The Fixture: Arsenal's Coronation, Five Finals in Three Days, and the Best Soccer on TV This Weekend

The Fixture. Every weekend, we go through the fixture list so you don't have to.

Finals, finals everywhere and they're all starting a different times so don't stress, man.

The weekend kicks off with Lens vs Nice in the Coupe de France on Friday, melts into a Saturday with two more finals, the Scottish Cup and the Pokal final. Elsewhere MLS have a full Saturday and Sunday lineup. Pick and choose.

Saturday morning Hull City vs Middlesbrough will be one of the more intriguing matchups after Southampton was bounced from the game and replaced by Boro in the aftermath of the spygate scandal.

Arsenal have already finalized their first Premier League title since 2004, to their visit to Crystal Palace will likely feel more like a celebration. That night Cruz Azul and Pumas will decide the Liga MX Clausura champion. Let the sweet sounds of Estadio Olímpico chants lull you to sleep.

Here's your weekend.

The Fixture

Friday, May 22

Lens vs Nice — Fri, 3:00 p.m. ET · Fox Soccer Plus / FOX Deportes
- The Coupe de France final at the Stade de France. Lens have reached three finals and lost all three, the last one back in 1998. Nice last lifted it in 1997. Two clubs with long memories and nothing left to lose.

Saturday, May 23

Celtic vs Dunfermline — Sat, 10:00 a.m. ET · ESPN+
- The Scottish Cup final at Hampden. Celtic lost last year's final to Aberdeen on penalties and can complete a domestic double under Martin O'Neill. Dunfermline come up from the second tier and haven't won this since 1968.
Bayern Munich vs Stuttgart — Sat, 2:00 p.m. ET · ESPNU / ESPN+
- The DFB Pokal final, and Bayern will play it without Manuel Neuer after another injury setback. A domestic cup is the one trophy that can make a giant season feel either complete or strangely thin, and Stuttgart are good enough to make it the latter.

Sunday, May 24

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal — Sun, 11:00 a.m. ET · CNBC / Peacock
- The new champions collect their season on the road. Eberechi Eze goes back to Selhurst Park, where he became Eberechi Eze, in an Arsenal shirt. Expect a guard of honor and a lot of feelings in south London.
Torino vs Juventus — Sun, 2:45 p.m. ET · Paramount+
- The Derby della Mole on the final day of Serie A. Inter have the title locked up, but a Turin derby does not need a reason. It just needs to be a Turin derby.
Pumas UNAM vs Cruz Azul — Sun, 9:00 p.m. ET · TUDN / Univision
- The second leg of the Liga MX final, level on aggregate after a drawn first leg. Two of Mexico's biggest clubs, meeting for the title for only the third time ever. Pumas finished top of the regular season and host the decider at the Estadio Olímpico, because the World Cup quietly took Cruz Azul's stadium. Soccer after dark, with a trophy on the line.

Here's the whole list of fixtures.

Premier League

All Sun, 11:00 a.m. ET. Final day.

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal · CNBC / Peacock
Manchester City vs Aston Villa · Peacock
Liverpool vs Brentford · Syfy / Peacock
Sunderland vs Chelsea · Peacock
Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton · NBC / Telemundo / Peacock
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth · Peacock
Fulham vs Newcastle United · Peacock
West Ham United vs Leeds United · USA Network / Universo / Peacock
Burnley vs Wolverhampton Wanderers · Peacock
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United · NBCSN / Peacock

Coupe de France Final

Lens vs Nice — Fri, 3:00 p.m. ET · Fox Soccer Plus / fuboTV / FOX Deportes

DFB Pokal Final

Bayern Munich vs Stuttgart — Sat, 2:00 p.m. ET · ESPNU / ESPN Deportes / ESPN+

Scottish Cup Final

Celtic vs Dunfermline — Sat, 10:00 a.m. ET · ESPN+

Taça de Portugal Final

Sporting CP vs Torreense — Sun, 12:15 p.m. ET · beIN Sports / fuboTV

Liga MX Final, Leg 2

Pumas UNAM vs Cruz Azul — Sun, 9:00 p.m. ET · CBS Sports Network / TUDN / Univision

La Liga

Final round.

Real Madrid vs Athletic Club — Sat, 3:00 p.m. ET · ESPN+
Valencia vs Barcelona — Sat, 3:00 p.m. ET · ESPN+
Deportivo Alavés vs Rayo Vallecano — Sat, 3:00 p.m. ET · ESPN+
Real Betis vs Levante — Sat, 3:00 p.m. ET · ESPN+
Celta de Vigo vs Sevilla — Sat, 3:00 p.m. ET · ESPN+
Espanyol vs Real Sociedad — Sat, 3:00 p.m. ET · ESPN+
Getafe vs Osasuna — Sat, 3:00 p.m. ET · ESPN+
Girona vs Elche — Sat, 3:00 p.m. ET · ESPN Deportes / ESPN+
Mallorca vs Real Oviedo — Sat, 3:00 p.m. ET · ESPN+
Villarreal vs Atlético Madrid — Sun, 3:00 p.m. ET · ESPN Deportes / ESPN+

Serie A

Final round.

Fiorentina vs Atalanta — Fri, 2:45 p.m. ET · Paramount+
Bologna vs Inter — Sat, 12:00 p.m. ET · Paramount+
Lazio vs Pisa — Sat, 2:45 p.m. ET · Paramount+
Parma vs Sassuolo — Sun, 9:00 a.m. ET · Paramount+
Napoli vs Udinese — Sun, 12:00 p.m. ET · Paramount+
Milan vs Cagliari — Sun, 2:45 p.m. ET · Paramount+
Torino vs Juventus — Sun, 2:45 p.m. ET · Paramount+
Verona vs Roma — Sun, 2:45 p.m. ET · Paramount+
Lecce vs Genoa — Sun, 2:45 p.m. ET · Paramount+
Cremonese vs Como — Sun, 2:45 p.m. ET · Paramount+

MLS

St. Louis City vs Austin — Sat, 2:45 p.m. ET · Fox / Apple TV
Minnesota United vs Real Salt Lake — Sat, 4:30 p.m. ET · Apple TV
Charlotte vs New England — Sat, 7:30 p.m. ET · Apple TV
DC United vs CF Montréal — Sat, 7:30 p.m. ET · Apple TV
Cincinnati vs Orlando City — Sat, 7:30 p.m. ET · Apple TV
Chicago Fire vs Toronto FC — Sat, 8:30 p.m. ET · Apple TV
Nashville SC vs NYCFC — Sat, 8:30 p.m. ET · Apple TV
Sporting KC vs New York Red Bulls — Sat, 8:30 p.m. ET · Apple TV
Colorado Rapids vs FC Dallas — Sat, 9:30 p.m. ET · Apple TV
Portland Timbers vs SJ Earthquakes — Sat, 9:30 p.m. ET · Apple TV
San Diego vs Vancouver Whitecaps — Sat, 9:30 p.m. ET · Apple TV
LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo — Sat, 10:30 p.m. ET · Apple TV
Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United — Sun, 5:00 p.m. ET · Apple TV
Inter Miami vs Philadelphia Union — Sun, 7:00 p.m. ET · Fox / Apple TV
Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders — Sun, 9:15 p.m. ET · Fox / Apple TV

Other Leagues & Chaos

Hull City vs Middlesbrough (Championship play-off final, Wembley) — Sat, 10:30 a.m. ET · Paramount+
FAR Rabat vs Mamelodi Sundowns (CAF Champions League, leg 2; Sundowns lead 1-0) — Sun, 3:00 p.m. ET · beIN Sports
Notts County vs Salford City (League Two play-off final, Wembley) — Mon, 10:00 a.m. ET · Paramount+
Paderborn vs Wolfsburg (Bundesliga relegation play-off, leg 2; level on aggregate) — Mon, 2:30 p.m. ET · ESPN+
St. Mirren vs Partick Thistle (Scottish Premiership play-off, leg 2; level on aggregate) — Mon, 3:00 p.m. ET · Paramount+

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