When to watch Villarreal vs. Real Madrid
- Saturday, Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT)
Where to watch
- Villarreal vs. Real Madrid will air in the US on ESPN Select.
New Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa faces a tricky test of his managerial abilities on Saturday as his team travels to face a Villarreal side that has emerged as a serious title contender in La Liga.
The hosts come into today's big game in third, with Marcelino García Toral's men just eight points off La Liga leader Barcelona, and seven behind their hosts today with a game in hand. The Yellow Submarine has had a slight dip in form coming into this key clash, with last week's 2-0 defeat away at Real Betis followed by a 2-1 loss at home to Ajax in the UEFA Champions League.
Arbeloa suffered an embarrassing Copa del Rey defeat in his first match in charge, but Madrid appears to be getting into a winning groove. Last weekend's 2-0 La Liga win at home to Levante was followed by an impressive 6-1 hammering of Monaco in Europe in midweek.
Villarreal faces Real Madrid at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Saturday, Jan. 24. 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.
Jude Bellingham was on target to score Real Madrid's final goal in its 6-1 thrashing of Monaco in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Alvaro Medranda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Watch Villarreal vs. Real 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 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 Villarreal vs. Real Madrid 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 Villarreal vs. Real 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. Levante 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.