SOCCER WEEKEND ON TELEMUNDO HEADLINED BY THE BIGGEST GAME IN PREMIER LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL VS MANCHESTER UNITED, SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 AT 9AM/8C/6P
Also: Querétaro at Pachuca, Saturday, January 16, live at 9PM/8C/6P only on NBCDeportes.com digital platforms and at 11:30PM/10:30C/8:30PM on NBC UNIVERSO
Manchester City vs. Crystal Palace, Saturday, January 16 at 9:55AM/8:55C/6:55P, and Stoke City vs. Arsenal, Sunday, January 17 at 11:10AM/10:10C/8:10P, both on NBC UNIVERSO
Miami –January 14, 2016- NBC DEPORTES presents a full weekend of soccer with Pachuca vs. Querétaro in the Liga MX and top Premier League matches, including archrivals Liverpool and Manchester United in an eagerly awaited faceoff at Anfield Road. The excitement begins on Saturday, January 16 and continues all weekend at the following times:
Crystal Palace (31 pts.) at Manchester City (40 pts.), 9:55AM/8:55C/6:55P on NBC UNIVERSO, narrated by Copán Álvarez and Manuel Sol.
Chelsea (24) vs. Everton (28), 9:55AM/8:55AM/6:55P exclusively on NBCDeportes.com.
Aston Villa (11) vs. a surprising Leicester City (43), 12:25PM/11:25C/9:25P exclusively on NBCDeportes.com.
Pachuca vs. Querétaro, live at 9PM/8C/6P exclusively on NBCDeportes.com and at 11:30PM/10:30C/8:30PM on NBC UNIVERSO, narrated by veteran commentator Sammy Sadovnik and three-time top Mexican scorer Carlos Hermosillo. Pachuca plays before a hometown crowd after tying the Xolos at Tijuana their first week out. Querétaro, under effective trainer Víctor Manuel Vucetich, is determined to secure a place in the top 8 to make it to the playoffs.
Sunday, January 17
In the biggest British soccer derby, Liverpool (31) hosts Manchester United (34) at 9AM/8C/6P on TELEMUNDO, with Spanish-language narration by Andrés Cantor and Manuel Sol. Jürgen Klopp’s Reds can’t afford to give up points if they want to stay at the top of the league rankings. They need a win in Sunday’s game to catch up to Man U but lost three consecutive games to their archrivals in the regular season.
Arsenal (42) at Stoke City (29), 11:10AM/10:10C/8:10P on NBC UNIVERSO, narrated by Sammy Sadovnik and Carlos Hermosillo. League leader Arsenal played a strong game against Liverpool its last time out in a match that ended in a 3-3 tie, but eighth-place Stoke City has proven itself hard to beat at home.
Watford (29) at Swansea City (19), 2:55PM/1:55C/11:55P, exclusively on NBCDeportes.com.
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