Chicago Red Stars at Portland Thorns FC
NWSL: Chicago Red Stars at Portland Thorns FC Reuters

SEATTLE - The 11th National Women's Soccer League is set to kick off this weekend with Portland visiting Kansas City. The 2024 season will mark the debut for newly-added franchises Bay FC and Utah Royals, taking the total of participating teams to 14.

Reigning champions NJ/NY Gotham FC will play the opener against last season's Shield winner San Diego Wave FC. Only North Carolina Courage (2018-19) was able to won back-to-back NWSL titles in the history of the league.

Also this weekend, Mexico's two biggest rivals will face off for the third time in 10 days in the newest rendition of Mexico's "Clásico Nacional" between Chivas and América. Following their two-legged CONCACAF Champions Cup tie, both rivals will square off in league play on Saturday, March 16. América has dominated the rivalry in recent years, winning six of the last nine meetings (6-1-2 W-L-D).

In Europe, four quarterfinal spots are still up for grabs in the UEFA Champions League, with the remaining teams seeking to join Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG in the next round.

Barcelona will decide its matchup against Napoli at home, having tied the first leg 1-1. The 'culés' have had lackluster performances in recent years, failing to progress to at least the quarterfinals since 2018-19, when they crashed out of the competition in the semifinals against Liverpool.

Monday, March 11

English Premier League

  • Chelsea vs Newcastle

Spanish LaLiga

  • Almería vs Sevilla (ESPN Deportes, ESPN+)

Italian Serie A

  • Lazio vs Udinese (Paramount+)

AFC Champions League - Quarterfinals (2nd leg)

  • Al Nassr vs Al-Ain (Al-Ain leads 1-0 on agg.)

Tuesday, March 12

UEFA Champions League - Round of 16 (2nd leg)

  • Arsenal vs FC Porto (Arsenal leads 1-0 on agg.)
  • FC Barcelona vs Napoli (tied 1-1 on agg.)

CONCACAF Champions Cup - Round of 16 (2nd leg)

  • Columbus Crew vs Houston Dynamo (Columbus leads 1-0 on agg.)
  • Pachuca vs Philadelphia Union (tied 0-0 on agg.)
  • Tigres UANL vs Orlando City (tied 0-0 on agg.)

AFC Champions League - Quarterfinals (2nd leg)

  • Al Ittihad vs Al Hilal (Al Hilal lead 2-0 on agg.)

CONMEBOL Libertadores - Third Round (2nd leg)

  • Palestino vs Nacional (Paraguay) (Palestino leads 2-0 on agg.)

Wednesday, March 13

UEFA Champions League - Round of 16 (2nd leg)

  • Atlético Madrid vs Inter Milan (Inter Milan leads 1-0 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Borussia Dortmund vs PSV (tied 1-1 on agg.) (Paramount+)

English Premier League

  • Bournemouth vs Luton Town

CONCACAF Champions Cup - Round of 16 (2nd leg)

  • Robinhood vs Herediano (Herediano leads 2-0 on agg.)
  • Inter Miami vs Nashville SC (tied 2-2 on agg.)
  • Club América vs Chivas (América leads 3-0 on agg.)

Coupe de France - Quarterfinals

  • PSG vs Nice

Spanish Copa de la Reina - Semifinals (2nd leg)

  • Real Sociedad vs Atlético Madrid (tied 1-1 on agg.)

CONMEBOL Libertadores - Third Round (2nd leg)

  • Colo Colo vs Trinidense (tied 1-1 on agg.)
  • RB Bragantino vs Botafogo (Botafogo leads 2-1 on agg.)

Argentine Supercopa - Final

  • River Plate vs Estudiantes La Plata

Thursday, March 14

UEFA Europa League - Round of 16 (2nd leg)

  • Rangers vs Benfica (tied 2-2 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Slavia Prague vs AC Milan (AC Milan leads 4-2 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Villarreal vs Olympique Marseille (Marseille leads 4-0 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • West Ham vs SC Freiburg (SC Freiburg leads 1-0 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Atalanta vs Sporting CP (tied 1-1 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Bayer Leverkusen vs FK Qarabag (tied 2-2 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Brighton vs AS Roma (Roma leads 4-0 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Liverpool vs Sparta Prague (Liverpool leads 5-1 on agg.) (Paramount+)

UEFA Europa Conference League - Round of 16 (2nd leg)

  • Fenerbahce vs Union St-Gilloise (Fenerbahce leads 3-0 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Fiorentina vs Maccabi Haifa (Fiorentina leads 4-3 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • PAOK vs Dinamo Zagreb (Dinamo Zagreb leads 2-0 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Viktoria Plzen vs Servette (tied 0-0 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Aston Villa vs Ajax (tied 0-0 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Club Brugge vs Molde (Molde leads 2-1 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Lille vs SK Sturm Graz (Lille leads 3-0 on agg.) (Paramount+)
  • Maccabi Tel-Aviv vs Olympiacos (Maccabi Tel-Aviv leads 4-1 on agg.) (Paramount+)

CONCACAF Champions Cup - Round of 16 (2nd leg)

  • Alajuelense vs New England Revolution (New England leads 4-0 on agg.)
  • Monterrey vs FC Cincinnati (Monterrey leads 1-0 on agg.)

Spanish Copa de la Reina - Semifinals (2nd leg)

  • FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club (Barcelona leads 3-0 on agg.)

CONMEBOL Libertadores - Third Round (2nd leg)

  • Nacional (Uruguay) vs Always Ready (Always Ready leads 1-0 on agg.)

Friday, March 15

Spanish LaLiga

  • Real Sociedad vs Cádiz (ESPN+)

German Bundesliga

  • FC Cologne vs RB Leipzig (ESPN+)

Italian Serie A

  • Empoli vs Bologna (Paramount+)

Liga MX

  • Querétaro vs FC Juárez
  • Tijuana vs Santos Laguna

Saudi Pro League

  • Al-Ahli vs Al Nassr

Saturday, March 16

English Premier League

  • Burnley vs Brentford
  • Luton Town vs Nottingham Forest
  • Fulham vs Tottenham

English FA Cup - Quarterfinals

  • Wolves vs Coventry City (ESPN+)
  • Manchester City vs Newcastle (ESPN+)

Spanish LaLiga

  • Mallorca vs Granada (ESPN+)
  • Osasuna vs Real Madrid (ESPN+)
  • Getafe vs Girona (ESPN+)
  • Athletic Club vs Alavés (ESPN+)

German Bundesliga

  • Heidenheim vs Borussia Monchengladbach (ESPN+)
  • Union Berlin vs Werder Bremen (ESPN+)
  • Mainz 05 vs VfL Bochum (ESPN+)
  • SV Darmstadt vs Bayern Munich (ESPN+)
  • Wolfsburg vs FC Augsburg (ESPN+)
  • Hiffenheim vs Stuttgart (ESPN+)

MLS

  • Chicago Fire vs Montreal Impact (Apple TV)
  • D.C. United vs Inter Miami (Apple TV)
  • Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids (Apple TV)
  • Columbus Crew vs NY Red Bull (Apple TV)
  • New York City FC vs Toronto FC (Apple TV)
  • Austin FC vs Philadelphia Union (Apple TV)
  • FC Dallas vs Vancouver Whitecaps (Apple TV)
  • Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers (Apple TV)
  • Minnesota United vs LAFC (Apple TV)
  • Nashville SC vs Charlotte FC (Apple TV)
  • Sporting KC vs San José Earthquakes (Apple TV)
  • LA Galaxy vs St Louis City FC (Apple TV)

Italian Serie A

  • Monza vs Cagliari (Paramount+)
  • Udinese vs Torino (Paramount+)
  • Salernitana vs Lecce (Paramount+)
  • Frosinone vs Lazio (Paramount+)

Liga MX

  • Cruz Azul vs Necaxa
  • Club León vs Puebla
  • Tigres UANL vs Mazatlán
  • Chivas vs Club América

NWSL

  • Kansas City Current vs Portland Thorns (ABC, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+)
  • Racing Louisville vs Orlando Pride
  • NC Courage vs Houston Dash
  • Utah Royals vs Chicago Red Stars

Sunday, March 17

English Premier League

  • West Ham vs Aston Villa

English FA Cup - Quarterfinals

  • Chelsea vs Leicester City (ESPN+)
  • Manchester United vs Liverpool (ESPN+)

Spanish LaLiga

  • Sevilla vs Celta Vigo (ESPN+)
  • Las Palmas vs Almería (ESPN+)
  • Villarreal vs Valencia (ESPN+)
  • Rayo Vallecano vs Real Betis (ESPN+)
  • Atlético Madrid vs FC Barcelona (ESPN+)

MLS

  • New England Revolution vs FC Cincinnati (Apple TV)
  • Atlanta United vs Orlando City (Apple TV)

German Bundesliga

  • SC Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen (ESPN+)
  • Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt (ESPN+)

Italian Serie A

  • Juventus vs Genoa (Paramount+)
  • Hellas Verona vs AC Milan (Paramount+)
  • AS Roma vs Sassuolo (Paramount+)
  • Atalanta vs Fiorentina (Paramount+)
  • Inter Milan vs Napoli (Paramount+)

Ligue 1

  • Montpellier vs PSG (beIN Sports)

Liga MX

  • Atlas vs Monterrey
  • Atlético San Luis vs Pachuca
  • Toluca vs Pumas UNAM

NWSL

  • Seattle Reign vs Washington Spirit
  • Angel City FC vs Bay FC

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