SPORTS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2015 Matches on TV Juve title credentials (Local Timings) English Premier League face fresh Inter test Tottenham V Liverpool 14:45 beIN SPORTS 1 HD MILAN: The title credentials of champions but he hobbled off 18 minutes into a World that going,” said the Albanian international. beIN SPORTS 11 HD Juventus come under fresh scrutiny in the Cup qualifying win over Colombia following a The pressure is firmly on Rossoneri coach Chelsea V Aston Villa 17:00 ‘Derby d’Italia’ when a win for Inter Milan tackle by Juve teammate Juan Cuadrado. Sinisa Mihajlovic, and although the Serbian could see Roberto Mancini’s men underline Napoli and Fiorentina have joined Roma has the full backing of Milan, drastic improve- beIN SPORTS 11 HD their scudetto hopes by seizing the Serie A and Inter in throwing down the gauntlet and ments are expected. Everton V Man United 17:00 lead. the credentials of both could become clearer On-loan Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, beIN SPORTS 1 HD Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus are well on when they kick off in the pick of Sunday after- who has been sidelined with a muscle injury, Man City V Bournemouth 17:00 their way to qualifying for the knockout noon’s fixtures. Fiorentina’s unassuming start is expected to start on the bench, if at all, for stages of the Champions League, but it has under new coach Paulo Sousa has been ulti- the trip to on-form Torino today. beIN SPORTS 6 HD been a bumpier ride on the domestic front. Southampton V Leicester City 17:00 A remarkably difficult start to the cam- beIN SPORTS 8 HD paign has seen Juventus slump 10 points Albion v Sunderland 17:00 adrift of leaders Fiorentina and eight behind second-placed Inter. beIN SPORTS 10 HD Inter have not beaten Juventus at the San Crystal Palace v West Ham 17:00 Siro since their treble-winning season of 2010, beIN SPORTS 7 HD when they won league, Cup and Champions League under the helm of Jose Mourinho. Watford v Arsenal 19:30 But an Inter win this time would leave beIN SPORTS 1 HD Juventus 11 points adrift of the Nerazzurri, beIN SPORTS 11 HD possibly too much, says Juve defender Andrea Barzagli, for the Turin giants to main- tain hopes of a fourth consecutive scudetto. Spanish League “It’s still early in the season but if Inter go 11 Real Madrid v Levante 17:00 points ahead, it becomes problematic for us,” beIN SPORTS 2 HD said Barzagli. He would do well to keep a Eibar v Sevilla 19:15 close eye on Inter striker Mauro Icardi, who has hit six goals against Juventus in five beIN SPORTS 2 HD games, three of which came while playing for Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano 21:30 former club Sampdoria. beIN SPORTS 2 HD Inter’s only shock of the season was a 4-1 Valencia v Malaga 23:00 defeat by Fiorentina, the thrashing serving as Andrea Barzagli a painful reminder to Mancini’s men not to beIN SPORTS 12 HD take their promising start for granted. mately promising but Napoli, league runners- Torino sit in fifth place, only five points Real Betis v Espanyol But Inter are back to full strength and wel- up in 2013, are beginning to purr. behind Fiorentina, and Granata striker Maxi come forward Stevan Jovetic back to the fold Napoli’s 4-0 away rout of AC Milan a fort- Lopez insists there will be little respect for the after a recent spell on the sidelines ended the night ago came with a brace from Lorenzo seven-time European champions. Italian Calcio League on-loan Manchester City man’s sterling start Insigne and, after he missed Italy’s Euro 2016 “Milan have their history, but we deserve Roma v Empoli 19:00 to the campaign. qualifiers with a sore knee, the little winger is every point we’ve earned so far and it’s possi- beIN SPORTS 3 HD Juventus will be missing Uruguayan expected to return to the fold. It will be ble we’ll end up fighting for a top finish this Torino v Milan 21:45 defender Martin Caceres, who has a sprained Napoli’s first home game since their San Siro season,” he said. ankle and will be sidelined “for 10-15 days”, feat, but winger Elsed Hysaj said they won’t Elsewhere, fourth-placed Roma can close beIN SPORTS 3 HD according to the club. be taking Fiorentina lightly. their four-point deficit with a home win over Caceres had been expected to play a role “Fiorentina aren’t top of the league for Empoli today while city rivals Lazio, in third at German Bundesliga following his recent suspension for crashing nothing, but we’re coming off a really good three points off the pace, are away to Hamburger v Leverkusen 16:30 his Ferrari while over the legal alcohol limit, run of games and we’re determined to keep Sassuolo. —AFP beIN SPORTS Augsburg v Darmstadt 16:30 beIN SPORTS Injury-hit Real, Barca eye return to summit Schalke v Hertha Berlin 16:30 MADRID: Real Madrid will have to overcome an domestic leagues, but he has scored in just one of knee ligament damage at the end of September. beIN SPORTS injury to leading scorer Karim Benzema as the seven matches this campaign, albeit a stunning With Messi out until mid-November, Luis Werder Bremen v Bayern 16:30 spluttering capital club return to domestic duty five-goal haul at Espanyol. Suarez and Neymar have the arduous task of try- beIN SPORTS 4 HD today when they host struggling Levante. Rafael “I still feel good and young. I’m 30 years old ing to help Barca overcome the loss of the four- Wolfsburg v Hoffenheim 16:30 Benitez’s side have slipped to second, one point and I want to play five or six more years, and dur- time Ballon d’Or winner but it hasn’t been plain behind surprise leaders Villarreal, following suc- ing this time I want to do well and try to maintain sailing for the Catalans, who are aiming to bounce beIN SPORTS 2 HD cessive draws against Malaga and city rivals my level from recent seasons,” Ronaldo told back from a 2-1 defeat at Sevilla when they take Frankfurt v Borussia 19:30 Atletico. Real remain one of two unbeaten sides, Spanish daily Marca upon receiving his award. on Rayo Vallecano at home today. “Nobody can beIN SPORTS 4 HD alongside Celta Vigo, but the international break “Real Madrid should always win trophies and this replace Leo, and nobody should think they have came at a cost for Madrid with Benzema, scorer of year is no exception. I’m always gunning for to take on his role. Neymar, Sandro, Munir and six goals in La Liga this term, sustaining a ham- more,” he added. myself, we all have to keep playing our role in French League string injury in France’s 4-0 rout of Armenia, last Lionel Messi’s absence has been keenly felt by attack,” Luis Suarez told the La Liga website. Bastia v Paris Saint 18:00 week, while Luka Modric picked up a thigh strain Barcelona since the Argentine went down with “Obviously, we feel the absence of the best beIN SPORTS 5 HD while helping Croatia qualify for Euro 2016. player in the world, but we all have to chip in to Benitez will also be without right-back Dani help the team just like we’ve been doing these Saint Etienne v Ajaccio 21 :00 Carvajal who was forced out of Spain’s final two past few matches,” added the Uruguayan. beIN SPORTS 8 HD qualifiers with an ankle problem while there are The game of the weekend in Spain pits table- Guingamp v Lille 21:00 doubts over the fitness of Sergio Ramos and Pepe topping Villarreal against third-placed Celta Vigo beIN SPORTS 7 HD as well. tomorrow. Both sides will want to restore their With Benzema sidelined, Real, who face Paris early-season fortunes after laboring into the inter- Nantes v Troyes 21:00 Saint-Germain in the Champions League next national break-Villarreal lost their unbeaten start beIN SPORTS 9 HD Wednesday before travelling to high-flying Celta at previously winless Levante while Celta’s Stade de Reims v Caen 21:00 Vigo, will be counting on Cristiano Ronaldo to momentum has been somewhat stalled by two beIN SPORTS 10 HD rediscover his top form that saw him plunder an straight draws. incredible 48 league goals last season. “It will be a difficult game against a direct rival. Toulouse v Angers 21:00 The Portuguese star was awarded the We want to pick up the three points because win- beIN SPORTS 5 HD European Golden Shoe for a record fourth time on ning after the break is very important,” defender Tuesday as the top scorer in the continent’s Karim Benzema Eric Bailly told Villarreal’s club website.—AFP.