When to watch Real Madrid vs. Atlético Madrid
- Sunday, March 22, at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT)
Where to watch
- Real Madrid vs. Atlético Madrid will air in the US on ESPN Select.
Watch La Liga in the US from $12 a month
ESPN Select
Atlético Madrid will be looking to upend their city rivals’ title challenge on Sunday as they head to the Bernabéu to take on Real Madrid.
Currently sitting in third place in La Liga, 13 points behind leaders Barcelona ahead of this weekend’s action, and seemingly out of the title race, Atlético’s main hopes of silverware this term now appear likely to lie elsewhere.
The club advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals in midweek after edging past Tottenham in the round of 16, with Los Rojiblancos also having next month’s Copa del Rey final against Real Sociedad to look forward to.
Real, meanwhile, know they can’t afford any further slip-ups as they looks to reduce Barcelona’s four-point lead. Los Blancos neverthless come into this match off the back of a morale-boosting 5-1 aggregate victory over Manchester City in the Champions League.
The reverse fixture between these two teams back in September saw Atlético hand Real its first La Liga defeat of the season under then-boss Xabi Alonso, with Diego Simeone’s side mounting a pulsating comeback to win 5-2 at the Metropolitano.
Real Madrid takes on Atlético Madrid at the Estadio Bernabéu on Saturday, March 22. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET local time, which is 4 p.m. ET or 1 p.m. PT in the US and Canada, 8 p.m. GMT in the UK and 7 a.m. AEDT in Australia on Monday morning.
Vinícius Júnior scored both goals in Real Madrid’s 2-1 away win over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Watch Real Madrid vs. Atlético Madrid 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 platforms now offer 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 Real Madrid vs. Atlético Madrid in the UK
Premier Sports is the home for the lion’s share of live Spanish top-flight match broadcasts this season in the UK. The network is showing 340 matches live, including this game, which will be shown exclusively live on its Premier Sports 1 TV channel and Premier Sports Player.
A subscription to the dedicated Premier Sports La Liga channel costs £8 a month. You can also access the channel through a full subscription to Premier Sports, which provides access to all of the network’s channels. These channels hold the UK broadcast rights to Scottish Premiership matches, the BKT United Rugby Championship, the Investec Champions Cup, as well as 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 Prime Video as an add-on for £15 a month.
Livestream Real Madrid vs. Atlético 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 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 Real Madrid vs. Atlético Madrid 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 2 and BeIN Sports Connect.
BeIN Sports is available in Australia for AU$16 a month or a yearly commitment of AU$160.
