The busiest football Saturday of the 2022-23 season began with a cracking Merseyside derby and an Old Firm blowout. It will eventually feature Real Madrid and Barcelona, Juventus and Bayern Munich, and AC Milan vs. Inter.
There are also eight English Premier League games. And the U.S. women’s national team begins its World Cup ramp-up, while American men — including Christian Pulisic, who’s starting for Chelsea — take fields across Europe and MLS.
There will, quite literally, be nonstop soccer on stateside TV from 7:30 a.m. to midnight ET. And Yahoo Sports will track all of it — the key results, the silkiest goals and more — right here.
(A full schedule, with TV channels and streaming info, is below.)
Soccer Saturday live updates
Notable scores, as the Premier League games approach halftime:
Brentford 1-0 Leeds (penalty after long VAR review)
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
Tottenham 0-0 Fulham (Son just hit the crossbar)
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Bournemouth
Union Berlin 1-1 Bayern Munich (early second half)
Real Madrid 1-1 Real Betis (mid-first half)
Contrasting fortunes so far for the two American defenders at Fulham:
— Antonee Robinson off injured. Appeared to be a rolled ankle. Hopefully not serious.
— Tim Ream continues to be tremendous. So sharp, reading the game. Timely block to deny Son in the penalty area.
Pulisic playing in a role that’s some combination of winger, attacking midfielder and striker. He’s paired up top in a 3-5-2 with Raheem Sterling. A fairly bright opening 15 minutes for him.
Six Premier League games now underway, including:
— Chelsea-West Ham, where Christian Pulisic and Wesley Fofana are getting their first starts of the season
— Brentford-Leeds, where Brenden Aaronson and Tyler Adams start yet again (as they have in all of Leeds’ Premier League games so far this season)
— Tottenham-Fulham, where Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson are trying to deal with Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son.
In Germany, Bayern Munich answered an early Union Berlin goal. 1-1 heading toward halftime. (USMNT striker Jordan Pefok is out with a muscle injury.)
In Italy, Juventus and Fiorentina are tied 1-1 early in the second half.
And now Mo Salah off the post in the 95th minute!
The ball just won’t go in. A frantic, back-and-forth game finishes 0-0. Jordan Pickford pumps his fists.
Both sides, in a way, will be satisfied with both the performance and the result. Both, along with the millions watching, deserved goals, but somehow none came.
It’d feel criminal if Everton comes away from this game with nothing.
(It also wouldn’t quite feel right if Liverpool comes away with nothing, though.)
Another remarkable save from Alisson!
And what a remarkable Merseyside Derby this is. Still 0-0, five minutes plus stoppage time to play.
Soccer schedule for Saturday, Sept. 3
(All times ET. All men’s games unless otherwise noted. Top games in bold.)
Everton 0-0 Liverpool — A frantic Merseyside Derby somehow ended 0-0 despite 3.4 Expected Goals’ worth of chances. Everton was impressive, and had a goal correctly disallowed by VAR. Liverpool struck posts three times. Full highlights are here.
Celtic 4-0 Rangers
9 a.m. — Fiorentina v. Juventus (Paramount+, CBS Sports Network after Celtic-Rangers)
9:30 a.m. — Union Berlin v. Bayern Munich (ESPN+)
10 a.m. — Brentford v. Leeds (USA Network, Universo, NBC Sports app)
10 a.m. — Five other Premier League games, including Chelsea-West Ham and Tottenham-Fulham (Peacock)
10:15 a.m. — Real Madrid v. Real Betis (ESPN+)
Noon — AC Milan v. Inter Milan (Paramount+)
12:30 p.m. — Aston Villa v. Manchester City (NBC, Universo, Peacock, NBC Sports app)
12:30 p.m. — Real Sociedad v. Atletico Madrid (ESPN+)
12:30 p.m. — Frankfurt v. RB Leipzig (ESPN+)
1:30 p.m. — U.S. v. Nigeria women (Fox, Fox Sports app)
2:45 p.m. — Lazio v. Napoli (Paramount+)
3 p.m. — Nantes v. PSG (BeIN Sports, BeIN Sports en Español, BeIN Sports Connect)
3 p.m. — Sevilla v. Barcelona (ESPN+)
3:30 p.m. — Minnesota v. Dallas (Univision, TUDN, regional networks)
5:30 p.m. — Columbus Crew v. Chicago Fire (ESPN+, regional networks)
6:05 p.m. — Pachuca v. Santos Laguna (Univision, TUDN)
7 p.m. — New York Red Bulls v. Philadelphia Union (ESPN+, regional networks)
8:05 p.m. — Atlas v. Pumas (Univision, TUDN)
8:30 p.m. — Nashville v. Austin (ESPN+, regional networks)
10:05 p.m. — Club América v. Tigres (Univision, TUDN)
How to watch USMNT players
The Scuffed Podcast compiles a handy weekly TV guide for the top U.S. men’s national team-eligible players in Europe. (All times CT here.)
