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Christian Pulisic could face Tim Weah in the Champions League this week | Soccer on TV

Plus big games in the Concacaf Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and the last night of the SheBelieves Cup.

Christian Pulisic (center) could face a fellow American in the UEFA men's Champions League round of 16 this week.
Christian Pulisic (center) could face a fellow American in the UEFA men's Champions League round of 16 this week.Read moreKirsty Wigglesworth / AP

Chelsea vs. Lille

Tuesday, 3 p.m. (CBS3, Galavisión)

When CBS decided to put UEFA men’s Champions League round of 16 games on its big broadcast network, the possibility of games like this was a big reason why.

CBS executives will be hoping as much as U.S. national team fans do that Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic and Lille’s Tim Weah play for their respective clubs. Let’s see, too, if the local CBS affiliates for the players’ hometowns — Hershey for Pulisic and New York for Weah — pay attention.

Villarreal vs. Juventus

Tuesday, 3 p.m. (UniMás, TUDN, Paramount+)

Of the three Americans who could play in the Champions League on Tuesday, the one most likely to play significant minutes is Juventus’ Weston McKennie. If he matches up against Villarreal and Argentina star Giovani Lo Celso, that could be a great duel.

France vs. Netherlands

Tuesday, 3:10 p.m. (beIN Sports Xtra)

The Tournoi de France wraps up with a clash of star European strikers, as France’s Marie-Antoinette Katoto faces the Netherlands’ Vivianne Miedema. France has beaten Finland 5-0 and Marta’s Brazil 2-1 so far, while the Dutch have tied Brazil 1-1 and beaten the Netherlands 3-0. Brazil plays Finland in Tuesday’s earlier game (12:30 p.m., beIN Sports Xtra).

Spain vs. Canada

Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. (Paramount+)

After tying England 1-1 and beating Germany 1-0, Canada gets its biggest test yet in its Arnold Clark Cup finale. England plays Germany later Wednesday to wrap up the tournament (2:30 p.m., Paramount+).

Liverpool vs. Leeds United

Wednesday, 2:45 p.m. (Peacock)

Manchester City’s surprising loss at Tottenham on Saturday means there’s suddenly an English Premier League title race again. Liverpool can pull within three points of City with a win here.

» READ MORE: More midweek English Premier League games to watch

Atlético Madrid vs. Manchester United

Wednesday, 3 p.m. (CBS3, Univision, TUDN)

If you like sports villains, this game is for you: a matchup of Atlético Madrid’s Luis Suárez vs. Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo.

Also Wednesday: Benfica vs. Ajax, 3 p.m. (Galavisión, Paramount+)

New York City FC vs. Santos de Guápiles

Wednesday, 6 p.m. (FS2, TUDN)

Now attention turns to the Concacaf Champions League’s round of 16. NYCFC took care of business in the first leg of this series, winning 2-0 in Costa Rica. The second leg is the Pigeons’ home game, but it won’t be played in New York — or anywhere near it. Concacaf ruled that the fields at Yankee Stadium, NYCFC’s usual home, and the Mets’ Citi Field don’t meet regulations; and Red Bull Arena is unavailable.

So where will the game be? In Los Angeles, at LAFC’s Banc of California Stadium. Because New York visits the Galaxy this weekend for their MLS season opener, City got permission to play the game out west and spend a few extra days in the L.A. area.

Club de Foot Montréal vs. Santos Laguna

Wednesday, 8:15 p.m. (Fox Soccer Plus, TUDN)

This game was originally to be played Tuesday, but it was postponed a day because of a forecast for snow in Montreal. Although venerable Olympic Stadium is an indoor venue, it can’t host events when there’s a forecast of snow accumulation because of the threat of structural damage to the fabric roof. So they will wait a day for better conditions.

Santos won the first leg of the series 1-0 at home, which is a manageable deficit for Montréal. Now the Mexican club makes its first visit to the Big O since 2009, when over 55,000 fans watched the then-second division Montreal Impact upset Santos 2-0. That game was the first leg of a series Montreal ultimately lost by one goal. The same score this time would send the home team through.

Colorado Rapids vs. Comunicaciones

Wednesday, 8:15 p.m. (FS2, TUDN.com)

Comunicaciones, of Guatemala, won the first leg of this series at home 1-0 with an 89th-minute blast by Karel Espino. Colorado should win its home game and take the series, but as that goal showed, you can never quite know for sure in Concacaf.

United States vs. Iceland

Wednesday, 9 p.m. (ESPN2, PrendeTV)

The two best teams in the SheBelieves Cup so far meet to conclude the tournament. The U.S. got its attack in gear on Sunday with a 5-0 win over New Zealand, while Iceland followed a 1-0 win over the Kiwis with a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic. New Zealand and the Czechs meet in Wednesday’s earlier game (6 p.m., ESPN3).

» READ MORE: U.S. women bounce back in dominant 5-0 win over New Zealand at She Believes Cup

Pumas UNAM vs. Saprissa

Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. (FS1, TUDN)

Saprissa played Mexico City’s Pumas to a 2-2 tie in the first leg. The winner here will face the New England Revolution, which advanced past Haiti’s Cavaly AS on a forfeit because Cavaly couldn’t get the visas needed to enter the United States.

Real Sociedad vs. RB Leipzig

Real Sociedad vs. RB Leipzig

Thursday, 12:45 p.m. (Galavisión, Paramount+)

The first leg of this Europa League series was also a 2-2 tie. Let’s see if the second leg is equally open, as Leipzig’s Tyler Adams gets a great test from Sociedad playmakers Mikel Merino, David Silva and Mikel Oyarzabal.

Bodø/Glimt vs. Celtic

Thursday, 12:45 p.m. (Paramount+, TUDN.com)

Bodø/Glimt caused quite a stir in the Europa Conference League last week by winning at Scotland’s Celtic 3-1. The Norwegian club now comes home to try to finish off one of the most famous teams in the field.

» READ MORE: The rest of Thursday's Europa Conference League schedule

Napoli vs. Barcelona

Thursday, 3 p.m. (UniMás, TUDN, Paramount+)

The first leg of this Europa League series was a 1-1 tie in Barcelona that lived up to the star-studded hype. Now the scene shifts to Naples, where the crowd at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona should be raucous for the deciding leg of a clash between two of the Argentine legend’s former clubs.

Rangers vs. Borussia Dortmund

Thursday, 3 p.m. (Galavisión, Paramount+)

There wasn’t a bigger surprise in all of Europe last week — and there have been few bigger all season — than Rangers’ 4-2 win at Dortmund in the first leg of this Europa League series. Dortmund faces a huge task in Glasgow to come from behind.

» READ MORE: The rest of Thursday's Europa League schedule

Seattle Sounders vs. Motagua

Thursday, 10:45 p.m. (FS2, TUDN)

Motagua held Seattle to a scoreless tie in the first game of this CCL series in Honduras.

Also Thursday: Cruz Azul vs. Forge FC, 8:30 p.m. (FS2, TUDN; Cruz Azul won 1-0 at Forge in the first leg.)