There is a bona fide showdown in London on Sunday, and the entire soccer world will be watching.
Arsenal’s unexpected run at the top of the Premier League table continues to gain credibility week after week. This week presents one of the remaining toss-up games for the Gunners, as red-hot Manchester United rolls through Emirates Stadium.
Though Arsenal’s lead can only be punctured with a loss, a win over Manchester United, which is on a 10-game unbeaten run (winner of nine) in all competitions since the restart is probably the biggest statement any team could make right now.
The return of the German Bundesliga headlines Friday’s schedule with Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig’s first-vs-third battle being about as high stakes as it gets. Munich is on the cusp of doing its usual runaway act but an upset win by Leipzig will make things much more interesting.
The U.S. women’s national team also caps off its two-game series against New Zealand on Friday and did leave room to impress on Tuesday’s 4-0 win. The scoreline surely doesn’t seem like there was much to improve on, but the Americans had fans worried with a slow and scoreless first half that wasn’t quite up to standard.
Six teams are separated by four points in Serie A heading into the weekend, and Sunday’s Juventus – Atalanta tie is bound to shake up Italy’s Champions League picture.
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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
- Arsenal vs Manchester United – It is possible that Arsenal earns the last bit of cushion it needs to lock up the title here.
- RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich – Can Leipzig catch Bayern napping after a long layoff?
- New Zealand vs USWNT – It’s crunch time for shaping up the World Cup roster that theoretically has a few spots up for the taking.
- Juventus vs Atalanta – Serie A has the closest top-to-bottom race with its contenders and nobody can afford to lose their place in keeping up with Napoli right now.
- Liverpool vs Chelsea – Neither is enjoying their Premier League campaigns and if there’s a loser, this one will sting.
This Weekend’s Soccer on TV and Online
Friday
German Bundesliga
2:30 p.m. – ESPN2, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich
Spanish La Liga
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Mallorca vs Celta de Vigo
Women’s Friendly
10:05 p.m. – HBO Max – New Zealand vs United States
Portuguese Primeira Liga
4:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Sporting CP vs Vizela
Coupe de France
3:10 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Olympique Marseille vs Rennes
Liga MX
10 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA – Mazatlán vs Santos Laguna
10:10 p.m. – ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, fuboTV – Tijuana vs Tigres UANL
English Championship
3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Burnley vs West Bromwich Albion
French Ligue 2
12:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Sochaux vs Caen
Club Friendly
7:30 p.m. – fuboTV – Peñarol vs Unión Santa Fe
African Nations Championship
11 a.m. – fuboTV – Angola vs Mauritania
2 p.m. – fuboTV – Congo vs Niger
Liga MX Femenil
6:05 p.m. – fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Juárez vs Pachuca
8:06 p.m. – fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Atlas vs Necaxa
Major Arena Soccer League
7:30 p.m. – Twitch – Milwaukee Wave vs Florida Tropics SC
8:30 p.m. – Twitch – St. Louis Ambush vs Kansas City Comets
9 p.m. – Twitch – Chihuahua Savage vs Tacoma Stars
10 p.m. – Twitch – Empire vs Dallas Sidekicks
Saturday
English Premier League
7:30 a.m. – Peacock – Liverpool vs Chelsea
10 a.m. – Peacock – AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
10 a.m. – Peacock – Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
10 a.m. – Peacock – Southampton vs Aston Villa
10 a.m. – Peacock – West Ham United vs Everton
12:30 p.m. – NBC, fuboTV, UNIVERSO – Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Union Berlin vs Hoffenheim
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Eintracht Frankfurt vs Schalke 04
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Wolfsburg vs Freiburg
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Bochum vs Hertha BSC
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Stuttgart vs Mainz 05
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Köln vs Werder Bremen
Spanish La Liga
8 a.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Espanyol vs Real Betis
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Atlético Madrid vs Real Valladolid
3 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Sevilla vs Cádiz
Italian Serie A
9 a.m. – Paramount+ – Hellas Verona vs Lecce
12 p.m. – Paramount+ – Salernitana vs Napoli
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Fiorentina vs Torino
Coupe de France
9:30 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Chambéry vs Olympique Lyonnais
12 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Les Herbiers vs Reims
12 p.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV – Toulouse vs Ajaccio
2:45 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Strasbourg Koenigshoffen vs Angers
Portuguese Primeira Liga
1 p.m. – fuboTV – Santa Clara vs Benfica
Liga MX
6:06 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Monterrey vs Atlético San Luis
8:10 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – América vs Puebla
10:10 p.m. – fuboTV, Telemundo, UNIVERSO – Guadalajara vs Toluca
10:10 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA, Univision – Necaxa vs Cruz Azul
English Championship
7:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Coventry City vs Norwich City
10 a.m. – ESPN+ – Birmingham City vs Preston North End
English Women’s Super League
6:30 a.m. – CBS Sports Network, fuboTV – Manchester City vs Aston Villa
African Nations Championship
2 p.m. – fuboTV – Libya vs Ethiopia
2 p.m. – fuboTV – Mozambique vs Algeria
Dutch Eredivisie
2 p.m. – ESPN+ – PSV vs Vitesse
Scottish FA Cup
7:15 a.m. – ESPN+ – Celtic vs Greenock Morton
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – St. Johnstone vs Rangers
Turkish Super Lig
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Galatasaray vs Antalyaspor
Sunday
English Premier League
9 a.m. – Peacock – Leeds United vs Brentford
9 a.m. – USA, fuboTV, UNIVERSO – Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
11:30 a.m. – NBC, fuboTV, Telemundo – Arsenal vs Manchester United
German Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg
11:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen
Spanish La Liga
8 a.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Villarreal vs Girona
10:15 a.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Elche vs Osasuna
12:30 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Barcelona vs Getafe
3 p.m. – ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN Deportes – Athletic Club vs Real Madrid
Italian Serie A
6:30 a.m. – Paramount+ – Sampdoria vs Udinese
9 a.m. – Paramount+ – Monza vs Sassuolo
12 p.m. – Paramount+ – Spezia vs Roma
2:45 p.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV – Juventus vs Atalanta
Coupe de France
TBA Tbc Ko Psg vs PSG
12:30 p.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV – Lille vs Pau
12:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Thaon vs Nantes
3 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Brest vs Lens
Liga MX
6 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA – Querétaro vs Atlas
8:10 p.m. – fuboTV, TUDN USA – Pachuca vs Juárez
English Championship
7 a.m. – ESPN+ – Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
English Women’s Super League
7:30 a.m. – Paramount+ – Chelsea FC vs Liverpool
1:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Brighton & Hove Albion
African Nations Championship
2 p.m. – Fanatiz USA, fuboTV – Uganda vs Côte d’Ivoire
2 p.m. – Fanatiz USA, fuboTV – Senegal vs Congo DR
Italian Serie B
10:15 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV – Brescia vs Frosinone
Dutch Eredivisie
8:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Twente vs Utrecht
8:30 a.m. – ESPN+ – Feyenoord vs Ajax
10:45 a.m. – ESPN+ – AZ vs Fortuna Sittard
Scottish FA Cup
9 a.m. – ESPN+ – Hibernian vs Hearts
Turkish Super Lig
8 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Kayserispor vs Beşiktaş
11 a.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Trabzonspor vs İstanbulspor