Atlético Madrid vs. Barcelona: How Fans Can Watch Sunday's Title Clash

Atlético Madrid hosts Barcelona at the Metropolitano Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 8, in a La Liga game that kicks off at 3 p.m. ET, according to CNET and Mashable. Viewers in the U.S. can watch on ESPN's streaming service, which CNET says costs from $14 a month.

The match pits the league's top two teams against each other. Mashable and CNET both report that only two points separate them, with Barcelona in first place and Atlético second. The game will also open with a tribute to a Spanish player who died recently.

What it costs to watch, country by country

CNET lists the main options in four markets:

• United States: ESPN has the rights and shows all 380 La Liga matches on its streaming service. ESPN Select, which carries every La Liga game, costs $14 a month. ESPN Unlimited costs $32 a month and adds content from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews and ESPN Deportes.
• United Kingdom: Premier Sports shows the match exclusively live on Premier Sports 1. A subscription costs £14 a month with a 12-month minimum through Sky TV, £19 for a standard monthly plan or £16 a month through Virgin Media.
• Canada: TSN holds the rights. TSN Plus is no longer sold on its own. CNET lists TSN Standard at $25 and TSN Premium at $30 a month, and says Premium carries every match this season.
• Australia: beIN Sports has the rights and shows the game on beIN Sports 2. It costs AU$17 a month or AU$240 a year, or AU$15 a month as a Prime Video channel add-on.

Mashable reported that the match is also free on CazéTV, a service it says is geo-restricted to Brazil.

Why it matters: timing and a tribute to Jesus de Miguel

For viewers, the practical question is timing. Kickoff is 9 p.m. in Spain, which CNET converts to 3 p.m. ET and 12 p.m. PT in the U.S. and Canada, 8 p.m. GMT in the UK and 7 a.m. AEDT on Monday in Australia. Anyone tuning in at kickoff should expect a ceremony first.

Bolavip US reported that LaLiga, the Royal Spanish Football Federation and Liga F have dedicated the Nov. 6-9 matchday to Jesus de Miguel, a CD Tenerife player who recently died. The campaign carries the message “Always in our memory.”

According to Bolavip, the starters from both teams will walk out together in special shirts with the number 9, De Miguel's jersey number. With the referees, they will form a semicircle with arms around one another near the spot where the incident involving De Miguel happened during Tenerife's game against FC Andorra. The captains, entering last, will lay flowers.

A minute of silence follows, with an image of De Miguel on the stadium screens, then applause for his family, teammates and the Tenerife community. During play, the referee will stop the game at the first stoppage from the ninth minute onward. A video dedicated to De Miguel will be shown, and players will applaud from their positions before play resumes. Bolavip said the gesture extends to all national competitions run by the federation and Liga F on those dates.

What is at stake on the pitch

CNET said Atlético is chasing a first La Liga title since 2021 and wants a statement win. Diego Simeone's side has lost only once in the league this season. It comes off a 2-0 defeat away to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday, which CNET called timid.

Hansi Flick's Barcelona arrives after a 3-0 Champions League win over Aston Villa in midweek. That followed a 6-0 league win over Alavés last Saturday, a game in which CNET said the Barcelona attack again dominated.

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Around Prague, based on reporting by Mashable, Bolavip US, CNET