The reflectors of the Qatar World Cup 2022 and the celebration of Argentina with the fans in their country is still missing, when the main international soccer leagues get ready to return to competition.
It should be remembered that second division tournaments in countries like England and Spain were active during the World Cup. But now, in those countries, local cups resume.
Busy week in the League Cup
The English League Cup will have matches Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This Tuesday, several Premier League teams will have a match: Southampton against Lincoln City; Newcastle against Bournemouth, and Leicester City against Milton Keynes Dons.
Tomorrow Manchester United returns to competition, after the turbulence caused by the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. They will face Burnley. And on Thursday there will be an important dish, also in the League Cup, the duel between Manchester City and Liverpool, which will not be able to count on the Colombian Luis Díaz, whose injury was complicated.
Luis Díaz misses a good part of the season due to injury.
The Copa del Rey, in Spain, will have programming until Thursday. That day one of the greats will play, Atlético de Madrid, who will visit Arenteiro, from the Second Division of the Royal Spanish Football Federation: in practice, the fourth category.
The first league to return will be the Premier, on Monday, on Boxing Day. The one in France will return on December 28 and the one in Spain on the 29th. Serie A will return on January 4 and the Bundesliga will be the last to resume activities: you have to wait until January 20.
Soccer TV schedule this week
Tuesday
Star+
2:45 p.m. League Cup: Wolverhampton vs. Gillingham.
2:45 p.m. League Cup: Milton Keynes Dons vs. Leicester City.
Sports, Channel 610
12:55 pm Copa del Rey: Diocesan vs. Getafe. 2:55 p.m. Sestao vs. Athletic Bilbao.
Wednesday
ESPN
3 p.m. League Cup: Manchester United vs. Burnley.
Star+
2:45 p.m. League Cup: Charlton Athletic vs. Brighton, Southampton vs. Lincoln City, Blackburn Rovers v. Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United vs. Bournemouth.
Sports, Channel 610
12:55 p.m. Copa del Rey: Saguntino vs. Vallecano Ray.
Thursday
ESPN
3 p.m. League Cup: Manchester City vs. Liverpool.
DSports, Channel 610
2:55 p.m. Copa del Rey: Arenteiro vs. Atletico Madrid.
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