Coming to a TV Near You

It’s the weekend again, and a three-day one for some of us. Here is the suggested football menu for you if you have nothing better to do. I have a full diary and probably won’t see any of this due to my hectic and varied social life. Cough.

Friday

Bayern Munich vs Hoffenheim 19:30 BT

The Bundesliga returns with sure-to-be-champions Bayern in action right away. Should be plenty of goals.

Lyon vs Strasbourg 19:30 BT

Ligue 1 already at their third game and PSG already top. This is 10^th vs 7^th.

Middlesbrough vs West Brom. 19:45 Sky

The English championship looking like an exciting and unpredictable contest this season so there should be lots of games with unpredictable outcomes like this one, although you would expect ‘Boro to win with home advantage

Saturday

Wolves vs Manchester City 12:30 Sky

City continue their bid to win every game this season and it is hard to see anyone stop them. Certainly not Wolves.

Prestwich Heys vs Radcliffe Borough 12:30 BBC Red Button

Early chance for the BBC to patronise wee teams in “the greatest cup competition in the world”, not that you would agree if you watch this. That's the FA Cup incidentally, if you didn't know.

Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham City 17:30 Sky

Forest one of the candidates for a ply-off place if not the title, and a City side struggling already.

Liverpool vs Brighton 17:30 BT

Liverpool surely continuing their good start here as two watchable matches are pitted against each other.

Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen 17:30 BT

And a third game on at the same time as another big name (ha) starts the season.

Benfica vs Sporting Lisbon 19:00 Freesports

Really think Freesports should be blowing their own trumpet a bit more as their coverage of the Portuguese league continues. Could pick up a few viewers missing the Spanish and Italian leagues.

Sunday

Motherwell vs Rangers 2012 12:15 BT

If Motherwell are up for this (and their captain’s recent comments make it sound like they are) they should be more than capable of getting a point or more here.

Watford vs Crystal Palace 13:30 Sky

Going to be a lot of glamour games like this in the Premier League this season

Lille v Guingamp 14:00 BT

More French action (why does that sound rude?)

Mainz v VFB Stuttgart 14:30 BT

Bundesliga bound again.

Newcastle United v Chelsea 16:00 Sky

The big one, as Sky will call it.

Bordeaux v Monaco 16:00 BT

From France. But you knew that.

Borussia Dortmund v RB Leipzig 17:00 BT

Back to Germany for another mighty tussle

Marseille v Rennes 20:00 BT

Rounding off the evening with a French encore.

Monday

Hamburg v Arminia Bielefeld 19:30 BT

Budesliga 2, if that floats your boat

Man Utd v Tottenham Hotspur 20:00 Sky

Now this is a big one for a Monday night. Could even be Jose's last game.

You’ll notice I have not included any Spanish, Dutch or Italian games as they are now shown on Eleven Sports, a subscription only online channel where the viewing figures must be tiny. Although you can also see them on the William Hill website if you have an account with them. You can thank me later.