Real Madrid and Barcelona Face Off On Saturday, November 21st
Spain’s Historical Rivals Go Head-to-Head in One of Sports’ Most Anticipated Matches
Unparalleled Live Studio Coverage from U.S. and Spain Featuring Top Analysts and Guests – How can any soccer fan miss this excitement?
Soccer News: beIN SPORTS, the international sports network, will present exclusive U.S. coverage of one of the biggest rivalry in all of sports, La Liga’s Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona, as they go head-to-head in “El Clásico” on Saturday, November 21st, kick-off at 12:15 P.M. EST.
“‘El Clásico’ is the most anticipated soccer match of the year featuring the top rivalry in the sport nowadays,” said Antonio Briceño, Deputy Managing Director of beIN SPORTS USA. “We continue with our mission to provide passionate sports fans with the best world class events and we’re thrilled to deliver exclusive coverage of ‘El Clásico’ live from Spain to our loyal fans in the U.S.”
Veteran and award-winning commentators, Ray Hudson and Phil Schoen will be calling the match LIVE from the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, providing the always electrifying on-field play-by-play and colorful commentary for beIN SPORTS, and Jose Hernandez and Eduardo Biscayart will do the honors for beIN SPORTS en Español.
Pregame analysis and match day predictions will be the focus of the Saturday edition of “The Express Preview,” beginning at 11:00 A.M. EST on beIN SPORTS and at 10:00 A.M. EST on beIN SPORTS en Español. Special in-depth analysis and coverage surrounding “El Clásico” will feature former stars such as Francisco “Paco” Buyo, Luis García, Patrick Kluivert, Gary Bailey and Christian Vieri.
To bring US fans closer to the action, beIN SPORTS is hosting four watch parties across the U.S. starting off with Miami, FL at the Margaret Pace Park which will feature special guests such as former Barcelona forward and current striker and captain for MLS’ New York City FC, David Villa and former Valencia and Spain superstar midfielder Gaizka Mendieta. Other cities include: New York City, NY (@ Smithfield Hall), Los Angeles, CA (@ Tom’s Urban) and Houston, TX (@Galway Hooker).
Elsewhere, fans can tune-in across multiple platforms including TV channels beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español and live streaming on beIN SPORTS CONNECT. What’s more, the Xfinity Latino Entertainment Channel and DirecTV Audience Channel will enhance the broadcast by presenting encore presentations to their entire universe of over 40M subscribers; check your local listings for more information.
Both clubs, who currently hold the top two spots on the La Liga table, are home to six of the top players in the world including Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale.
