MUMBAI: The football league season is soon approaching its conclusion. While in few of the leagues the picture is quite clear in some it's still wide open. One slip can swap positions, and one win can take a step closer to the trophy.
English Premier League is one of the most open leagues at this stage. Underdogs Leicester City is currently sitting at the helm of points table 7 points clear of second slotted Tottenham Hotspurs and 11 points clear of third placed Arsenal who has a match in hand. All three are possible title contenders and each match day is a final frontier for them.
Saturday action will begin with Arsenal travelling to West Ham for revenge. The gunners started their league season with a shocking defeat against West Ham and today that defeat will be there in their minds. Moreover Wenger's man cannot afford to drop a point at this stage if they want to keep their title run alive. Indian football lovers can catch the match live on Star Sports 2 and Star Sports HD2 from 5:15 PM onward.
The match will be live streamed on Hotstar and StarSports.com. Recently while delivering a keynote Star India CEO Uday Shankar said, "EPL was more streamed than viewed on television."
Chelsea will host Swansea City, Star Sports 2 and HD 2 will telecast the match live from 7:30 PM onward. Placed 4 and just a point ahead of Manchester United, Manchester City will host West Brom to continue their winning streak.The match kicks off at 10:00 PM and will be available live and exclusive on Star Sports 2 and HD 2.
Bundesliga too is open for a change, as Bayern Munchen is just five points ahead of second placed arched rivals Dortmund. Munchen play against Stuggart today and the match will be telecast live by Star Sports 4 and HD 4 from 7:00 PM onward.
After their mid-week's champions league defeat, today Real Madrid will host Eibar in La-Liga. Zidane's Madrid defeated Barcelona to win the Elclasico battle last week. Indian football lovers will have to miss the action as Sony Pictures Networks as per the schedule available online is not broadcasting the match live. 7:30 PM onward all the sports channels of SPN will telecast Indian Premier League matches live.