While the Mexican playoffs heat up in an effort to melt eight teams down to four, Europe is chock full of banner headline match-ups, including Real Madrid's visit to Barcelona.

by Greg Seltzer for Soccer365

While the Mexican playoffs heat up in an effort to melt eight teams down to four, Europe is chock full of banner headline match-ups, including Real Madrid's visit to Barcelona.

S365's Tables, Fixtures, Results & Stats

As always, we will point out Americans Abroads potentially involved in foreign matches and drop the pertinent U.S. television info. All times are listed in ET.

#5 - Olympiakos Piraeus v Panathinaikos
    SUN 12:00 PM

It's the first derby duel of the season between Greece's biggest clubs, extending a series that dates back to 1908. True to standard form, the clash is also "a topper" (as my Dutch friends like to say). Defending champs Olympiakos trail their visiting arch rivals by two points, so a win gives them the penthouse key. The home side will probably go again without flank ace Vassilis Torosidis, while Pana are unsure whether Giorgios Karagounis can kick his case of "swine flu" in time. The Greens have scored just one goal in the last five meetings - but only suffered one defeat in the span.

#4 - Everton v Liverpool
    SUN 8:30 AM on Setanta USA

Boy, I'll tell ya; about the last thing Rafa Benitez needed right now was an away Merseyside derby - but that's what he's got. The Reds have actually taken six of the last eight league contests at Goodison. Everton, who are also struggling at the moment, have seen their injured list grow to include Leon Osman and Jack Rodwell, but Steven Pienaar could prove fit. Liverpool, of course, are sweating the fitness of Fernando Torres. These are a pair of hobbling clubs, so the battles should be even more fierce than usual.

#3 - Toluca v San Luis (Michael Orozco)
    SUN 1:00 PM on Telemundo

The regular season kings will need to re-ignite the second best attack in Mexico this season after being shut out for the first time in 14 league games at San Luis. El Equipo del Milagro (The Miracle Team) will try to live up to that moniker by notching their fifth home clean sheet in the series from the last six. American defender Michael Orozco was a late sub for the underdogs last time, but may start in the decider.

#2 - Arsenal v Chelsea
    SUN 11:00 AM on FSC

The Gunners play crosstown derby hosts to tabletop Chelsea hoping to tighten the top of the table. The Blues have already won twice at the Emirates in 2009, and have only lost on one of the last seven visits. Arsene Wenger's injury woes have increased, with Robin van Persie still the top missng name. Meanwhile, their weekend guests are hoping to return Deco and Frank Lampard to midfield.

#1 - Barcelona v Real Madrid
    SUN 1:00 PM on GolTV/ESPN360

Perhaps the most anticipated first meeting of the Euro-season goes down at Camp Nou this weekend, with Barcelona stars Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lionel Messi in heavy doubt. Real, on the other hand, now have Cristiano Ronaldo back and a two-point table lead. What's more, the Galacticos have only dropped one of the last four in Catalonia - last season's 2-0 December defeat. As always, this one will get wild.

Honorable mentions: Aston Villa v Tottenham SAT 12:30 PM on FSC, Club América v Monterrey SAT 10:00 PM on Telefutura, Corinthians v Flamengo SUN 2:00 PM delayed at 4:00 PM on GolTV, Genoa v Sampdoria SAT 2:45 PM on FSC, Inter Milan v Fiorentina SUN 9:00 AM on FSC, Mainz 05 v Hamburg SAT 9:30 AM Dish German Sports, Morelia v Santos Laguna SUN 5:00 PM on Azteca America, Palmeiras v Atlético Mineiro SUN 2:00 PM, Red Bull Salzburg v Rapid Vienna SUN 9:30 AM, Sporting Lisbon v Benfica SAT 4:15 PM on ESPN360, San Lorenzo v Boca Juniors SUN 3:00 PM, Steaua Bucharest v Vaslui SUN 1:00 PM, Werder Bremen v Wolfsburg SAT 9:30 AM

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