This weekend, on the last match day before the 2024-2025 winter breaks in LALIGA and Bundesliga, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes will showcase two top matchups in European football.
- FC Barcelona-Atlético de Madrid: Matchup of two teams tied with 38 points atop LALIGA standings on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.
- Bundesliga No. 1 FC Bayern München hosts No. 4 RB Leipzig, today at 2:30 p.m. ET.
LALIGA: FC Barcelona vs. Atlético de Madrid on Saturday on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes
Saturday’s FC Barcelona-Atlético de Madrid match will be on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes, live from Barcelona’s Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys at 3 p.m. ET. Rob Palmer, Stewart Robson and reporter Gemma Soler (English) and Ricardo Ortiz, Mario Kempes and reporter Moises Llorens (Spanish) will provide commentary.
FC Barcelona-Atlético de Madrid coverage on ESPN+ will begin at 2 p.m. ET with ESPNFC pregame show. Spanish-language Offside pregame coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Postgame analysis will immediately follow the match. All LALIGA matches on ESPN+ are available in English and Spanish.
Highlights:
- England soccer legend and ESPN analyst Steve McManaman and Sid Lowe will provide pitch-side reporting and analysis, live on Saturday from Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.
- In his first extensive media interview since his transfer to Atlético de Madrid from Chelsea, England national team player Conor Gallagher talks about his life in Madrid, the new team, and the off-season transfer to a new league and team. Gallagher’s interview will be on ESPN FC shows leading up to the game and on digital platforms.
- On ESPN Digitalreporter Sam Marden provides an in-depth look at how FC Barcelona’s strength in playing a high-line defense has become a weakness as the team is experiencing a slow patch in the season.
On Sunday at 10:15 a.m. ET, third-ranked Real Madrid host Sevilla FC at Santiago Bernabéu on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes. Rob Palmer, Alex Pareja, reporter Alex Kirkland (English), Fernando Palomo, Eduardo Biscayart, and reporter Martin Ainstein (Spanish) will provide commentary. ESPNFC pregame coverage begins at 9:45 a.m. ET on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes, with postgame analysis immediately following the match.
LALIGA – Matchday 18 schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platforms |
| Fri, Dec. 20 | 3 p.m. | Girona vs. Valladolid | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Dec. 21 | 8 a.m. | Getafe vs. Mallorca | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
| 10:15 a.m. | Celta de Vigo vs. Royal Society | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Osasuna vs. Athletic Club | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
| 3 p.m. | FC Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid |
ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
| Sun, Dec. 22 | 8 a.m. | Valencia vs. Alaves | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
| 10:15 a.m. | Real Madrid vs. Sevilla | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Leganés vs. Villarreal | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Las Palmas vs. Espanyol | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | Real Betis vs. Rayo Vallecano | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
*Subject to change
Bundesliga: FC Bayern Munich vs. RB Leipzig Friday on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes
Bundesliga Matchday 15 features a showdown between Bundesliga’s first-ranked FC Bayern München and fourth-ranked RB Leipziglive from Allianz Arena in Munich on Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ in English and Spanish. Derek Rae, Stewart Robson (English) and Kenneth Garay and Barak Fever (Spanish) will call the match.
Goal Arena – Bundesliga Conference on ESPN+ continues Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET, with live look-ins to five matches: Holstein Kiel vs. FC Augsburg, VfB Stuttgart vs. FC St. Pauli, SV Werder Bremen vs. 1. FC Union Berlin, Eintracht Frankfurt vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05 and TSG Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Bundesliga Matchday 15 Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platforms |
| Fri, Dec. 20 | 2:30 p.m. | FC Bayern Munich vs. RB Leipzig | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
| Sat, Dec. 21 | 9:20 a.m. | Goal Arena – Bundesliga Conference | ESPN+ |
| 9:30 a.m. | Holstein Kiel vs. FC Augsburg | ESPN+ | |
| 9:30 a.m. | VfB Stuttgart vs. FC St. Pauli | ESPN+ | |
| 9:30 a.m. | SV Werder Bremen vs. 1. FC Union Berlin | ESPN+ | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Eintracht Frankfurt vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ESPN+ | |
| 9:30 a.m. | TSG Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach | ESPN+ | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. Sport Club Freiburg | ESPN+ | |
| Sun, Dec. 22 | 9:30 a.m. | Vfl Bochum 1848 vs. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | ESPN+ |
| 11:30 a.m. | VfL Wolfsburg vs. Borussia Dortmund | ESPN+ |
*Subject to change
Eredivisie: No. 1 PSV vs. No. 4 Feyenoord on Sunday on ESPN+
First-ranked PSV host fourth-ranked Feyenoord Rotterdam at Eindhoven’s Philips Stadion on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. ET on ESPN+ in English and Spanish.
Eredivisie Matchday 17:
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platforms |
| Sat, Dec. 21 | 3 p.m. | AZ vs. FC Twente | ESPN+ |
| Sun, Dec. 22 | 6:15 a.m. | Sparta Rotterdam vs. Ajax | ESPN+ |
| 8:30 a.m. | PSV vs. Feyenoord | ESPN+ | |
| 8:30 a.m. | FC Utrecht vs. Fortune Sittard | ESPN+ |
*Subject to change
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