When to watch Athletic Bilbao vs. Real Madrid
- Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT)
Where to watch
- Athletic Bilbao vs. Real Madrid will air in the US on ESPN Select.
Title-chasing Real Madrid is seeking a much-needed win on Wednesday, as they travel to the Basque Country to face an Athletic Bilbao squad seeking back-to-back wins for only the second time in La Liga this season.
Los Blancos have played to three stalemates in their last three La Liga fixtures — a run which has allowed title rivals Barcelona to open up a four-point lead at the top of the standings coming into today’s game.
Ernesto Valverde’s inconsistent Bilbao, meanwhile, find themselves in the eighth spot, 11 points behind the all-important UEFA Champions League spots and come into this game off the back of Saturday’s 2-0 away win over struggling Levante.
Athletic Bilbao faces Real Madrid at San Mamés Stadium on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CET local time, 1 p.m. ET or 10 a.m. PT in the US and Canada, 6 p.m. GMT in the UK and a 5 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia on Thursday morning.
Despite a recent winless streak, Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid remain the team with best away record in the division this term, with 15 points from their eight games on the road.
Watch Athletic Bilbao 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 platforms have been shaken up in recent weeks. The sports network 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, ESP3, 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 Athletic Bilbao vs. Real Madrid 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 Athletic Bilbao 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 Athletic Bilbao vs. Real Madrid 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 3.
beIN Sports is available in Australia for AU$16 a month or a yearly commitment of AU$160.
