Weekend Games: February 3-4, 2007

At first glance this looks like a pretty “meh” slate of games, but there should actually be some good stuff here. The Liverpool Derby and the Valencia game should be good on Saturday; we will see how Ronaldo does with Milan on Sunday (if he plays, which I am presuming he will); we will see which Spurs team shows up to play Manchester; we will be able to see league leaders like Werder Bremen and Lyon in action; and the Inter-Roma clash might be the best game of the weekend, although it will be on tape delay for most people in the U.S., (and will also be up against the second half of the Super Bowl: they might not win that ratings battle.) Interesting to note that this is my first “Weekend Line-up” that features games from all five of the major leagues: England, Italy, Spain, France and Germany.

Saturday

Liverpool vs Everton 7:30am Setanta

Aston Villa vs West Ham 10:00am FSC

Middlesbrough vs Arsenal 12:00pm FSC

Valencia vs Atl. Madrid 4:00pm GolTv


Sunday

Ajax vs Feyenoord 6:30am Setanta

Ascoli vs Milan 9:00am GolTv

Tottenham vs Manchester United 11:00am FSC

Werder Bremen vs Schalke 04 11:00am GolTv

Troyes vs Lyon 12:00pm Setanta

Sevilla vs Real Sociedad 1:00pm GolTv

Osasuna vs Barcelona 3:00pm GolTv

Inter vs Roma 9:30pm GolTv

Weekend Matches: January 26-27

While nothing could top last week’s slate of great games, there are some interesting match-ups this weekend, including one potentially great game in Italy (the Milan game) and a few interesting things in Spain. England is having a “cup weekend” so this is also a chance to see some of the big boys play some teams that normally do not get any television time at all here in the states. It also looks as if the always-intense John Terry might come back this weekend for Chelsea, so we will see if he cripples some poor Nottingham striker due to his pent-up rage.


Saturday

Tottenham vs Southend Utd. 10:00am FSC

Atl. Madrid vs Racing 2:00pm GolTv

Villareal vs Real Madrid 4:00pm GolTv

Boca Juniors vs Racing 8:00pm FSC



Sunday

Milan vs Parma 9:00am GolTv

Levante vs Sevilla 11:00am GolTv

Barcelona vs Celta 1:00pm GolTv

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forrest 5:00pm FSC

Sampdoria vs Inter 5:00pm GolTv

Weekend Matches: January 20-21

There is an absolutely dynamite slate of matches on tap for this weekend. I may not leave the house from Saturday morning until midnight Sunday. Great games in England, Italy, Spain, Argentina, and even a re-run of a classic game on Sunday night. If you have a DVR, now is the time to use it; if you can't find something to watch this weekend, well, you just don't like football.

I was going to highlight the best games of the weekend, as I sometimes do, but not this time. They're all good. I'm definitly going to watch Manchester United, Fiorentina, and Boca Juniors, but I'm probably going to watch the others as well.

Saturday


Liverpool vs Chelsea 7:30am Setanta USA

Newcastle vs West Ham 10:00am FSC

Atl. Madrid vs Osasuna 2:00pm GolTv

Villarreal vs Sevilla 4:00pm GolTv

Boca Juniors vs River Plate 8:00pm FSC


Sunday


Inter vs Fiorentina 9:00am GolTv

Arsenal vs Manchester United 11:00am FSC

Lazio vs Milan 2:30pm FSC

Mallorca vs Real Madrid 3:00pm GolTv

England vs Greece (2001) 11:00pm FSC

This Weekend’s Suggested Games

We’re back to full strength this weekend as the EPL and Italy get started once again. All of the games listed below will feature players NOT named David Beckham, which is probably a refreshing change for football fans in the U.S. who have seen his famous mug nonstop for 48 hours. A few of the highlights this weekend include Espanyol v. Barça, River Plate v. Racing and the Torino v. Inter match, as we see if the boys from Milan can keep the steak going. My favorite game of the weekend will be Sienna, since I pull for that club (I’ve been to the beautiful city of Sienna and loved it), but I don’t think they will play the most talked-about match of the weekend.

Saturday (All Times are EST)

Chelsea vs Wigan, 10:00am FSC

Man Utd vs Aston Villa, 10:00am Setanta USA

Blackburn vs Arsenal 12:00pm FSC, FSE

Valencia vs Levante, 2:00pm GolTv

Espanyol vs Barcelona 4:00pm GolTv

River Plate vs Racing, 8:00pm FSC


Sunday

Milan vs Reggina, 9:00am GolTv

Torino vs Inter, 9:00am FSC

Sevilla vs Mallorca, 11:00am GolTv

Tottenham vs Newcastle, 11:00am FSC

Celta vs Atl. Madrid 1:00pm GolTv

Lazio vs Siena 2:30pm FSC