The Champions League has left us until next Tuesday, but the Europa League returns with a bang on Thursday, while Copa Libertadores is still going strong. There are 16 Europa League games on Thursday to go along with five Copa Libertadores games, so if you want to ignore your significant other and just watch soccer all day, it’s going to be very doable for you.
Soccer viewing guide, 2/14: Happy Valentines Day, I got you Europa League
Is the Europa League as good as the Champions League? No, but it’s almost as cool, because a whopping 16 games are on today.
Michael Regan
Zenit and Liverpool play in one of the early games in Europa League, and their contest can be seen on FOX Soccer Plus. The two FOX Soccer Europa League games for the day are Sparta Prague vs. Chelsea at 1 p.m. ET and Tottenham Hotspur vs. Olympique Lyonnais at 3.
There are also two Copa Libertadores games on TV in the U.S. on Thursday night. Newell’s host Olimpia at 4:30, while Palmeiras face Sporting Cristal at 7.
Schedule (all times ET)
Anzhi Makhachkala vs. Hannover 96 (UEFA Europa League) - 12 p.m.
Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Liverpool (UEFA Europa League) - 12 p.m.
Ajax vs. Steaua Bucharest (UEFA Europa League) - 1 p.m.
BATE Borisov vs. Fenerbahce (UEFA Europa League) - 1 p.m.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Benfica (UEFA Europa League) - 1 p.m.
Dynamo Kiev vs. Bordeaux (UEFA Europa League) - 1 p.m.
Levante vs. Olympiakos (UEFA Europa League) - 1 p.m.
Napoli vs. Viktoria Plzen (UEFA Europa League) - 1 p.m.
Sparta Prague vs. Chelsea (UEFA Europa League) - 1 p.m.
Atletico Madrid vs. Rubin Kazan (UEFA Europa League) - 3:05 p.m.
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Lazio (UEFA Europa League) - 3:05 p.m.
FC Basel vs. Dnipro (UEFA Europa League) - 3:05 p.m.
Inter Milan vs. CFR Cluj (UEFA Europa League) - 3:05 p.m.
Newcastle United vs. Metalist Kharkiv (UEFA Europa League) - 3:05 p.m.
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Olympique Lyonnais (UEFA Europa League) - 3:05 p.m.
VfB Stuttgart vs. Racing Genk (UEFA Europa League) - 3:05 p.m.
Gremio vs. Huachipato (Copa Libertadores) - 4:45 p.m.
Newell’s Old Boys vs. Olimpia (Copa Libertadores) - 4:45 p.m.
Palmeiras vs. Sporting Cristal (Copa Libertadores) - 7 p.m.
The Strongest vs. Arsenal de Sarandi (Copa Libertadores) - 7 p.m.
Deportes Tolima vs. Cerro Porteño (Copa Libertadores) - 9:15 p.m.
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