When to watch Real Madrid vs. Barcelona
- Sunday, Oct. 26 at 11:15 a.m. ET (8:15 a.m. PT).
Where to watch
- Real Madrid vs. Barcelona will air in the US on ESPN Select.
Barcelona heads to the Bernabéu to face eternal rival Real Madrid on Sunday in the first Clásico of the season, knowing that a win will send Hansi Flick’s men back to the top of La Liga.
Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens.
Barcelona dominated this fixture last season with four wins from four meetings against Los Blancos, but comes into this match two points behind the hosts.
Sunday’s match marks Xabi Alonso’s first Clásico as Real boss, and the former Spanish international midfielder will be desperate to put his mark on this match and see his team move a commanding five points clear at the top.
Real Madrid takes on Barcelona at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, Oct. 26. Kickoff is set for 4:15 p.m. CET local time, making it an 11:15 a.m. ET or 8:15 a.m. PT start in the US, a 3:15 p.m. GMT start in the UK and a 2:15 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia on Monday morning.
Jude Bellingham’s second-half goal was enough to give Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Juventus on Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League.
How to watch Real Madrid vs. Barcelona in the US without cable
This match is available to stream in the US via ESPN 2 and ESPN Select, which has live English- and Spanish-language broadcast rights for La Liga in the US.
ESPN’s streaming platforms have been shaken up in recent weeks. The sports network now offers two tiers with its new direct-to-consumer setup: ESPN Select and ESPN Unlimited.
ESPN Select is essentially what ESPN Plus used to be, with the same content available to subscribers — including La Liga soccer — for $12 a month.
If you want full streaming access to ESPN’s linear networks and services, such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESP3, ESPNews and ESPN Deportes, as well as all of ESPN Select’s content, then ESPN Unlimited is the way to go. It costs $30 a month.
Livestream Real Madrid vs. Barcelona in the UK
There’s been a slight shakeup to La Liga viewing options in the UK this season, too, with Disney Plus now set to show Saturday primetime matches exclusively live.
Premier Sports, however, remains the home for the lion’s share of Spanish top-flight matches. The network is showing 340 matches live, including this game, which will be shown exclusively live on Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports Player.
A subscription to just Premier Sports’ dedicated La Liga channel costs £8 a month.
You can also get the channel via a full subscription to Premier Sports, giving you access to all of the network’s channels, which have the UK broadcast rights to Scottish Premiership matches, BKT United Rugby Championship and Investec Champions Cup rugby, plus NHL and Nascar.
A full Premier Sports subscription costs £10 per month for Sky and Virgin TV customers. You can also get Premier Sports through Amazon Prime Video as an add-on for £15 a month.
Livestream Real Madrid vs. Barcelona in Canada
TSN is the rights holder for live coverage of La Liga matches in the region. Select games are shown on its linear channels, and a wider selection is shown on its TSN Plus streaming platform. This match is set to be shown on TSN 3 and TSN Plus.
TSN Plus is a direct-streaming service that costs CA$8 a month and also offers coverage of PGA Tour Live golf, NFL games, F1, NASCAR and the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.
Livestream Real Madrid vs. Barcelona in Australia
Footy fans Down Under can watch La Liga matches live on beIN Sports, which holds the live broadcast rights in Australia for Spanish top-flight matches. This match is set to be shown on beIN Sports 2.
beIN Sports is available in Australia for AU$15 a month or a yearly commitment of AU$130.
