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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
