Arsenal (1-1-1) Aims to Score Big Against Newcastle, After Disappointing Start to Season; Premier League Newomers Waterford Take on Current Table Leader Manchester City; Pachuca to Battle Atlas and Fights to Recover Following the Suspension of Goal Scorer; Nahuelpán; Watch Escena Deportiva for all the Inside Scoop on Upcoming Games
WHAT/WHO/WHEN:
On Sat., Aug 29, soccer fans can tune-in for both Liga MX and Premier League soccer action on NBC UNIVERSO.
PREMIER LEAGUE: NBC UNIVERSO will air 100 Premier League matches this season.
On Saturday, August 29:
Newcastle vs. Arsenal 7:30a ET / 5:30a PT
MATCH BACKGROUNDER: With Arsenal hosting, star player Mesut Ozil will have the home advantage in fulfilling his open commitment to ruthless goal scoring and accrue more goals than his last two seasons and possibly beat Juan Roman Riquelme’s all-time record for assists.
Manchester City vs. Watford 10:00a ET / 7:00a PT
MATCH BACKGROUNDER: Mexican favorite Miguel Layún of Watford takes on league leaders Manchester City in one of their most challenging games all season. Both teams have eluded losses, thought Watford has not yet taken a victory. The last encounter between these two sides was in the 2013/14 FA Cup, which ended in a 4-2 victory for Pellegrini’s squad (City).
LIGA MX: The upcoming Liga MX matches will be telecast, or simulcast live, on NBC UNIVERSO. Starting September 29, NBC UNIVERSO becomes the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language television home for the remaining home matches for León and Pachuca.
On Saturday, August 29:
Pachuca vs. Atlas 9:00p ET / 6:00p PT
MATCH BACKGROUNDER: In their last head-to-head match-up, Pachuca beat Atlas 3-0. The squad needs to get its act together in order to be able to pull off a victory against Atlas. Pachuca, after starting the tournament with two wins, has dropped significantly in the league table after consecutive losses. The club has currently also suffered a drop in team chemistry after a heated argument between goal scorer Nahuelpán and teammate Miguel Herrera ended with Herrera receiving a strike to the head from the Argentine forward (Nahuelpán).
ESCENA DEPORTIVA LA PREVIA
On Friday, August 28:
ESCENA DEPORTIVA LA PREVIA at 11:00p ET/PT
BACKGROUNDER: As a prelude to all the great soccer action on NBC UNIVERSO, Escena Deportiva will get fans ready by sharing news, insights and predictions from our experts on the most exciting soccer matches from Liga MX and the Premier League, as well as on other exciting sports from around the world.
Liga MX coverage continues. Key matches include Cruz Azul vs América, Chivas vs Chiapas and Pachuca vs Atlas. Escena Deportiva will deliver previews and reports from Mexico for these match-ups. In the case of the Guadalajara side the team is still struggling to secure victories in this season. If Chivas loses this weekend, could it mean the end of the Management by Jose ¨Chepo¨ de la Torre? We will analyze this along with Copan Álvarez, who will provide other details of the round.
An exclusive interview with Cruz Azul's boss Sergio Bueno. This interview will focus on the poor performance of the team and review the tasks and goals appointed to him this season. Will he be able to bring Cruz Azul back to the historic top performance of the team?
Premier League will continue this weekend. A Key match-up includes top performers Manchester City vs Watford which is led in defense by Mexican International Miguel Layún. We will also review the match-up between Chelsea against Crystal Palace.
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