Which channel to watch Real Madrid vs Barcelona?

It’s time for another edition of El Clásico in 2022 as FC Barcelona takes on Real Madrid in La Liga play. Sunday’s match will air on TV in Spanish via ESPN Deportes. Fans can watch the Spanish broadcast for free by signing up for a free trial of fuboTV. Fans can stream the English broadcast via ESPN+.

• LIVE STREAM: Watch in Spanish via fuboTV | Watch in English via ESPN+

Barca and Madrid last faced off over the summer in a preseason exhibition in Las Vegas, which saw Barcelona get the 1-0 win in the debut match for Robert Lewandowski. Now, the teams are locked up at the top of the Spanish League standings at 22 points apiece. Barcelona currently holds the edge in goal differential. However, Madrid comes into the match as the reigning La Liga and Champions League titleholders.

How to watch Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona in El Clásico (La Liga 2022)

What time does the match start? What TV channel will it air on? - Sunday’s match will kick off at 10:15 a.m. EST from Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain. The game will air on TV in Spanish via ESPN Deportes. Fans can watch the English broadcast via ESPN+, which can be accessed via the ESPN app on smart TVs and streaming devices.

Live steam options: fuboTV | WatchESPN | Sling | DirecTV | ESPN+ - The match will available to stream via ESPN+ in both English and Spanish. That is a separate service from normal ESPN and requires a separate subscription starting at $9.99 per month. Fans can sign up for ESPN+ here.

As for the Spanish-only broadcast, fans who have cable can use the login credentials from their TV provider to watch via WatchESPN and the ESPN app. Fans without cable can also watch the match in Spanish with streaming services like fuboTV, Sling and DirecTV. Both fuboTV and DirecTV offer free trials.

More coverage via the Associated Press

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona needs to switch back into high gear.

The Catalan team got off to a strong start this season but has begun to struggle just before crucial matches against Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday and Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Sunday.

A setback against Inter would hurt the team’s chances of winning another European Cup, likely leading to a second consecutive elimination in the group stage.

A setback against Madrid could drop the team from the Spanish league lead, and deal another big blow to its morale.

“It’s a match to change things around for us,” Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández said Tuesday. “It’s an opportunity to redeem ourselves.”

Barcelona is coming off a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Celta Vigo in the Spanish league on Sunday. It also struggled in a 1-0 league win at Mallorca the previous weekend, and last Tuesday it played poorly in a 1-0 loss at Inter to fall into a difficult position to advance from Group C of the Champions League.

Bayern Munich comfortably leads the group after three victories, with Barcelona and Inter battling for the second qualification spot and Viktoria Plzen remaining winless in last place. Barcelona dropped three points behind Inter after last week’s loss, so anything but a home victory on Wednesday will likely mean another Champions League elimination.

“It’s an uncomfortable situation,” Xavi said. “We will come out attacking and will try to be brave. We are motivated to play a great match at home and experience a magical night at the Camp Nou.”

The only other time Barcelona failed to advance to the knockout stage in consecutive seasons in the Champions League was in 1997-98 and 1998-99, when squads led by Louis van Gaal first finished behind Dynamo Kyiv and PSV Eindhoven, and then behind eventual finalists Bayern Munich and Manchester United.

Last year, Barcelona endured its worst Champions League campaign in about two decades, finishing behind Bayern Munich and Benfica in its group while going through a dire financial situation in the aftermath of Lionel Messi’s departure to Paris Saint-Germain.

Failure this season would be extra difficult after the club went on a spending spree to boost its squad with players such as Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha.

Barcelona began the season amid high expectations, and after being held to a 0-0 draw at home by Rayo Vallecano in its Spanish league opener, it went on to win seven of its next eight matches in all competitions. The only setback was a 2-0 loss at Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Its other result in the European tournament was a 5-1 rout of Viktoria Plzen at home.

Barcelona had outscored its opponents 23-4 in its first eight matches in all competitions, but found the net only twice in its last three games. Lewandowski scored 11 goals in his first eight matches with the club, but netted only once in the last three games.

After the Inter game, Barcelona travels to the Spanish capital to visit Real Madrid and defend its Spanish league lead. The teams are tied with 22 points, with the Catalan club ahead on goal difference. Madrid is the defending champion both in the Champions League and the Spanish league.

Xavi is expected to be without some key players defensively both against Inter and Madrid, including Ronald Araújo and Jules Koundé.

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