Real Madrid will look to get back to winning ways in Spain's La Liga on Saturday as it hosts a Villarreal team that has made one of its best starts to a season in years.
Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens.
Los Blancos suffered their first defeat of the campaign last weekend, losing 5-2 in El Derbi Madrileño, to local rival Atlético Madrid. In midweek, the hosts were able to put that defeat behind them by brushing aside Kazakhstan minnows Kairat 5-0 on the road in the UEFA Champions League.
Up next for Xabi Alonso's men is a determined Villareal, which has won each of its last three La Liga matches with stoppage-time goals. Another win here for Marcelino's in-form team would see it climb above Real into second place behind leaders Barcelona.
Real Madrid hosts Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 4. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET local time, making it a 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT start in the US, a 8 p.m. BST start in the UK and a 6. a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia.
Kylian Mbappé's hat-trick against Kairat in the Champions League on Tuesday means the French striker has now registered 13 goals so far this season across all club competitions. Pedro Castillo/Real Madrid/Getty Images
How to watch Real Madrid vs. Villarreal in the US without cable
This match is available to stream in the US via ESPN Select, which has live English- and Spanish-language broadcast rights for La Liga in the US.
ESPN Select Watch La Liga soccer in the US from $12 a month ESPN's streaming platforms have been shaken up in recent weeks. The sports network now offers 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 streaming access to ESPN's linear networks and services, such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESP3, 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. See at ESPN
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