Madrid’s Crucial Clash: Can They Close the Gap on Barcelona?

As the La Liga title race heats up, Real Madrid will visit the Estadio de Balaídos on Saturday, where a victory against mid-table Celta Vigo is essential for closing the gap on leaders Barcelona.

Real Madrid enters this match on the heels of a 2-0 win over Villarreal, with Federico Valverde and Vinicius Junior scoring for the defending champions. Currently, they are second in the league, trailing Barcelona by three points. In contrast, Celta Vigo, sitting ninth, recently ended a three-game winless streak with a 1-0 win against Las Palmas.

The match between Celta Vigo and Real Madrid is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, with kickoff at 9 p.m. CEST, translating to 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT in the US, 8 p.m. in the UK, and 6 a.m. AEDT in Australia on Sunday.

For viewers in the US, the match will be available for streaming on ESPN Plus, which holds broadcasting rights for La Liga in both English and Spanish.

If you are outside your local viewing area, using a VPN can help you access the match. A VPN can hide your internet activity and prevent speed throttling by your ISP, making it an effective tool for streaming games while traveling or on public Wi-Fi. It allows you to change your virtual location and access the game, provided you have a legitimate streaming subscription.

In the UK, Premier Sports will broadcast this match on its Premier Sports 2 channel and LaLigaTV, making it accessible to viewers who subscribe to their service, which costs around £8 a month.

In Canada, TSN holds the broadcasting rights, and the match will be shown on TSN 1. TSN Plus, available for CA$8 a month, also offers extensive coverage of various sports, including La Liga.

In Australia, BeIn Sports retains the live broadcast rights to La Liga fixtures, including this match, which will air on BeIn Sports 3.

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