Real Madrid and Barcelona square off for second leg of Supercopa 2012

Supercopa 2012 scoops up a double helping of El Clasico

Just as La Liga’s 2012-13 season begins to pick up, the Spanish Supercopa will determine which team is truly supreme. The yearly two-match publicity stunt pits the winners of La Liga against the Copa del Rey champions.

Once again, this means a battle between rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively.

When they met in the Supercopa last summer, Barcelona managed to eke out the win over Madrid on a 5 – 4 aggregate score. After taking the first leg 3 – 2 on Thursday, Leo Messi and company seem intent on adding another notch to Barca’s belt with this year’s competition.

However, with Spanish national team stars like Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos still high on Euro 2012 victory, and the talents of players like Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured) and Mesut Ozil, Real Madrid won’t give up without a fight.

The Supercopa second leg between Real Madrid and Barcelona airs on Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 4:25 pm (ESPN Deportes, ESPN3).

Copa Mexico returns after a 15-year hiatus

Another cup run continues in Mexico this week. The historic Copa Mexico ceased play in 1997, but relaunched under new management in July.

The domestic tournament, similar to England’s FA Cup or the U.S. Cup, is played among teams in the upper and lower divisions of the newly renamed Liga MX. However, due to schedule conflicts, teams competing in the CONCACAF Champions League cannot also participate in the Copa.

Coverage begins Tuesday, Aug. 28 on ESPN Deportes and Galavision.

Soccer on TV this week –

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FRIDAY, AUG. 24

Time League or Competition Teams Network Live or Replay?
12:00a UEFA Champions League Malaga CF vs. Panathinaikos FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
3:00a International Friendly Italy vs. England GolTV Replay
10:00a CONCACAF Champions League CD FAS vs. Houston Dynamo Fox Soccer Replay
10:00a UEFA Europa League Hearts of Midlothian vs. Liverpool ESPN Deportes Taped
11:00a UEFA Champions League Borussia Monchengladbach vs. FC Dynamo Kyiv Fox Soccer Plus Replay
12:00p Supercopa Espana 2012 Barcelona vs. Real Madrid ESPN Deportes Replay
1:00p CONCACAF Champions League L.A. Galaxy vs. Isidro Metapan Fox Soccer Replay
1:00p UEFA Champions League GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs. NK Maribor Fox Soccer Plus Replay
2:30p German Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund vs. SV Werder Bremen GolTV Live
3:00p UEFA Champions League FC Spartak Moscow vs. Fenerbahce SK Fox Soccer Replay
3:00p UEFA Champions League FC Copenhagen vs. LOSC Lille Metropole Fox Soccer Plus Replay
5:00p UEFA Champions League FC Basel vs. CFR Cluj Fox Soccer Plus Replay
5:00p International Friendly Sweden vs. Brazil GolTV Replay
7:00p Men’s College Soccer South Florida vs. Michigan Fox Soccer Plus Live
7:30p MLS Soccer Real Salt Lake at Philadelphia Union NBC Sports Network Live
9:00p UEFA Champions League FC Spartak Moscow vs. Fenerbahce SK Fox Soccer Plus Replay
9:45p Mexican Primera Division CD Guadalajara vs. Dorados GolTV Live

SATURDAY, AUG. 25

Time League or Competition Teams Network Live or Replay?
12:00a UEFA Champions League GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs. NK Maribor Fox Soccer Plus Replay
5:30a UEFA Champions League Helsingborgs IF vs. Celtic FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
7:00a UEFA Champions League FC Copenhagen vs. LOSC Lille Metropole Fox Soccer Replay
7:30a English Premier League Swansea City AFC vs. West Ham United FC ESPN2, ESPN Deportes Live
7:40a Scottish Premier League Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC vs. Celtic FC Fox Soccer Plus Live
9:30a German Bundesliga Greuther Furth vs. Bayern Munich GolTV Live
9:53a English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur FC vs. West Bromwich Albion FC Fox Soccer Plus Live
10:00a English Premier League Manchester United FC vs. Fulham FC Fox Soccer Live
12:30p English Premier League Chelsea FC vs. Newcastle United FC Fox Soccer Live
12:30p German Bundesliga Frankfurt vs. Bayer Leverkusen GolTV Live
2:00p English Premier League Sunderland AFC vs. Reading FC Fox Soccer Plus Same-day Tape
2:00p Supercopa Espana 2012, Ida Barcelona vs. Real Madrid ESPN Deportes Replay
2:30p English Premier League Aston Villa FC vs. Everton FC Fox Soccer Same-day Tape
2:30p Dutch Eredivisie Ajax vs NAC Breda ESPN Deportes Live
2:45p German Bundesliga Stuttgart vs. Wolfsburg GolTV Live
4:00p English Premier League Norwich City FC vs. Queens Park Rangers FC Fox Soccer Plus Same-day Tape
4:30p English Premier League Southampton FC vs. Wigan Athletic FC Fox Soccer Taped
4:45p Uruguayan Soccer Defensor Sporting vs. Nacional GolTV Live
5:30p Mexican Primera Division America vs. Tijuana Univision Live
4:00p Brazilian Soccer Vasco vs Fluminense ESPN Deportes Live
6:00p Scottish Premier League Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC vs. Celtic FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
6:00p English Premier League Swansea City AFC vs. West Ham United FC ESPN Deportes Replay
8:00p English Premier League Manchester United FC vs. Fulham FC Fox Soccer Replay
8:00p Mexican Primera Division Pachuca vs. Santos Telefutura Live
9:00p English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur FC vs. West Bromwich Albion FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
9:00p Supercopa Espana 2012, Ida Barcelona vs. Real Madrid ESPN Deportes Replay
11:00p English Premier League Chelsea FC vs. Newcastle United FC Fox Soccer Replay

SUNDAY, AUG. 26

Time League or Competition Teams Network Live or Replay?
3:00a UEFA Champions League GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs. NK Maribor Fox Soccer Replay
3:10a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Brazil vs. Korea Republic ESPNU Live
4:00a English Premier League Sunderland AFC vs. Reading FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
6:00a English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur FC vs. West Bromwich Albion FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
6:10a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan vs. Switzerland ESPNU Live
8:25a English Premier League Stoke City FC vs. Arsenal FC Fox Soccer Live
8:25a Dutch Eredivisie Heracles Almelo vs Feyenoord ESPN Deportes Live
10:00a Scottish Premier League Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC vs. Celtic FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
10:30a English Premier League Liverpool FC vs. Manchester City FC Fox Soccer Live
10:30a Dutch Eredivisie FC Groningen vs. PSV Eindhoven ESPN Deportes Live
11:30a German Bundesliga Hannover 96 vs. Schalke GolTV Live
12:55p Mexican Primera Division Puebla vs. San Luis ESPN Deportes Live
1:00p Mexican Primera Division Pumas de la U.N.A.M. vs. Cruz Azul Univision Live
1:30p Mexican Liga de Ascenso Cruz Azul Hidalgo vs. Estudiantes GolTV Live
2:00p English Premier League Manchester United FC vs. Fulham FC Fox Soccer Replay
2:00p English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur FC vs. West Bromwich Albion FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
3:00p Brazilian Soccer Corinthians vs. Sao Paulo GolTV Live
4:00p English Premier League Sunderland AFC vs. Reading FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
6:00p English Premier League Stoke City FC vs. Arsenal FC Fox Soccer Replay
6:00p Mexican Primera Division Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Monterrey Telemundo Live
6:15p Argentine Soccer River Plate vs. San Lorenzo GolTV Live
7:00p MLS Soccer FC Dallas at Los Angeles Galaxy NBC Sports Network Live
8:00p Scottish Premier League Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC vs. Celtic FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
9:00p MLS Soccer New York Red Bulls at Sporting Kansas City ESPN2 Live
11:00p English Premier League Liverpool FC vs. Manchester City FC Fox Soccer Replay

MONDAY, AUG. 27

Time League or Competition Teams Network Live or Replay?
12:30a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Brazil vs. Korea Republic ESPNU Replay
1:30a MLS Soccer New York Red Bulls at Sporting Kansas City ESPN Deportes Replay
2:30a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan vs. Switzerland ESPNU Replay
2:50a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup United States vs. Germany ESPN2 Live
3:00a English Premier League Aston Villa FC vs. Everton FC Fox Soccer Replay
8:00a Scottish Premier League Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC vs. Celtic FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
10:00a UEFA Champions League FC Basel vs. CFR Cluj Fox Soccer Replay
11:00a English Premier League Tottenham vs. West Bromich Fox Soccer Plus Replay
1:00p English Premier League Manchester United FC vs. Fulham FC Fox Soccer Replay
1:00p Mexican Primera Division Puebla vs. San Luis ESPN Deportes Replay
5:00p UEFA Champions League Malaga CF vs. Panathinaikos FC Fox Soccer Replay
5:00p English Premier League Sunderland AFC vs. Reading FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
8:00p English Premier League Liverpool FC vs. Manchester City FC Fox Soccer Replay
9:00p English Premier League Norwich City FC vs. Queens Park Rangers FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
11:00p English Premier League Stoke City FC vs. Arsenal FC Fox Soccer Replay

TUESDAY, AUG. 28

Time League or Competition Teams Network Live or Replay?
3:00a English Premier League Southampton FC vs. Wigan Athletic FC Fox Soccer Replay
4:00a UEFA Champions League FC BATE Borisov vs. Hapoel Kiryat Shmona F.C. Fox Soccer Plus Replay
8:00a English Premier League Norwich City FC vs. Queens Park Rangers FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
10:00a UEFA Champions League FC BATE Borisov vs. Hapoel Kiryat Shmona F.C. Fox Soccer Replay
11:00a Scottish Premier League Dundee United FC vs. Dundee FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
1:00p English Premier League Swansea City AFC vs. West Ham United FC ESPN Deportes Replay
2:30p UEFA Champions League Udinese Calcio vs. SC Braga Fox Soccer Live
2:30p UEFA Champions League RSC Anderlecht vs. AEL Limassol FC Fox Soccer Plus Live
4:55p Copa Mexico Apertura 2012 LA Piedad vs Universidad de Guadalajara ESPN Deportes Live
5:00p UEFA Champions League RSC Anderlecht vs. AEL Limassol FC Fox Soccer Same-Day Tape
7:55p Copa Mexico Apertura 2012 Celaya vs Merida ESPN Deportes Live
8:00p CONCACAF Champions League Toronto FC vs. Club Santos Laguna Fox Soccer Live
8:30p UEFA Champions League RSC Anderlecht vs. AEL Limassol FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
9:55p Copa Mexico Apertura 2012 Pumas U.N.A.M. vs. Tijuana Galavision Live
9:55p Copa Mexico Apertura 2012 Len vs Monarcas ESPN Deportes Live
11:30p UEFA Champions League Udinese Calcio vs. SC Braga Fox Soccer Replay

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29

Time League or Competition Teams Network Live or Replay?
12:00a UEFA Champions League Panathinaikos FC vs. Malaga CF Fox Soccer Plus Taped
2:00a UEFA Champions League Panathinaikos FC vs. Malaga CF Fox Soccer Replay
4:00a UEFA Champions League RSC Anderlecht vs. AEL Limassol FC Fox Soccer Replay
9:00a UEFA Champions League Hapoel Kiryat Shmona F.C. vs. FC BATE Borisov Fox Soccer Taped
2:30p UEFA Champions League Celtic FC vs. Helsingborgs Fox Soccer Live
2:30p UEFA Champions League Fenerbahce vs. FC Spartak Moskva Fox Soccer Plus Live
4:20p Supercopa Espana 2012 Real Madrid vs. Barcelona ESPN Deportes Live
5:00p UEFA Champions League Fenerbahce vs. FC Spartak Moskva Fox Soccer Replay
5:00p UEFA Champions League Celtic FC vs. Helsingborgs Fox Soccer Plus Replay
7:55p Copa Mexico Apertura 2012 Lobos vs Irapuato ESPN Deportes Live
8:00p MLS Soccer New York Red Bulls at D.C. United Galavision Live
8:00p UEFA Champions League Celtic FC vs. Helsingborgs Fox Soccer Replay
8:50p Brazilian Soccer Fluminense vs. Corinthians GolTV Live
10:00p CONCACAF Champions League L.A. Galaxy vs. PR Islanders Fox Soccer Live
10:00p Copa Mexico Apertura 2012 America vs. Queretaro Galavision Live
11:00p UEFA Champions League FC Dynamo Kyiv vs. Borussia M’gladbach Fox Soccer Plus Taped

THURSDAY, AUG. 30

Time League or Competition Teams Network Live or Replay?
1:30a UEFA Champions League FC Dynamo Kyiv vs. Borussia M’gladbach Fox Soccer Replay
2:00a UEFA Champions League Celtic FC vs. Helsingborgs Fox Soccer Plus Replay
6:20a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Quarterfinals: Teams TBA ESPNU Live
8:00a English Premier League Tottenham vs. West Bromich Fox Soccer Plus Replay
11:00a UEFA Champions League Panathinaikos FC vs. Malaga CF Fox Soccer Plus Replay
1:00p UEFA Champions League Lille vs. FC Kobenhavn Fox Soccer Taped
1:00p UEFA Champions League CFR Cluj vs. FC Basel Fox Soccer Plus Taped
3:00p UEFA Europa League Liverpool FC vs. Heart of Midlothian FC Fox Soccer, ESPN Deportes Live
7:00p The FA Classic Collection Newcastle United vs. Chelsea Fox Soccer Plus Replay
7:55p Copa Mexico Apertura 2012 Puebla vs Toluca ESPN Deportes Live
8:00p CONCACAF Champions League Caledonia vs. Seattle Sounders Fox Soccer Live
9:00p UEFA Europa League Liverpool FC vs. Heart of Midlothian FC Fox Soccer Plus Replay
10:00p CONCACAF Champions League CD Olimpia vs. Houston Dynamo Fox Soccer Live