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MUMBAI:
ESPN Star Sports, Asia’s leading sports broadcaster, will telecast
live and exclusive top soccer action from the English Premier League
and the Spanish Football league this weekend. The leading sports
network will showcase its proprietary properties Premiership
Saturday and Super Sunday showcasing top class action
from the world’s best football leagues.
On
Sunday, Manchester United host archrivals Newcastle United on what
is being billed as the game of the week. Newcastle United has never
recorded a Premier League victory at Old Trafford, but the fixture
has by no means been a walk in the park for Manchester United over
the years. In the past, out of three matches, the Red Devils have
recorded two victories while drawing once.
And,
with Chelsea yet to find their best form, the signs are that Sir
Alex Ferguson's side will have to be in top gear all season if they
are to end a three-year wait to win the league. At present, Chelsea
leads the field with 15 points while Portsmouth and Man United have
13 each.
In
other matches, on Saturday, Liverpool takes on the Bolton Wanderers;
Arsenal plays with Charlton Athletic while Chelsea is matched against
Aston Villa. On Sunday, Portsmouth plays Tottenham Hotspur with
the race heating up for the top spot in the League. The Gunners’s
coach Wenger, who celebrated 10 years with the club last Thursday,
will use all the tricks up his sleeve to improve Arsenal’s
current standing of ninth in the table. After their 3-0 win over
Sheffield United, all of a sudden Arsenal looked like world beaters
again, in stark contrast to the languid displays they produced in
their previous home games in the Premiership against Aston Villa
and Middlesbrough.
In
the Primera Liga, reigning double Spanish champions Barcelona returned
to the top of La Liga despite being held to a 1-1 draw at the Nou
Camp by Valencia. They now play Athletic Club Bilbao on Sunday in
what is expected to be a ‘walk in the park’ for them.
Real Madrid will be looking to build on their midweek success and
create some gap between title rivals Barcelona and Valencia.
Catch
all the action Live and exclusive on ESPN Star Sports this weekend
English
Premier League
Date
|
Fixture
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Time |
Channel |
30-Sep-06
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Bolton
Wanderers Vs Liverpool (L |
17:10
|
ESPN |
30-Sep-06
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Charlton
Athletic Vs Arsenal (L)
|
19:25
|
ESPN |
30-Sep-06
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Chelsea
Vs Aston Villa (L)
|
19:25
|
STAR
Sports |
30-Sep-06
|
Everton
Vs Manchester City (S)
|
22:00 |
ESPN |
01-Oct-06
|
Manchester
United Vs Newcastle United (L)
|
19:24 |
ESPN |
01-Oct-06
|
West
Ham United Vs Reading (S)
|
23:30 |
STAR
Sports |
Spanish
Football League
Date
|
Fixture |
Time |
Channel |
01-Oct-06
|
Athletic
Club Bilbao Vs Barcelona (L)
|
01:25 |
ESPN |
01-Oct-06
|
Real
Madrid Vs Atletico Madrid (L)
|
21:25 |
STAR
Sports |
02-Oct-06
|
Valencia
Vs Gimnastic (L)
|
00:25 |
ESPN |
India Time. Schedule subject to change; L: LIVE. S: Same day delayed.
T: Taped |
