European soccer weekend: What to watch in the main leagues

What to watch in the leading soccer leagues in Europe this weekend:

ENGLAND

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

United has lost to Brighton and Tottenham in its 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, which went out of the Europa League at the playoff stage on Thursday night after a 1-1 second-leg draw against Olympiakos, is 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 travels to Leicester for the early kickoff on Saturday and Chelsea hosts Bournemouth later that day.

Defending champion Manchester City hosts Newcastle in Saturday's late game after picking up seven points from a possible nine.

— By Steve Douglas

ITALY

Roma's visit to AC Milan on Friday is being labeled Serie A's first "American derby" since both Roma and Milan are under U.S. ownership now.

While Roma has been in American hands since 2011, when a group of four Boston executives took over control of the capital's club from the Sensi family, Milan's transformation is much more recent.

U.S.-based hedge fund Elliott Management took over control of Milan last month after the club's former Chinese owner, Li Yonghong, missed a deadline to repay part of a loan.

Both sides are coming off disappointing results. In its only match so far, Milan squandered a two-goal lead in a 3-2 loss at Napoli while Roma had to come back from two goals down to draw with Atalanta 3-3 on Monday.

Also this weekend, Cristiano Ronaldo seeks his first Italian league goal in his third appearance when Juventus visits Parma. Ronaldo didn't score until his fourth Spanish league appearance with Real Madrid last season — although he did score in other competitions during that span.

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

— By Andrew Dampf in Rome

SPAIN

Surprising newcomer Huesca faces its toughest test yet when it visits defending champion Barcelona in the third round of the Spanish league.

After making its 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 Sunday at Camp Nou would be a resounding statement for the club which a decade ago hadn't 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 Sunday at Levante's stadium, and a few hours later Real Betis will host Sevilla in the Seville derby.

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

— By Tales Azzoni in Madrid

FRANCE

Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain travels south to play promoted Nimes on Saturday, 25 years after they last met in Ligue 1.

PSG is likely to be tested both by an ambitious Nimes, which has won two of its opening three matches, and by a hostile crowd. PSG sometimes struggles 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 is 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 it remarkable start with a home win against lowly Caen on Saturday.

Elsewhere, Monaco hosts Marseille on Sunday night 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.

Also, striker Mario Balotelli returns to add much-needed firepower to Nice's attack away to Lyon on Friday. Coach Patrick Vieira's Nice side has only picked up one point, with Balotelli suspended for the first three matches.

— By Jerome Pugmire in Paris.

GERMANY

Goals are all but guaranteed when Borussia Dortmund gets the Bundesliga's second round of games underway at Hannover.

Not one of the 52 previous meetings between the sides ended 0-0. Dortmund, which opened its league campaign with four goals against Leipzig, also boosted its attack with the addition of former Barcelona striker Paco Alcacer, who could make his debut on Friday.

Defending champion Bayern Munich visits Stuttgart on Saturday, when Borussia Moenchengladbach visits Augsburg and Bayer Leverkusen hosts Wolfsburg.

Leipzig hosts promoted Fortuna Duesseldorf on Sunday, before Schalke hosts Hertha Berlin.

— By Ciaran Fahey in Berlin.

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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Raegan Beers had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 4 seed Oklahoma overwhelmed No. 13 seed Idaho 89-59 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.

Beers, a senior center, also had four assists and four blocks. Sahara Williams had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Aaliyah Chavez scored 15 points and Payton Verhulst added 14 for the Sooners (25-7), who stopped Idaho's win streak at 18 games. The Vandals hadn’t lost since Jan. 10.

The Sooners pushed the tempo early and were intentional about being balanced. Eventually, they wore the Vandals down.

“I think we’re setting the tone for how we want to play going on into March,” Williams said.

Oklahoma will play No. 5 seed Michigan State in the second round on Sunday. The Spartans outlasted No. 12 Colorado State 65-62 in the early game on Friday.

Kyra Gardner scored 19 points and Hope Hassmann added 12 for Idaho (29-6). The Vandals shot 24.7% from the field and made just 10 of 46 3-pointers.

Oklahoma played one of its most efficient offensive halves of the season to go up 57-35 at the break. The Sooners shot 59.5% from the field and committed just four turnovers. Williams had 13 points and Verhulst had 12 at the break.

The Sooners opened the second half on an 8-1 run, including six points from Beers, to go up 65-36.

Williams drained a shot from beyond halfcourt at the end of the third quarter, but she released it just a bit too late to count. The Sooners took a 76-38 lead into the fourth.

The Sooners created positive energy and the home crowd added more.

“When we have fun, I wouldn’t say a win is guaranteed, but we play a lot better when we have fun and have a smile on our face and we rebound and we score and we assist the ball,” Williams said.

Idaho coach Arthur Moreira said there might be more smiling ahead for the Sooners.

“They’re just a complete team,” he said. “I think they’re equipped to make a big run here. As I was scouting them, it was fun to watch.”

Chavez had five assists and no turnovers, shot a solid 6 for 14 from the field and had six rebounds in her first taste of March Madness.

Strangely, she missed her first two free throws before making two later. She made 70 of 72 free throws during Southeastern Conference play and entered the night shooting 94% from the line overall this season.

Oklahoma made 15 of 21 layups while Idaho made 4 of 19.

Beers was a significant factor in both of those stats. She made five of her six layups and was a pest around the rim defensively. She was a key reason Idaho made just 10 of 35 shots inside the 3-point line.

The women's team made the 30-minute trip to Oklahoma City on Thursday to watch the Idaho men play Houston.

Many of the fans that watched that 78-47 loss showed up in Norman on Friday.

“Just to be in the Idaho section was so cool,” Hassmann said. “And then also to see those fans travel here today — kind of had our own Idaho section, which was super cool to hear them cheer for us and our band and cheerleaders.”

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Idaho guard Katlin Kangur (14) goes up to shoot beside Oklahoma guard Aaliyah Chavez (2) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

Oklahoma center Raegan Beers (15) blocks a shot by Idaho guard Ana Pinheiro (37) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)