Updated La Liga TV & streaming schedule: Upcoming matches and how to watch them

Simon Borg

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Another La Liga season is finally here. And the fans will be back in the stadiums for this one.

There is a different feel to the new campaign that kicked off Friday. Perennial favorites Barcelona, which lost club icon Lionel Messi, and Real Madrid seem ripe for the taking after the off-field controversies of the offseason. And it leaves the rest of the field, especially defending champion Atletico Madrid, feeling like this is a season to capitalize on more potential upheaval at the top of the standings table.

The opening weekend has seen all the favorites come out strong with the big three, Sevilla and Valencia all registering wins to start the La Liga season. The most impressive performance arguably came from the Messi-less Barcelona, which won 4-2 at home over Real Sociedad, last year's fifth-place finishers.

WATCH: Every La Liga match on ESPN+

How to watch La Liga in USA

All 380 matches of the 2021-2022 La Liga season will be streamed in English and Spanish on ESPN+ , kicking off the first of eight years of exclusive coverage in the USA. Select matches will also be aired on ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes.

  • Dates: Aug. 13, 2021 - May 22, 2022
  • Matches: Total of 380 league matches in 2021-2022
  • Streaming: ESPN+ (all matches in English & Spanish)
  • TV Channels: ABC, ESPN (select matches)
  • Spanish-language TV: ESPN Deportes (select matches)

La Liga Schedule - Week 1

Friday, Aug. 13

Match  
Valencia CF 1, Getafe 0 Highlights

Saturday, Aug. 14

Match  
CA Osasuna 0, RCD Espanyol 0  
Cadiz CF 1, Levante UD 1 Highlights
RCD Mallorca 1, Real Betis 1 Highlights
Deportivo Alaves 1, Real Madrid 4 Highlights

Sunday, Aug. 15

Match  
Celta Vigo 1, Atletico Madrid 2 Highlights
Barcelona 4, Real Sociedad 2 Highlights
Sevilla 3, Rayo Vallecano 0 Highlights

Monday, Aug. 16

Match Time (ET) TV channels Stream
Villarreal vs. Granada 2 p.m.   ESPN+
Elche vs. Athletic Bilbao 4 p.m.   ESPN+

Simon Borg

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Simon Borg is a senior editor at The Sporting News who has covered football/soccer for over a decade. A supporter of Italian club Parma Calcio from his years growing up in Europe, he was previously a long-time member of Major League Soccer's digital media team, as a multimedia content producer, on-air personality, and Editor-in-Chief. Based in New York City, Borg is multilingual and has covered the domestic and global scene for TSN since 2021.