The midweek action was about as good as one could hope for, and there’s a pretty good slate of action this weekend to follow it up. The highlight is Der Klassiker taking center stage on ABC on Saturday. Let’s see what else we have:
Friday
Schalke v Mainz - 2:30p on ESPN+
Get your weekend started with some super exciting relegation action. In the battle of the bottom two clubs, it’s Mainz who seem to have the most to play for. While a win for Schalke would still leave them six points back of relegation playoffs (and six points is a pretty huge number when you’ve managed less than a half a point per game), Mainz could jump Arminia Bielefeld and Hertha Berlin with a victory to move out of the relegation zone.