Barcelona wants to keep up the pressure on La Liga leader Real Madrid on Sunday as it hosts a struggling Real Sociedad at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.
Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game in Spain as it happens.
Hansi Flick’s men were made to work hard for a 3-1 win on Thursday over Real Oviedo. The newly promoted Asturians took an early lead before Barcelona mounted a determined second-half comeback.
They now face a Sociedad team that comes into the weekend’s action in 16th spot after a tough start. It has claimed just 5 points from its first six matches. Sergio Francisco’s men will nevertheless be looking upwards after claiming their first win of the season with a 1-0 victory over rock-bottom Mallorca in midweek.
Barcelona hosts Real Sociedad at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Sunday, Sept. 28. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CET local time, making it a 12:30 p.m. ET or 9:30 a.m. PT start in the US, a 5:30 p.m. BST start in the UK and a 2:30 a.m. AEST kickoff in Australia.
Uruguayan defender Ronald Araújo scored Barcelona’s third goal in their 3-1 away win over Real Oviedo in midweek.
How to watch Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad in the US without cable
This match is available to stream in the US via 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 streaming access to ESPN’s linear 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 Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad in the UK
There’s been a slight shakeup to La Liga viewing options in the UK this season, too, with Disney Plus now set to show Saturday primetime matches exclusively live.
Premier Sports, however, remains the home for the lion’s share of Spanish top-flight matches. The network is showing 340 matches live, including this game, which will be shown exclusively live on Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player and La Liga TV.
A subscription to just Premier Sports’ dedicated La Liga channel costs £8 a month.
You can also get the channel via a full subscription to Premier Sports, giving you access to all of the network’s channels, which have the UK broadcast rights to Scottish Premiership matches, BKT United Rugby Championship and Investec Champions Cup rugby, plus 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 Amazon Prime Video as an add-on for £15 a month.
Livestream Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad 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 direct-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. Real Sociedad in Australia
Footy 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.
beIN Sports is available in Australia for AU$15 a month or a yearly commitment of AU$130.
