I hate to sound like a complainer (then, don’t complain), but there’s not an awful lot of great football this weekend. There are a few matches that could be good, and I’m sure there are some matches that will be good that I’m not expecting to be good, but most of the matchups below appear to be good clubs against not-so-good clubs. The exceptions include a pair of derbies as Real Madrid hosts Atletico de Madrid on Saturday and Torino hosts Juventus at, you might have guessed it, pretty much the exact same time.
There may not be any matches involving WCR Top 25 Clubs, but the Inter Milan/Genoa match should be great, as well. I’m also looking forward to the PSV/Twente match. It is on ESPN 360 and it also will be on ESPN Deportes, though I don’t think it is being broadcast live this week, so you’ll have to look for it sometime on Sunday.
I think time changes in the US this week. I always find out because the late French match on Sunday is at a funky time. (Why is it at four? It’s always at three!!! Oh, time must be changing again.) Because of the time-change, Sunday’s schedule may be off, but I had a team of Swiss engineers working on the Sunday football times last night, so hopefully they are now correct. If you have corrections or additions, please let me know. In addition to screwing up the Sunday schedule, our early start to the daylight savings season always screws up my Sunday nights because I have to start the number crunching an hour later than usual. Oh, well. I’ll complain no more.
The midweek matches should be much more exciting than the weekend matches. But, for now, have a great weekend!!!
Top Five Matches of the Weekend:
1. Atletico de Madrid at Real Madrid (Saturday, 2:00 pm (-5:00 GMT), GolTV)
2. Inter Milan at Genoa (Saturday, 12 noon, FSC)
3. PSV Eindhoven at FC Twente (Saturday, 2:45pm, ESPN 360)
4. Athletic Bilbao at Barcelona (Sunday, 7:00 pm (delayed), GolTV)
5. Juventus at Torino (Saturday, 2:30 pm, FSC)
Saturday, March 7, 2009
7:30 am – (4) Chelsea at Coventry City (FSC)
10:00 am – Udinese at Roma (ESPN 360)
11:30 am – Hannover 96 at Bayern Munich (Delayed) (GolTV)
12 Noon – (2) Inter Milan at Genoa (FSC)
12 Noon – (1) Manchester United at Fulham (Setanta USA)
2:00 pm – Atletico de Madrid at (6) Real Madrid (GolTV)
2:30 pm – (5) Juventus at Torino (FSC)
2:45 pm – PSV Eindhoven at (22) Twente (ESPN 360)
3:00 pm – (16) Lyon at Lille (Setanta USA)
4:00 pm – Espanyol at Villarreal (GolTV)
6:00 pm – UNAM Pumas at San Luis (TeleFutura)
6:15 pm – Junior Baranquilla at Deportivo Cali (GolTV)
7:00 pm – Chivas de Guadalajara at Jaguares (ESPND)
8:00 pm – Monterrey at Moncarcas (FSE)
8:00 pm – Tecos at Pachuca (TeleFutura)
8:00 pm – Puebla at Tigres (Telemundo)
8:15 pm – Millonarios at Atletico Nacional (GolTV)
10:00 pm – Indios at Atlas (Telemundo)
Sunday, March 8, 2009
7:30 am – Ajax at ADO Den Haag (ESPN 360)
9:30 am – Burnley at (21) Arsenal (FSC, Setanta USA)
9:30 am – Feyenoord at NAC Breda (ESPN 360)
10:00 am – Lazio at Napoli (ESPN 360)
12 Noon – VFL Bochum at Bayer Leverkusen (GolTV)
12 Noon – Middlesbrough at Everton (FSC)
2:00 pm – Necaxa at Toluca (Telemundo)
3:00 pm – Corinthians at Palmeiras (GolTV)
3:00 pm – Atalanta at AC Milan (Delayed) (FSC)
3:15 pm – (12) Benfica at Naval (ESPN 360)
4:00 pm – Nantes at St. Etienne (Setanta USA)
5:00 pm – Almeria at (19) Sevilla (Delayed) (GolTV) (Delayed)
5:00 pm – Palermo at (18) Fiorentina (FSC) (Delayed)
5:30 pm – Boca Juniors at Independiente (FSE)
6:00 pm – Cruz Azul at Santos Laguna (Galavision)
6:00 pm – Club America at Atlante (Telemundo)
7:00 pm – Athletic de Bilbao at (3) Barcelona (GolTV) (Delayed)
Monday, March 9, 2009
5:30 am – Bordeaux at Toulouse (Delayed) (Setanta USA)
7:15 am – Auxerre at Stade Rennes (Delayed) (Setanta USA)
Non-Televised Matches Involving Top 25 Clubs
Sat., 9:30 am – (13) Hertha Berlin at Energie Cottbus
Sat., 9:30 am – Werder Bremen at (15) TSG Hoffenheim
Sat., 9:30 am – Karsruher at (23) Wolfsburg
Sat., 2:00 pm – Pacos de Ferreira at (25) Sporting CP
Sat., 4:00 pm – (7) Porto at Leixoes
Sun., 9:30 am – (9) AZ Alkmaar at NEC Nijmegen
Sun., 11:00 am – Hamilton Academicals at (17) Rangers
Sun., 1:00 pm – (20) Olympiakos at PAOK Saloniki
Sun., 6:10 pm – (11) Sao Paulo at Mogi Mirim
There may not be any matches involving WCR Top 25 Clubs, but the Inter Milan/Genoa match should be great, as well. I’m also looking forward to the PSV/Twente match. It is on ESPN 360 and it also will be on ESPN Deportes, though I don’t think it is being broadcast live this week, so you’ll have to look for it sometime on Sunday.
I think time changes in the US this week. I always find out because the late French match on Sunday is at a funky time. (Why is it at four? It’s always at three!!! Oh, time must be changing again.) Because of the time-change, Sunday’s schedule may be off, but I had a team of Swiss engineers working on the Sunday football times last night, so hopefully they are now correct. If you have corrections or additions, please let me know. In addition to screwing up the Sunday schedule, our early start to the daylight savings season always screws up my Sunday nights because I have to start the number crunching an hour later than usual. Oh, well. I’ll complain no more.
The midweek matches should be much more exciting than the weekend matches. But, for now, have a great weekend!!!
Top Five Matches of the Weekend:
1. Atletico de Madrid at Real Madrid (Saturday, 2:00 pm (-5:00 GMT), GolTV)
2. Inter Milan at Genoa (Saturday, 12 noon, FSC)
3. PSV Eindhoven at FC Twente (Saturday, 2:45pm, ESPN 360)
4. Athletic Bilbao at Barcelona (Sunday, 7:00 pm (delayed), GolTV)
5. Juventus at Torino (Saturday, 2:30 pm, FSC)
Saturday, March 7, 2009
7:30 am – (4) Chelsea at Coventry City (FSC)
10:00 am – Udinese at Roma (ESPN 360)
11:30 am – Hannover 96 at Bayern Munich (Delayed) (GolTV)
12 Noon – (2) Inter Milan at Genoa (FSC)
12 Noon – (1) Manchester United at Fulham (Setanta USA)
2:00 pm – Atletico de Madrid at (6) Real Madrid (GolTV)
2:30 pm – (5) Juventus at Torino (FSC)
2:45 pm – PSV Eindhoven at (22) Twente (ESPN 360)
3:00 pm – (16) Lyon at Lille (Setanta USA)
4:00 pm – Espanyol at Villarreal (GolTV)
6:00 pm – UNAM Pumas at San Luis (TeleFutura)
6:15 pm – Junior Baranquilla at Deportivo Cali (GolTV)
7:00 pm – Chivas de Guadalajara at Jaguares (ESPND)
8:00 pm – Monterrey at Moncarcas (FSE)
8:00 pm – Tecos at Pachuca (TeleFutura)
8:00 pm – Puebla at Tigres (Telemundo)
8:15 pm – Millonarios at Atletico Nacional (GolTV)
10:00 pm – Indios at Atlas (Telemundo)
Sunday, March 8, 2009
7:30 am – Ajax at ADO Den Haag (ESPN 360)
9:30 am – Burnley at (21) Arsenal (FSC, Setanta USA)
9:30 am – Feyenoord at NAC Breda (ESPN 360)
10:00 am – Lazio at Napoli (ESPN 360)
12 Noon – VFL Bochum at Bayer Leverkusen (GolTV)
12 Noon – Middlesbrough at Everton (FSC)
2:00 pm – Necaxa at Toluca (Telemundo)
3:00 pm – Corinthians at Palmeiras (GolTV)
3:00 pm – Atalanta at AC Milan (Delayed) (FSC)
3:15 pm – (12) Benfica at Naval (ESPN 360)
4:00 pm – Nantes at St. Etienne (Setanta USA)
5:00 pm – Almeria at (19) Sevilla (Delayed) (GolTV) (Delayed)
5:00 pm – Palermo at (18) Fiorentina (FSC) (Delayed)
5:30 pm – Boca Juniors at Independiente (FSE)
6:00 pm – Cruz Azul at Santos Laguna (Galavision)
6:00 pm – Club America at Atlante (Telemundo)
7:00 pm – Athletic de Bilbao at (3) Barcelona (GolTV) (Delayed)
Monday, March 9, 2009
5:30 am – Bordeaux at Toulouse (Delayed) (Setanta USA)
7:15 am – Auxerre at Stade Rennes (Delayed) (Setanta USA)
Non-Televised Matches Involving Top 25 Clubs
Sat., 9:30 am – (13) Hertha Berlin at Energie Cottbus
Sat., 9:30 am – Werder Bremen at (15) TSG Hoffenheim
Sat., 9:30 am – Karsruher at (23) Wolfsburg
Sat., 2:00 pm – Pacos de Ferreira at (25) Sporting CP
Sat., 4:00 pm – (7) Porto at Leixoes
Sun., 9:30 am – (9) AZ Alkmaar at NEC Nijmegen
Sun., 11:00 am – Hamilton Academicals at (17) Rangers
Sun., 1:00 pm – (20) Olympiakos at PAOK Saloniki
Sun., 6:10 pm – (11) Sao Paulo at Mogi Mirim
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