Soccer weekend watch guide

March 12, 2016 at 5:46AM

WEEKEND WATCH GUIDE

FA Cup: Chelsea at Everton, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, FS2. Don't look now, but Chelsea is back into the top half of the English table and hasn't lost a domestic game since before Christmas. One of those games was a wild 3-3 draw with Everton in January, in which both teams scored in stoppage time. Given the pressure and tension of a cup quarterfinal, expect more fireworks.

FA Cup: Watford at Arsenal, 8:30 a.m. Sunday, FS1. Watford briefly flirted with a top-eight place in the Premier League, but a lack of scoring has seen it drop. Plug "Arsenal" and "the league lead" into that sentence, and you could describe the Gunners as well. Watford has had a week to rest, while Arsenal has midweek games either side of this one — advantage Hornets.

Bundesliga: Hamburg at Bayer Leverkusen, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, FS2. Despite the return of Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-0 to Villareal in the Europa League on Thursday. If it's going to repeat its European trip next year, though, Bayer needs to stop its Bundesliga slide, which includes three losses and a 3-3 draw in which Bayer trailed 3-0.

MLS: Toronto at New York City, 4 p.m. Sunday, ESPN2. There are two reasons to watch this game. One is Toronto forward Sebastian Giovinco, who will likely do something amazing that will be replayed for a week. The other is NYC midfielder Andrea Pirlo, whose apparent refusal to move more than 5 yards from the center circle is entertaining for a far different reason.

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