Some weeks it’s difficult to pick the game of the weekend. This week, that isn’t the case – and there are some really good matches this weekend. For the first time this season, however, the top two ranked teams in the WCR Top 25 face off as Manchester United travels to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea. Not only is it two great teams facing each other, it’s an important game as well since Chelsea will draw even with Manyoo in the Premiership with a victory. I’m not particularly fond of waking up so early on a Saturday morning to watch football, but I’m damn sure going to do it.
Like I said, though, though it’s definitely the most anticipated game of the weekend, other great games will follow. In Argentina, San Lorenzo hosts Boca Juniors, who is coming off a victory over Maracaibo to squeak into the knockout rounds of the Copa Libertadores. The game is on FSC at 11pm, but can be seen live on FSE, if that’s an option for you. In Germany, four of the top five teams in the Bundesliga do battle as Hamburger hosts Schalke 04 on Saturday and first-place Bayern Munchen hosts defending champion VfB Stuttgart on Sunday. Rounding out the top five, the top two teams in the bwin Liga go head-to-head in a game that is meaningless to Porto but should still matter to Guimaraes, who is fighting off Sporting CP and Benfica for a Champions League position.
That’s all I have for this week. As always, if I’ve missed anything or if you have additional information that you wouldn’t mind sharing, please leave a comment or send me an e-mail and we will add it to the list. Cheers.
Top Five Games of the Weekend:
Like I said, though, though it’s definitely the most anticipated game of the weekend, other great games will follow. In Argentina, San Lorenzo hosts Boca Juniors, who is coming off a victory over Maracaibo to squeak into the knockout rounds of the Copa Libertadores. The game is on FSC at 11pm, but can be seen live on FSE, if that’s an option for you. In Germany, four of the top five teams in the Bundesliga do battle as Hamburger hosts Schalke 04 on Saturday and first-place Bayern Munchen hosts defending champion VfB Stuttgart on Sunday. Rounding out the top five, the top two teams in the bwin Liga go head-to-head in a game that is meaningless to Porto but should still matter to Guimaraes, who is fighting off Sporting CP and Benfica for a Champions League position.
That’s all I have for this week. As always, if I’ve missed anything or if you have additional information that you wouldn’t mind sharing, please leave a comment or send me an e-mail and we will add it to the list. Cheers.
Top Five Games of the Weekend:
1. Manchester United at Chelsea (Saturday, 7:30 am, Setanta)
2. Boca Juniors at San Lorenzo (Sunday, 3:00 pm, FSE (11pm – FSC))
3. Schalke 04 at Hamburger (Saturday, 11:30 am, GolTV)
4. VfB Stuttgart at Bayern Munchen (Sunday, 11:00 am, GolTV)
5. Porto at Vitoria Guimaraes (Sunday, noon, Setanta Broadband)
Saturday, April 26, 2008
7:30 am – (1) Manchester United at (2) Chelsea (Setanta)
9:30 am – Werder Bremen at Karlsruhe (GolTV)
10:00 am – Middlesbrough at Sunderland (FSC)
10:00 am – (4) Liverpool at Birmingham (Setanta)
11:30 am – Schalke 04 at Hamburger (Delayed) (GolTV)
12 noon – Bolton Wanderers at Tottenham Hotspur (Delayed) (FSC)
2:00 pm – Reading at Wigan Athletic (Delayed) (FSC)
2:00 pm – (3) Barcelona at Deportivo La Coruna (GolTV)
2:15 pm – Newcastle United at West Ham United (Delayed) (Setanta) (Live at 10am on SBB)
3:30 pm – Kansas City Wizards at Toronto FC (MLS Direct Kick)
4:15 pm – Fulham at Manchester City (Delayed) (Setanta)
5:00 pm – Emelec at Espoli (GolTV)
6:00 pm – Atlas at San Luis (Galavision)
7:15 pm – Independiente at Millonarios (GolTV)
7:30 pm – Houston Dynamo at Columbus Crew (MLS Direct Kick)
7:30 pm – Real Salt Lake at DC United (MLS Direct Kick)
8:00 pm – Puebla at Guadalajara (TeleFutura)
8:30 pm – Colorado Rapids at Chicago Fire (HDNet)
10:00 pm – Monterrey at Atlante (Galavision)
10:30 pm – Chivas USA at Los Angeles Galaxy (FSC)
12 midnight – Santos Laguna at Tigres (Delayed) (Galavision)
Sunday, April 27, 2008
3:30 am – Shaanxi at Beijing (ESPN 360)
4:00 am – Shandong at Dalian Shide (ESPN 360)
8:00 am – Spartak Moscow at FC Moscow (ESPN 360)
9:00 am – AC Milan at Livorno (ESPN 360)
9:00 am – Lazio at (13) Juventus (FSC)
11:00 am – Aston Villa at (23) Everton (FSC)
11:00 am – VfB Stuttgart at (15) Bayern Munchen (GolTV)
12 noon – Nancy Lorraine at Valenciennes (Setanta)
12 noon – (6) Porto at Vitoria Guimaraes (Setanta Broadband)
12 noon – Feyenoord at Roda JC (ESPN 360)
1:00 pm – (17) Villarreal at Real Betis (GolTV)
1:00 pm – Tecos at Toluca (Univision)
2:00 pm – Pachuca at Jaguares (ESPN Deportes)
2:30 pm – Torino at (9) Roma (Delayed) (FSC) (Live at 9am on ESPN 360)
2:45 pm – Marseilles at Monaco (Setanta)
3:00 pm – Athletic de Bilbao at (7) Real Madrid (GolTV)
3:00 pm – San Jose Earthquakes at New York Red Bulls (TeleFutura)
4:30 pm – Cagliari at (5) Inter Milan (Delayed) (FSC)
5:00 pm – Club America at Necaxa (TeleFutura)
5:00 pm – Atletico de Madrid at Getafe (Delayed) (GolTV)
7:00 pm – Envigado at Deportivo Cali (Delayed) (GolTV)
7:00 pm – Blackburn Rovers at Portsmouth (Delayed) (Setanta)
11:00 pm – Boca Juniors at San Lorenzo (Delayed) (FSC) (Live at 3pm on FSE)
Monday, April 28, 2008
3:00 pm – (10) Arsenal at Derby County (Setanta)
Non-Televised Games Involving Top 25 Teams
Fri. 6:00 pm – Rosario Central at (12) Estudiantes de la Plata
Sat. 2:00 pm – Caen at (14) Lyon
Sat. 2:00 pm – Nice at (21) Bordeaux
Sun. 9:00 am – Sampdoria at (25) FIorentina
Sun. Noon – (19) Deportivo Saprissa at Herediano
Sun. 1:00 pm – Argentinos Juniors at (8) River Plate
Sun. 3:30 pm – Maritimo at (22) Sporting CP
Off this weekend: (11) Sao Paulo, (16) Fluminense, (18) PSV Eindhoven, (20) Ajax, (24) Cruzeiro
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