When to watch Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid

• Friday, March 6, at 3 p.m. ET (noon PT)

Where to watch

• Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid will air in the US on ESPN Select.

After two damaging defeats on the spin, Real Madrid needs a win on Friday to keep alive its fading title hopes as it faces Celta Vigo, a team looking to cement its place in Spain’s top six.

Los Blancos boss Alvaro Arbeloa saw his side crash to an unexpected 1-0 loss at home to midtable Getafe on Monday, and that blow followed an equally damaging defeat at Osasuna two weeks ago. Those results mean Real can’t afford any further slip-ups, with league leader Barcelona now a comfortable four points ahead coming into this weekend’s matches in La Liga.

Getting back to winning ways today is unlikely to be a formality for the visitors, however. Celta Vigo are currently going great guns after four wins from their last four matches across all competitions, with European qualification now very much within the grasp of Claudio González’s men.

Celta Vigo takes on Real Madrid at the Estadio de Balaídos on Friday, March 6. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET local time, which is 3 p.m. ET or noon PT in the US and Canada, 8 p.m. GMT in the UK and 7 a.m. AEDT in Australia on Saturday morning.

Watch Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid 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 Select Watch La Liga in the US from $12 a month

ESPN’s streaming platforms now offer two tiers with its new direct-to-consumer setup: ESPN Select and ESPN Unlimited. ESPN Select is essentially what ESPN Plus used to be, with the same content available to subscribers, including La Liga soccer, for $12 a month. If you want full access to ESPN’s 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 Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid in the UK

Premier Sports is the home for the lion’s share of live Spanish top-flight match broadcasts this season in the UK. The network is showing 340 matches live, including this game, which will be shown exclusively live on its Premier Sports 1 TV channel and Premier Sports Player.

Premier Sports Watch La Liga in the UK

A subscription to the dedicated Premier Sports La Liga channel costs £8 a month. You can also access the channel through a full subscription to Premier Sports, which provides access to all of the network’s channels. These channels hold the UK broadcast rights to Scottish Premiership matches, the BKT United Rugby Championship, the Investec Champions Cup, as well as NHL and NASCAR. A full Premier Sports subscription costs £10 per month for Sky and Virgin TV customers. You can also get Premier Sports through Prime Video as an add-on for £15 a month.

Livestream Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid 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 2 and TSN Plus.

TSN Plus Watch La Liga in Canada

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 Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid 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 Connect.

BeIN Sports Watch La Liga in Australia

BeIN Sports is available in Australia for AU$16 a month or a yearly commitment of AU$160.

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