Watch La Liga soccer in the US from $12 a month
ESPN Select
La Liga leader Real Madrid faces its sternest test of the season on Saturday when it takes on nearby rival Atlético in El Derbi Madrileño.
Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens.
Los Blancos come into this key fixture with a perfect record to protect, having claimed six straight wins from their opening matches in Spain’s top league, albeit against opposition they would have expected to beat.
Today’s derby encounter is a different proposition entirely. While Atlético has made an underwhelming start to the season, Diego Simeone’s men are sure to raise their game against their local rivals. They come into this emotive match having already claimed a Madrid derby victory in midweek with a gutsy 3-2 win against Rayo Vallecano.
Atlético Madrid hosts Real Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 27. Kickoff is set for 4:15 p.m. CET local time, making it a 10:15 a.m. ET or 7:15 a.m. PT start in the US, a 3:15 p.m. BST start in the UK and a 12:15 a.m. AEST kickoff in Australia.
Julián Alvarez scored a match-winning hat-trick in Atlético Madrid’s 3-2 win over Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday.
How to watch Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid in the US without cable
This match is available to stream in the US via 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 Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid 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 Player and La Liga TV.
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 Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid 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 5 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 Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid 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.
