Bundesliga: Hertha Berlin at Bayern Munich, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, FS1. Bayern Munich keeps rolling along, with 12 wins and a draw in 13 Bundesliga games, but Hertha has climbed up to fourth place. John Brooks, 22-year-old U.S. national team defender, will have his hands full with Bayern's near-unstoppable attack.
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Premier League: Manchester United at Leicester City, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Ch. 11. Leicester is the best story in the Premier League, but the Foxes need to show they can get results against the best teams. Manchester United was without Wayne Rooney last week; the question now is whether his absence actually makes the team better.
MLS: Portland at Dallas, 4 p.m. Sunday, ESPN: Dallas has an excellent home record, but it'll need a minor miracle after losing the first leg of the conference finals 3-1 in Portland. Dallas overcame a 2-1 deficit in its semifinal against Seattle but now faces an even taller order in this round. Portland has one foot in its first MLS championship game.
MLS: Columbus at New York, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, FS1: Columbus scored early and late in Sunday's first leg, giving it a commanding 2-0 lead in this game. The Crew's shutout at home was important; if prolific striker Kei Kamara can steal a tiebreaking away goal in this game, New York would need at least three goals to go through to the final — a tall order.
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Minnesota started only two strikers against Seattle, leaving Sang Bin Jeong and Joseph Rosales to provide the width behind Teemu Pukki and Kelvin Yeboah.