How to watch Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid on ESPN+

The Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid derby is likely one of the greatest video games in Spanish soccer and one of many world’s greatest rivalries, and it is obtainable to viewers within the U.S. reside on ESPN+.

When is the sport?

Their LaLiga conflict kicks off on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 12:30 p.m. ET.

How to watch

The recreation is offered reside on ESPN+ within the U.S., with reside protection starting on ESPN+ at 12 p.m. ET.

– Stream Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid reside on ESPN+, Sat. 2/25, 12 p.m. ET

Can’t watch reside? This derby will probably be obtainable on replay and with full highlights throughout ESPN+ and ESPN.com.

What’s at stake?

The recreation has loads of stress and each side have loads to achieve with a win on Saturday. Real Madrid are second in LaLiga with an eight-point hole to shut on league-leading Barcelona and 16 video games left wherein to do it. Victory over their rivals might push them again into the combo and apply strain on the Catalan aspect forward of the subsequent Clasico on March 19.

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As for Atletico Madrid, Diego Simeone’s aspect wants to construct some momentum so as to keep their maintain on a top-four spot and the promise of Champions League soccer subsequent season. Now in fourth place after 4 wins and a draw of their final 5 video games, Atleti have a four-point cushion over the chasing pack, however defeat to rivals Real would take away all margin of error.

What occurred final time they performed?

Real and Atletico have performed twice this season: as soon as in LaLiga and once more within the Spanish Copa del Rey. Real Madrid received each ties: first-half objectives from Rodrygo and Federico Valverde put their Sept. 18 LaLiga conflict past attain earlier than a late Mario Hermoso objective restored a bit of respectability in a 2-1 end result.

Their Copa del Rey quarterfinal conflict was way more dramatic: Alvaro Morata put Atletico forward after 19 minutes earlier than a 79th-minute objective from Rodrygo took the tie to further time. In the opening 5 minutes of additional time, Atletico defender Stefan Savic acquired two fast yellow playing cards, lowering Atleti to 10 males, earlier than Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr. scored to wrap up a 3-1 victory.

How will Saturday’s conflict go?

Top content material heading into Saturday’s recreation

Ahead of the match, we have got two good reads. Marcelo was an iconic defender at Real Madrid, profitable extra trophies (25) than every other participant in crew historical past. He talks to ESPN’s Martin Ainstein about what the membership means to him.

And ESPN contributor Sid Lowe displays on Atletico Madrid supervisor Diego Simeone, for whom Saturday’s recreation will probably be his fortieth Madrid derby. He’s the person who bought Atleti again into this rivalry, however will Saturday be his last derby provided that his membership are approaching a troublesome crossroads?