The top, most exciting, most dramatic, best played games in world soccer this week:
Tuesday
2:45 p.m., Borussia Dortmund vs. Real Madrid, Fox Sports 1: The marquee matchup in the day's Champions League action. Real Madrid is struggling with two ties in La Liga, while Dortmund continues to roll along.
2:45 p.m., Leicester City vs. Porto, Fox Soccer 2Go: The Foxes have already lost three games in the Premier League, which is as many as they lost all of last season in winning the title, so advancing in the Champions League may be the carrot for them this season.
8 p.m., Antigua GFC vs. New York Red Bulls, Univision Deportes: The CONCACAF Champions League continues with group play action. The Red Bulls have won two of their three games so far.
Wednesday
2:45 p.m., Atletico Madrid vs. Bayern Munich: The marquee matchup in this day's Champions League slate.
2:45 p.m., Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Barcelona, ESPN Deportes: Another fun one to watch in Champions League action.
7:30 p.m., Toronto vs. Orlando City, Fox Sports 1: Orlando City has lost its last three while Toronto has two draws and a win. The Lions are three points out of a playoff place while Toronto has already clinched a spot.
10:30 p.m., Seattle vs. Chicago, MLS Live: Once left for dead in the playoff chase, Seattle is now just three points out of the sixth and final spot in the Western Conference. It should pick up three points here.
Thursday
3 p.m., Manchester United vs. Zorya, ESPN Deportes TV: After losing three of three, Manchester United rebounded to destroy Leicester 4-1 in last week's Premier League action. They will look to continue the good play in this Europa League fixture.
Friday
3 p.m., Everton vs. Crystal Palace, NBC Sports: Everton is surprisingly fifth in the Premier League, doing much more with mostly the same players that Roberto Martinez couldn't do much with the past two years.
10 p.m., Tijuana vs. Atlas, Azteca America: A chance to see Atlanta United's Hector Villalaba, who is on loan at Tijuana.
Saturday
12:30 p.m. Bayern Leverkusen vs. Borussia Dortmund, Fox Sports 2: Two of the favorites to challenge Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga face off.
7:30 p.m., New England vs. Sporting KC, MLS Live: New England is one point on the wrong side of the red line in the Eastern Conference, while KC is in fifth in the Western Conference, five points inside the playoff picture.
9 p.m., Colorado vs. Portland, MLS Live: The Timbers are in sixth in the Western Conference, three points ahead of Seattle.
Sunday
9:15 a.m., Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester City, NBC Sports: No one has slowed down Pep Guardiola's Citizens, but how will they fare without the injured Kevin De Bruyne? Spurs won't have much sympathy having lost leading goalscorer Harry Kane.
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