When to watch Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona
- Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT)
Where to watch Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona
- Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona will air in the US on ESPN Select.
Barcelona will look to cement its place at the top of La Liga on Saturday as the team takes on Athletic Club, which will seek to keep in touch with its European qualification rivals. Both teams come into the clash looking to bounce back after suffering midweek Copa del Rey disappointments, with Barca just falling short of pulling off a comeback for the ages against Atletico Madrid in their semifinal second leg, and Athletic Club going out with a narrow 2-0 aggregate defeat at the hands of Real Sociedad. The reverse fixture at the newly reopened Camp Nou back in November saw Barca trounce Bilbao 4-0 in a match which saw Ferran Torres bag a brace.
Athletic Club takes on Barcelona at San Mamés Stadium on Saturday, March 7. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET local time, which is 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT in the US and Canada, 8 p.m. GMT in the UK and 7 a.m. AEDT in Australia on Sunday morning.
A double strike from midfielder Marc Bernal could not prevent Barcelona from suffering a Copa del Rey semifinal exit at the hands of Athletic Madrid on Tuesday.
Watch Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona 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 streaming platforms now offer two tiers with its new direct-to-consumer setup: ESPN Select and ESPN Unlimited. ESPN Select looks like what ESPN Plus used to be, with the same content available to subscribers, including La Liga soccer, for $13 a month. If you want full access to ESPN networks and services such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, 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. Barcelona in the UK
While Premier Sports remains the home for most Spanish top-flight matches in the UK, Disney Plus is showing select Saturday primetime matches exclusively live, and this match is the streaming giant's pick for this week.
As well as the top-flight Spanish football matches, Disney Plus offers a wide variety of entertainment, including shows such as Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Alien Earth, alongside older favorites such as Modern Family and The Walking Dead, plus the vast Marvel, Star Wars and Disney catalogs. Disney Plus currently offers several subscription options in the UK: the Standard with Ads plan is £5 per month, the Standard plan is £9 per month or £90 a year, and the Premium plan is £13 per month or £130 a year.
Livestream Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona 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 4 and 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. Barcelona 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 2 and BeIN Sports Connect.
BeIN Sports is available in Australia for AU$16 a month or a yearly commitment of AU$160.