The prospect of winning the UEFA Champions League might be all Liverpool and Real Madrid fans have left of this season, and that possibilty will go away for one in the round of 16.
Last year’s finalists meet in the first of their two-legged matchup on Tuesday and figure to go all-in considering the status of their respective domestic campaigns.
Defending UCL champs Real Madrid currently trail rival Barcelona by eight points but are still in second place in La Liga play. Liverpool on the other hand is in eight place in the Premier League but still has too much talent to be ruled out of a cinderella run in this year’s UCL tournament.
Manchester City takes on RB Leipzig on Wednesday. Nothing is a given for the Cityzens at the moment after last weekend’s 1-1 tie with Nottingham Forest in Premier League play.
The biggest UEFA Europa League matchup, Manchester United vs Barcelona, is currently in a 2-2 deadlock and is an absoslute must-watch.
There’s also American soccer to enjoy this week. The U.S. women’s national team wraps up SheBelieves Cup group stage action against Brazil on Wednesday and is firmly in control of the field.
The Concacaf men’s U-17 tournament quarterfinals open up this week, and the Americans take on Guatemala on Tuesday.
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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:
This Week’s Top 5 Matches to Watch
- Liverpool vs Real Madrid – Both need this one desperately.
- RB Leipzig vs Manchester City – Can Manchester City rise above the drama surrounding it?
- Manchester United vs Barcelona – Perhaps the most interesting non-final Europa League match we’ve seen in years.
- USWNT vs Brazil – Brazil is a credible threat to the USWNT’s perfect camapign.
- USMNT U17 vs Guatemala U17 –The Americans have been excellent in the Concacaf U17 tournament and should figure to be final-bound.
This Week’s Soccer on TV and Online
Monday
Spanish La Liga
3 p.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Getafe vs Valencia
Italian Serie A
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Torino vs Cremonese
Portuguese Primeira Liga
2 p.m. – fuboTV – Chaves vs Sporting CP
4:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Benfica vs Boavista
Argentine Primera División
5:15 p.m. – Paramount+, fuboTV – Sarmiento vs San Lorenzo
7:30 p.m. – Paramount+, fuboTV – Atlético Tucumán vs Vélez Sarsfield
AFC Asian Champions League
10 a.m. – Paramount+ – Al Faisaly vs Foolad
1 p.m. – Paramount+ – Al Hilal vs Al Ahli
Uruguayan Primera Division
6:15 p.m. – fuboTV – Torque vs Wanderers
Tuesday
UEFA Champions League
3 p.m. – CBS, Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN – Liverpool vs Real Madrid
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli
Argentine Primera B Metropolitana
7:10 p.m. – fuboTV – Los Andes vs Dock Sud
Recopa Sudamericana
7:30 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Independiente del Valle vs Flamengo
CONCACAF U17 Championship
5 p.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV – Mexico U17 vs El Salvador U17
8 p.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV – USMNT U17 vs Guatemala U17
Women’s Friendly
8 p.m. – fuboTV, UNIVERSO – Chile vs TBD
9 p.m. – TUDN – Mexico vs Colombia
FFA Cup of Nations
11 p.m. – ESPN+ – Czech Republic vs Spain
Wednesday
UEFA Champions League
3 p.m. – CBS, Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN – RB Leipzig vs Manchester City
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Inter Milan vs Porto
Copa Libertadores
5 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – El Nacional vs Medellín
7:30 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Carabobo vs Atlético Mineiro
SheBelieves Cup
4 p.m. – Peacock, UNIVERSO, fuboTV – Canada vs Japan
7 p.m. – Peacock, UNIVERSO, fuboTV – USWNT vs Brazil
Guatemalan Liga Nacional
9 p.m. – fuboTV, FOX Deportes – Antigua GFC vs Mixco
CONCACAF U17 Championship
5 p.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV – Puerto Rico U17 vs Canada U17
8 p.m. – Fox Sports 2, fuboTV – Panama U17 vs Honduras U17
Women’s Friendly
1:30 a.m. – fuboTV, UNIVERSO – Portugal vs TBD
Arnold Clark Cup
11:45 a.m. – Paramount+ – Korea Republic vs Italy
2:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Belgium vs England
FFA Cup of Nations
3:10 a.m. – ESPN+ – Australia vs Jamaica
Thursday
UEFA Europa League
12:45 p.m. – Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN USA – Nantes vs Juventus
12:45 p.m. – Paramount+, fuboTV – Midtjylland vs Sporting CP
12:45 p.m. – Paramount+, fuboTV – Monaco vs Bayer Leverkusen
12:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – PSV vs Sevilla
3 p.m. – Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN USA – Manchester United vs Barcelona
3 p.m. – Paramount+, fuboTV – Rennes vs Shakhtar Donetsk
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Union Berlin vs Ajax
3 p.m. – Paramount+, fuboTV – Roma vs Salzburg
UEFA Europa Conference League
12:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – CFR Cluj vs Lazio
12:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Dnipro-1 vs AEK Larnaca
12:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Partizan vs Sheriff
12:45 p.m. – Paramount+ – Anderlecht vs Ludogorets
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Gent vs Qarabağ
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Basel vs Trabzonspor
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Lech Poznań vs Bodø / Glimt
3 p.m. – Paramount+ – Fiorentina vs Sporting Braga
Copa Libertadores
5 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Magallanes vs Always Ready
7 p.m. – beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Universidad Católica vs Millonarios
Liga MX
9:05 p.m. – ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Santos Laguna vs Toluca