When to watch Elche vs. Barcelona
- Saturday, Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT)
Where to watch
- Elche vs. Barcelona will air in the US on ESPN Select.
Barcelona heads to the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero to face out-of-form Elche on Saturday, knowing that any sort of slip-up could see it surrender its place at the top of Spain’s La Liga.
The visitors find themselves just one point clear of rival Real Madrid, but a productive week that saw them claim a 3-0 win over Real Oviedo, followed by an emphatic 4-1 win over FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League, means Hansi Flick’s men should come into this game full of confidence.
Midtable Elche, meanwhile, has made a solid return to La Liga following last season’s promotion. However, a run of five games without a win across all competitions will have head coach Eder Sarabia nervously looking over his shoulder, with the hosts coming into the weekend’s action just three points above the relegation zone.
Elche faces Barcelona at the Estadio Martínez Valero on Saturday, Jan. 31. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. CET local time, 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT in the US and Canada, 8 p.m. GMT in the UK and 7 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia.
Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for Barcelona in the 4-1 Champions League win over FC Copenhagen on Wednesday.
Watch Elche vs. Barcelona in the US without cable
This match is available to stream in the US through ESPN Select, which has live English and Spanish-language broadcast rights for La Liga in the US.
ESPN’s streaming platform 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 access to ESPN’s networks and services, such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, 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 Elche vs. Barcelona in the UK
While Premier Sports remains the home for the lion’s share of Spanish top-flight matches in the UK, Disney Plus is set to show select Saturday primetime matches exclusively live, with this match the streaming giant’s pick for this week.
As well as top-flight Spanish football matches, Disney Plus offers a wide variety of entertainment, including shows such as Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Alien Earth, alongside older favorites such as Modern Family and The Walking Dead, plus the vast Marvel, Star Wars and Disney catalogs.
Disney Plus currently offers several subscription options in the UK: the Standard with Ads plan is £5 per month, the Standard plan is £9 per month or £90 a year, and the Premium plan is £13 per month or £130 a year.
Livestream Elche 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 Plus.
TSN Plus is a 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 Elche vs. Barcelona in Australia
Soccer 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 1 and BeIN Sports Connect.
BeIN Sports is available in Australia for AU$16 a month or a yearly commitment of AU$160.
