Watch La Liga soccer in the US from $12 a month
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Real Madrid will look to cement its place at the top of Spain’s La Liga today as it hosts an improving Espanyol team. Los Blancos came through a tricky opening Champions League test at home to French team Olympique de Marseille in midweek with a 2-1 win, extending a perfect start to the new season to six straight victories across all competitions.
On Sunday, Real returns to domestic matters with a matchup against an Espanyol team that appears to have improved significantly since last season’s flirtation with relegation. Manolo González’s men have taken maximum points from their three league games so far this term.
Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens.
Real Madrid hosts Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday, Sept. 20. 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.
Kylian Mbappé tops La Liga’s goal-scoring chart with four from Real Madrid’s opening four games of the season.
How to watch Real Madrid vs. Espanyol in the US without cable
This match is available to stream in the US via ESPN Plus, which has live English- and Spanish-language broadcast rights for La Liga in the US.
Livestream Real Madrid vs. Espanyol in the UK
There’s been a slight shakeup with La Liga viewing options in the UK this season, 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 exclusively live on Premier Sports 1, 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 Real Madrid vs. Espanyol 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 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. Espanyol 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 3.
BeIN Sports is available in Australia for AU$15 a month or a yearly commitment of AU$130.
