9 p.m. – ESPN+ – Long Beach St. vs CSUN