When to watch Barcelona vs. Girona
- Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10:15 a.m. ET (7:15 a.m. PT).
Where to watch
- Barcelona vs. Girona will air in the US on ESPN Select.
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Barcelona hosts local rival Girona on Saturday in a consequential Catalan derby that affects both ends of the La Liga table.
Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching the game in Spain as it happens.
Barcelona comes into this fixture looking to bounce back from a 4-1 humbling at the hands of Sevilla, a damaging result that has allowed eternal rival Real Madrid to open up a two-point lead at the top of the standings.
Girona, meanwhile, finds itself third from bottom but looking upwards after a battling 2-1 win over Valencia at the Estadi Montilivi last time out.
Barcelona hosts Girona at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 18. 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 1:15 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick saw his side lose ground in the title race a fortnight ago as the Blaugrana slipped to a heavy 4-1 defeat away to Sevilla.
How to watch Barcelona vs. Girona 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 Barcelona vs. Girona 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 Barcelona vs. Girona 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 1 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 Barcelona vs. Girona 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.
