This week is as busy as last week was (relatively) quiet. The soccer editor and shameless Ajax supporter Andrew Das tells you what to watch:
Last weekend’s league schedule concludes today, with Everton against Crystal Palace (3 p.m. Eastern, NBCSN), but the biggest teams are bracing for Champions League games on Tuesday and Wednesday. More than half of the field for next year’s knockout stage is set, so let’s put the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, P.S.G. and Juventus — among others — aside for the moment.
Manchester United’s trip to Wolfsburg in Germany is Tuesday’s sexiest matchup (2:45 p.