Barcelona and Real Madrid meet again on Sunday, 25 October, with kickoff at 8pm GMT. That works out to 4pm ET and 1pm PT in the United States, and 7am AEDT on Monday for viewers in Australia.
Most of the world will need a paid subscription to watch. Only one broadcaster is carrying the match for free.
Where to watch
Country | Channel or service | Free or paid --- | --- | --- Brazil | CazéTV (YouTube) | Free United States | ABC, ESPN Select | Paid United Kingdom | Premier Sports 1 | Paid Australia | beIN Sports 3 | Paid
In the US, the match airs on ABC and on ESPN Select. ESPN Select runs $13.99 a month or $319.99 a year as part of the broader ESPN Unlimited package, which bundles in Disney+ and Hulu. Viewers who prefer to watch through ABC can do so via a cord-cutting service such as YouTube TV, Hulu+Live TV, Fubo, DirecTV or Sling TV, several of which offer free trials to new sign-ups.
In the UK, Premier Sports 1 holds the rights. A subscription costs £18.99 a month or £149.99 a year paid upfront, and it can also be added on top of an existing Sky, Virgin Media or Prime Video plan.
Australian viewers need beIN Sports 3, either as a standalone subscription at AU$16.99 a month or AU$169.99 a year, or as a Prime Video add-on at the same monthly rate.
Free options
Viewers in Brazil can watch El Clasico without paying anything, through the CazéTV channel on YouTube. That is the only confirmed free broadcast of the match. There is no free option reported for the US, UK or Australia.
What to expect
The fixture arrives with both clubs navigating turbulent form off the pitch, but the lineups promise plenty of attacking talent on it. Barcelona's predicted side features Lamine Yamal and Raphinha going forward, with Pedri and Fermin Lopez through the middle. Real Madrid, under Jose Mourinho, are expected to start Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe up front, with Vinicius-less Madrid leaning on Arda Guler and Eduardo Camavinga in midfield.
Historically there is almost nothing to separate the two clubs. Barcelona have won 106 of their 264 competitive meetings with Real Madrid, and Real Madrid have also won 106, with 52 draws making up the rest. That record alone explains why El Clasico still draws a global audience twice a season, whatever else is happening in the boardrooms of either club.
Kickoff is 8pm GMT on Sunday. The match should run close to two hours once stoppage time is added.
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