There might not be a more dramatic club than Chelsea when it comes to patience with managers, and that could spell trouble for Graham Potter.

A Sunday loss to Arsenal places the Blues at seventh in the Premier League table and winless in the league since October 16. Though Arsenal hasn’t exactly run away with the title – the entire league was counting on Chelsea to bring them back down to earth, and for themselves, stay in punching distance if late-season chaos were to bring them closer than expected.

As it stands, Chelsea has ways to go to crack the English top four and can only count on tournament play. They’ll learn their UEFA Champions League knockout round fate on Monday, but their biggest task this week is trying to take care of business against Manchester City on Wednesday in the EFL Cup, which feels like a tougher one than usual considering their poor form.

We’ll get another look at the ongoing refresh of the U.S. women’s national team on Thursday. A humbling set of defeats to England and Spain last month wasn’t the worst thing in their world, but a poor response will raise some eyebrows. Germany, a team that the USWNT can be less than perfect against, awaits.

Back to the club side, the European season is just about at the point of breaking for the World Cup and there are plenty of teams that should be thrilled with their standing positions – but RB Leipzig isn’t one of them. A club that’s far too big to be in sixth place in the Bundesliga has an opportunity to help itself a lot with a win over second-place Freiburg on Wednesday.

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Here is a 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:

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This Week’s Top 5 Matches to Watch

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1. Manchester City vs Chelsea – Potter’s chair is hot, and this does not feel like a winnable game and could start the ticking of the clock if it isn’t already in motion.

2. USWNT vs Germany – Are the wheels finally falling off the USWNT’s what felt like a seemingly eternal fun train?

3. RB Leipzig vs Freiburg – Leipzig desperately needs to go two-for-two before the break.

4. Napoli vs Empoli – Napoli, still unbeaten in Serie A, is possibly the best team in the world right now and

5. Mexico vs Iraq – (Men’s) A closer look at El Tri’s depth squad as Qatar looms.

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This Week’s Soccer on TV and Online

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Monday

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Spanish La Liga

12 p.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid

Brasileirão

3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Atlético Mineiro vs Botafogo

English FA Cup

11:45 a.m. – ESPN+ – Bracknell Town vs Ipswich Town

French Ligue 2

11:45 a.m. – fuboTV – Metz vs Saint-Étienne

Italian Serie B

11:30 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Reggina vs Genoa

Liga MX Femenil

7:06 p.m. – fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Monterrey vs Tigres UANL

Turkish Super Lig

9 a.m. – beIN Sports, fuboTV – Fenerbahçe vs Sivasspor

UEFA Champions League Draw

3 a.m. – Paramount+ – UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Draw

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Tuesday

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English League Cup

11:45 a.m. – ESPN+ – Leicester City vs Newport County
11:45 a.m. – ESPN+ – AFC Bournemouth vs Everton

German Bundesliga

9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund
11:30 a.m. – ESPN2, ESPN+, fuboTV – Bayern Munich vs Werder Bremen
11:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Bochum vs Borussia Monchengladbach
11:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Stuttgart vs Hertha BSC

Spanish La Liga

10 a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Elche vs Girona
11 a.m. – ESPN+ – Athletic Club vs Real Valladolid
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Osasuna vs Barcelona

Italian Serie A

9:30 a.m. – Paramount+ – Napoli vs Empoli
9:30 a.m. – Paramount+ – Spezia vs Udinese
11:45 a.m. – Paramount+ – Cremonese vs Milan

Brasileirão

4:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – São Paulo vs Internacional

English Championship

12 p.m. – ESPN+ – Watford vs Reading

German Bundesliga 2

9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – St. Pauli vs Holstein Kiel

Taça de Portugal

12:45 p.m. – fuboTV – Mafra vs Porto

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Wednesday

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English League Cup

11:45 a.m. – ESPN2, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leeds United
11:45 a.m. – ESPN+ – Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur
12 p.m. – ESPN+ – Liverpool vs Derby County
12 p.m. – ESPN+ – Manchester City vs Chelsea

German Bundesliga

9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen
11:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – RB Leipzig vs Freiburg
11:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Union Berlin vs Augsburg
11:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hoffenheim
11:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Schalke 04 vs Mainz 05

Spanish La Liga

10 a.m. – ESPN+ – Almería vs Getafe
10 a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Sevilla vs Real Sociedad
11 a.m. – ESPN+ – Espanyol vs Villarreal
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Mallorca vs Atlético Madrid

Italian Serie A

9:30 a.m. – Paramount+ – Lecce vs Atalanta
9:30 a.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ – Sassuolo vs Roma
11:45 a.m. – Paramount+ – Fiorentina vs Salernitana
11:45 a.m. – Paramount+ – Inter Milan vs Bologna
11:45 a.m. – Paramount+ – Torino vs Sampdoria

Men’s International Friendly

7 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – Mexico vs Iraq

Brasileirão

2 p.m. – Paramount+ – Fluminense vs Goiás
2 p.m. – Paramount+ – Avaí vs Ceará
2 p.m. – Paramount+ – Coritiba vs Corinthians
3:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Fortaleza vs RB Bragantino
3:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Atlético Goianiense vs Athletico-PR
4:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Palmeiras vs América Mineiro
4:30 p.m. – Paramount+ – Juventude vs Flamengo

German Bundesliga 2

9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Greuther Fürth vs Hamburger SV

Dutch Eredivisie

11 a.m. – ESPN+ – Ajax vs Vitesse

Taça de Portugal

12:45 p.m. – fuboTV – Estoril vs Benfica

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Thursday

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English League Cup

12 p.m. – ESPN+ – Manchester United vs Aston Villa

Spanish La Liga

10 a.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Rayo Vallecano vs Celta de Vigo
11 a.m. – ESPN+ – Valencia vs Real Betis
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Real Madrid vs Cádiz

Italian Serie A

9:30 a.m. – Paramount+ – Hellas Verona vs Juventus
11:45 a.m. – Paramount+ – Lazio vs Monza

Women’s International Friendly

4 p.m. – Fox Sports 1, fuboTV – United States vs Germany

Brasileirão

3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Atlético Mineiro vs Cuiabá
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Botafogo vs Santos

Dutch Eredivisie

11 a.m. – ESPN+ – Feyenoord vs Cambuur