ESPN Deportes Highlights — October 25 – November 2, 2012
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Soccer
UEFA Europa League
ESPN Deportes returns to the UEFA Europa League this week with a full afternoon of matches. France’s Lyon and French National Team goalkeeper Hugo Lloris lead Group I with six points, look to buoy their lead as they face off against Spain’s Athletic Bilbao.
In the second game, Spanish La Liga stalwarts Atlético Madrid and Portuguese club Académica de Coimbra kick off at the Vicente Calderón in the first of their home-and-away series. Atlético tops the table in Group B, netting 3-0 and 1-0 victories in its last two Europa fixtures.
Also, Group H leader Inter hosts Partizan Belgrade as the Italians attempt to distance themselves from co-leaders FK Rubin Kazan. Inter has a 1-1-0 record going into the third match of the first round of Europa League play, while Partizan still awaits its first win.
| Date | Match | Time (ET) |
| Thu, Oct. 25 | Lyon vs. Athletic Bilbao | 12:55 p.m. |
| Atlético Madrid vs. Académica | 3 p.m. | |
| Inter vs. Partizan** | 5 p.m. |
** Same-day tape
Barclays Premier League
Everton vs. Liverpool
Sunday, Oct. 28, 9:25 a.m.
One of the Premier League’s most storied derbies kicks off at Everton’s home grounds of Goodison Park on Sunday. American keeper Tim Howard anchors a stingy Toffees defense that is among the top in the league in goals conceded (nine in eight games), while Liverpool has struggled to find the back of the net, ending up scoreless in three of eight games this season. Despite the Reds’ early offensive malaise, forward Luis Suárez is in mid-season form, already netting five goals and two assists.
Major League Soccer
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders
Sunday, Oct. 28, 9 p.m.
Irish international Robbie Keane has been the Galaxy’s biggest offensive threat this season, averaging 0.59 goals per game and carries a streak of five goals in as many matches. The Sounders, second in the Western Conference, bring their dynamic duo of Eddie Johnson and Fredy Montero to the Home Depot Center. Only four points separate Seattle from conference-leading San Jose. Though the Sounders’ playoff seeding will be partially determined by the Earthquakes’ result in their last regular-season match on Saturday, the Sounders will look to confirm its own destiny with a victory.
Eredivisie
Feyenoord vs. Ajax
Sunday, Oct. 28, 7:25 a.m.
Three of the Dutch first division’s top five teams play this weekend, beginning with Ajax visiting Feyenoord, which currently sit fourth and fifth respectively in the table. The squads each has 17 points, but Ajax leads on goal differential — 13 to Feyenoord’s 5. Ajax has yet to drop a match this season.
In the second match of the day, PEC Zwolle hosts second-ranked PSV.
| Date | Match | Time (ET) |
| Sun, Oct 28 | Feyenoord vs. Ajax | 7:25 a.m. |
| PEC Zwolle vs PSV ** | 6 p.m. |
** Same-day tape
Liga MX
Puebla FC vs. Atlante
Sunday, Oct. 28, 1:55 p.m.
Also available live on ESPN Deportes Radio
NFL
Monday Night Football:
San Francisco 49ers vs. Arizona Cardinals
Monday, October 29, 8:30 p.m.
Larry Fitzgerald and the Arizona Cardinals will host NFC West divisional foe Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football on October 29, at 8:30 p.m. In the last six seasons, these teams have met five times on MNF with the 49ers winning four of those games.
NBA
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Friday, Nov. 2, 10:30 p.m.
The inter-city rivalry continues as the Lakers, which bolstered its roster in the off-season by signing Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, face Blake Griffin and the resurgent Clippers in the second of an NBA Friday doubleheader.
| Date | Match | Time (ET) |
| Fri, Nov 2 | Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks | 8 p.m. |
| Los Angeles Clippers vs. Los Lakers | 10:30 p.m. |
Dominican Baseball
Leones Escogido vs. Aguilas Cibaeñas
Monday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.
ESPN Deportes+, the new programming extension of ESPN Deportes and ESPN3 continues its exclusive coverage of Dominican Basebal. Aguilas Cibaeñas feature twice in the coming week, first against defending champions Leones Escogido, then against Estrellas Orientales.
The league consists of six teams, each playing a 50-game, round-robin schedule with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs. The league’s champion advances to the Caribbean Series to play against the representatives from Mexico, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
| Date | Time (ET) | Teams | Network |
| Mon, Oct 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Leones Escogido vs. Aguilas Cibaeñas | ESPN Deportes+ |
| Tue, Oct 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Estrellas Orientales vs. Aguilas Cibaeñas | ESPN Deportes+ |
Mixed Martial Arts
Jungle FC: Ildemar “Marajó” Alcantara vs Ederson “Lion” Macedo (84 kg Semifinal)
Saturday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m.
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