When to watch Real Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano
- Sunday, Feb. 1 at 8 a.m. ET (5 a.m. PT)
Where to watch
- Real Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano will air in the US on ESPN Select.
Real Madrid will aim to make amends for Wednesday’s surprise UEFA Champions League defeat as it looks to maintain its La Liga title pursuit with a visit from relegation-threatened Rayo Vallecano.
Having taken the lead in Lisbon, Los Blancos slipped to a dramatic 4-2 defeat to Benfica — a result that saw Alvaro Arbeloa’s men having to settle for a spot in the UCL playoff spots. That result contrasted with Real’s recent strong showing in La Liga, with the hosts currently on a run of six straight wins.
They face a Rayo Vallecano team looking for its first win at the Bernabéu in 30 years. Hopes of ending that run aren’t high, with Iñigo Pérez’s men hovering dangerously close to the relegation zone after back-to-back defeats to Celta Vigo and Osasuna.
Real Madrid faces Rayo Vallecano at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, Feb. 1. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. CET local time, which is 8 a.m. ET or 5 a.m. PT in the US and Canada, 1 p.m. GMT in the UK and 12 a.m. AEDT in Australia.
Kylian Mbappé’s double strike wasn’t enough to stop Real Madrid crashing to a 4-2 away defeat to Benfica in the Champions League in midweek.
Watch Real Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano 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. Rayo Vallecano 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 2 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. Rayo Vallecano 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 TSN3, TSN 5 and 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 Barcelona vs. Oviedo 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.
