El Clasico 2013: Where to watch Barcelona vs Real Madrid in the U.S.

beIN SPORT and beIN SPORT en Español will have live coverage of El Clasico 2013 — the epic Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) matchup of Barcelona vs Real Madrid — in the United States on Saturday, Oct. 26, with the match beginning at 11:55am ET. The highly anticipated match pits soccer’s biggest stars, Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) and Lionel Messi (Barcelona), against one another at Camp Nou in Barcelona.

Prior to Barcelona vs Real Madrid, beIN SPORT and beIN SPORT en Español will have a live pre-game show at 11am ET. The networks will also feature halftime and post-game shows, with match analysis, highlights and interviews.

As part of additional pre-game coverage, at 9am ET beIN SPORT will air a one-hour special called Road to El Clasico: Real Madrid, followed at 10am ET by Road to El Clasico: Barcelona. (On beIN SPORT en Español, the Barcelona special airs at 9am, followed by the Real Madrid special at 10am.)

Making his debut with beIN SPORT just in time for El Clasico is Hugo Sanchez — famed Real Madrid and Mexican international player — who will help cover the match. Sanchez was top scorer in the Spanish league for a record five seasons, was European Golden Boot winner in the 1989-90 season with Real Madrid, and was named to Real Madrid’s All Time Greatest XI.

“beIN SPORT couldn’t be more enthusiastic about having a legend such as Hugo Sanchez join the network,” said Yousef Al-Obaidly, managing director of beIN SPORT. “Sanchez was just named as La Liga’s ambassador to the Americas, and we are excited to build off this momentum to have him on our network, especially for a worldwide event such as El Clásico.”

Live coverage of El Clasico: Barcelona vs Real Madrid begins at 11am ET Oct. 26 on beIN SPORT and beIN SPORT en Español in the United States.

Road to El Clasico: Real Madrid airs at 9am ET; Road to El Clasico: Barcelona airs at 10am ET, on beIN SPORT, with the order of the specials reversed on beIN SPORT en Español.

Replays of El Clasico 2013: Barcelona vs Real Madrid air on beIN SPORT Oct. 26 at 7pm & 10pm ET, and on beIN SPORT en Español Oct. 26 at 6pm & midnight ET.