What to watch this weekend

What to watch this weekend

ENGLAND

The pressure on Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will ratchet up if the team loses at Burnley tomorrow for a third straight defeat in the Premier League.

United have lost to Brighton and Tottenham in their last two games conceding three goals each time to put Mourinho on the defensive and in an irritable mood.

Burnley can be a tough place to visit, but Sean Dyche's side is having its own problems this season as its small squad juggled Premier League and Europa League competition. Burnley, who went out of the UEFA Europa League at the playoff stage on Thursday night after a 1-1 second-leg draw against Olympiakos, are looking to end a run of back-to-back losses in the Premier League.

Four teams have a 100 percent record after three games and two of them meet this weekend, with Watford hosting Tottenham. Liverpool travel to Leicester for the early kickoff today and Chelsea host Bournemouth later in the day.

Defending champions Manchester City host Newcastle in today's late game after picking up seven points from a possible nine.

ITALY

Cristiano Ronaldo seeks his first Italian league goal in his third appearance when Juventus visits Parma. Ronaldo did not score until his fourth Spanish league appearance with Real Madrid last season although he did score in other competitions during that span.

Napoli, who are perfect like Juventus, visit Sampdoria the Genoa club which is playing its first home match since a bridge collapse in the port city killed 43 people.

SPAIN

Surprising newcomers Huesca face their toughest test yet when they visit defending champions Barcelona in the third round of the Spanish league.

After making their first-division debut with a 2-1 win at Eibar, the small club from northeastern Spain followed up with a 2-2 draw at Athletic Bilbao to stay near the top of the standings early on. Another good result tomorrow at Camp Nou would be a resounding statement for the club which a decade ago had not even made it to Spain's second division.

Barcelona and Real Madrid are the only teams with a perfect start after two rounds. Real Madrid will go for three in a row against Leganes in a Madrid derby on Saturday.

The Valencia derby between Levante and Valencia still winless despite high hopes after a great season a year ago takes place tomorrow at Levante's stadium, and a few hours later Real Betis will host Sevilla in the Seville derby.

Today's game between promoted Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao was postponed because of safety concerns at the stadium used by Rayo in Madrid.

FRANCE

Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) travel south to play promoted Nimes on Saturday, 25 years after they last met in Ligue 1.

PSG are likely to be tested both by an ambitious Nimes, which have won two of their opening three matches, and by a hostile crowd. PSG sometimes struggle when playing away at teams in the south, such as Nice and Montpellier, because fans there traditionally reserve a vitriolic welcome for PSG's players.

PSG are level on nine points and goal difference with Dijon, a small club in eastern France only formed 20 years ago. Dijon will look to continue their remarkable start with a home win against lowly Caen on Saturday.

Elsewhere, Monaco host Marseille tomorrow in an important match for both teams who have picked up just four points each so far. They met in the fourth round of matches last season, too, with Monaco crushing Marseille 6-1 at home.