Bordeaux v Lille, 3p on Fanatiz, fuboTV, Sling TV : Tim Weah has been linked with Sevilla, but is currently out due to an injury “that is not trivial”, per Lille boss Gourvennec.
His loan to Scotland has been massively successful so far, and he’ll be hoping for a World Cup qualifying call-up in January. Mirren v Celtic, 2:45p : Cameron Carter-Vickers lifted the league cup with Celtic Sunday. Fellow Yank Chris Mueller will be making his way to Hibs in just a couple weeks’ time.
Hibernian v Aberdeen, 2:45p : Christian Ramirez has 8 goals in 18 games for Aberdeen, who’ve won 3 straight, pulling them into 6th of 12 in Scotland.
Roma v Sampdoria, 12:30p on Paramount+ : Will Reynolds’ USMNT cameo have any impact on his standing with Roma, or were they just trying to raise interest for a Reynolds loan in January? The Giallorossi have won 2 straight and are fifth in Italy.
Rizespor have won 2 straight, but are 17th in Turkey, and need more wins to avoid relegation.
Sivasspor v Rizespor, 9a : Tyler Boyd has 1 assist in 14 games for Rizespor, and played for Sivasspor on loan last year.
La Paillade have won 3 straight and are fifth in France.
Montpellier v Angers, 3p: Niko Gioacchini has been working his way into the Montpellier lineup, and got his third start Sunday.
Les Olympiens are a surprising second in Ligue 1, trailing leaders PSG by 9 pts.
#WHERE IS PAUL KONRAD TRIAL#
Marseille v Reims, 3p on Fanatiz, fuboTV ( free trial ), Sling TV: Konrad missed Marseille’s last league match, but got the start for them in the cup on Sunday.
The Blues look to reach the Carabao Cup semifinals. He’s started as a false 9 in their last two EPL games, including Sunday’s 0-0 with Wolves.
Brentford v Chelsea, 2:45p on ESPN+ ( free trial ): Christian Pulisic missed Chelsea’s first two Carabao Cup games due to injury.
Heracles v Cambuur, 2p: Luca de la Torre has played over 800 consecutive Eredivisie minutes for Heracles, whose win over Groningen on Saturday broke a 4-game losing streak and pushed them into 14th, 4 pts above relegation.
The Venetians haven’t won since November, but are 7 pts clear of the drop.
Venezia v Lazio, 10:30a on Paramount+: Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessmann both started Sunday in Venezia’s 1-1 draw with Sampdoria.
Lynden Gooch has 4 assists for the Black Cats, and started in their last Carabao Cup game, when they beat QPR on penalties.
Arsenal v Sunderland, 2:45p on ESPN+ : This Carabao Cup quarter-final could feature Folarin Balogun, who has 7’ in the cup for the Gunners, and was on the bench in their last Carabao Cup game, 2-0 over Leeds.
Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Hadera, 1:30p : Josh Cohen and Haifa were unceremoniously dumped from Conference League, but are only 2 pts off first in Israel.
Alavés are one of 3 clubs on 15 pts in La Liga, but are in the drop zone due to goal difference.
Villarreal v Alavés, 1p on ESPN+ : Matt Miazga has been out since Dec 11 due to covid.
The Aslansar won their Europa League group, but sit 11th in Turkey.
Adana Demirspor v Galatasaray, 12p on beIN Sports, Fanatiz, fuboTV, Sling TV : DeAndre Yedlin has started 20 straight for Galatasaray, and been cautioned in 3 straight.
Antalyaspor v Kasımpaşa, 9a : Haji Wright has played 1’ across 2 games since injury kept him out from Nov 6-Dec 5.
“The evolution of the injury will mark his availability.” I’m sure it sounded better in Spanish.
Sevilla v FC Barcelona, 3:30p on ESPN+: Sergiño Dest is out due to “an overload in his adductor muscles”.
Juve have won 3 of 4, but are still 6 pts out of Champions League places.
Juventus v Cagliari, 2:45p on Paramount+: Weston McKennie returned from a knee injury to play 71’ in Juve’s 2-0 win over Bologna Saturday.
There is no Champions League action this midweek, but there are 26 USMNT players with games on the line as we draw closer to Christmas Day.