Athletic Club de Bilbao vs Real Madrid LALIGA game on ESPN Deportes: Livestream, TV channels, Spanish commentary coverage, kick-off time

This article was originally written and published by Spanish soccer correspondent Andrés Roberto Flores Bocanegra for GOAL Spain.

Athletic Club de Bilbao welcomes Real Madrid this Wednesday, 3 December, at 7:00 pm local time at the San Mamés Stadium, in a match brought forward from the nineteenth round of the 2025-2026 LaLiga season.

Los Leones come into the match after beating Levante 2-0 on matchday 14, with goals from Robert Navarro and Nico Williams. Ernesto Valverde's team is eighth in the standings with 20 points.

For their part, Los Merengues drew 1-1 against Girona in their most recent league match, with Kylian Mbappé scoring yet again. Xabi Alonso's side is second in the table with 33 points.

Here, GOAL offers you everything you need to know about how to watch the match, including the TV channel, broadcast details and more.

Copa del Rey

Cultural Leonesa

LEO

13 Jan 202615:00

Athletic Bilbao

ATH

Copa del Rey

Albacete

ALB

14 Jan 202615:00

Real Madrid

RMA

How to watch Athletic Club de Bilbao vs Real Madrid, LaLiga 2025-26: TV channels and live streams

The game will be broadcast live on ESPN Deportes here in the United States with a kick-off time of 10am PST / 1pm EST.

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Kick-off time for Athletic Club Bilbao vs Real Madrid

LaLiga - LaLiga

San Mames

The match will be played on Wednesday, 3 December at 7:00 p.m. Spanish time at the San Mamés stadium. In the United States that is 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time).

Team news and line-ups

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid lineups

Athletic Bilbao

4-1-2-3

Formation

4-2-3-1

RMA

1

U. Simon

3

D. Vivian

14

A. Laporte

15

C

I. Lekue

19

A. Boiro

18

M. Jauregizar

16

I. Ruiz de Galarreta

30

A. Rego

10

N. Williams

7

A. Berenguer

11

G. Guruzeta

1

T. Courtois

12

T. Alexander-Arnold

18

A. Carreras

3

Eder Militao

22

A. Ruediger

8

C

F. Valverde

7

Vinicius Junior

5

J. Bellingham

14

A. Tchouameni

6

E. Camavinga

10

K. Mbappe

4-2-3-1

RMA

ATH

-Line up

• 1

  U. Simon

• 3

  D. Vivian

• 14

  A. Laporte

• 15

  I. Lekue (C)

  46’

• 19

  A. Boiro

• 18

  M. Jauregizar

  69’

• 16

  I. Ruiz de Galarreta

  46’

• 30

  A. Rego

  76’

• 10

  N. Williams

  78’

• 7

  A. Berenguer

  66’

  69’

• 11

  G. Guruzeta

Substitutes

• 27

  A. Padilla

• 2

  A. Gorosabel

• 22

  N. Serrano

  69’

• 25

  U. Izeta

• 20

  U. Gomez

  46’

• 12

  J. Areso

  46’

• 4

  A. Paredes

• 6

  M. Vesga

  69’

• 17

  Y. Berchiche

• 49

  E. Garcia

• 44

  S. Sanchez

  78’

• 48

  E. Bujan

Manager

• E. Valverde

RMA

-Line up

• 1

  T. Courtois

• 12

  T. Alexander-Arnold

  7’

  55’

• 18

  A. Carreras

  59’

• 3

  Eder Militao

  78’

• 22

  A. Ruediger

• 8

  F. Valverde (C)

• 7

  Vinicius Junior

  78’

• 5

  J. Bellingham

• 14

  A. Tchouameni

• 6

  E. Camavinga

  42’

  69’

• 10

  K. Mbappe

  7’, 59’

  42’

  78’

Substitutes

• 17

  R. Asencio

  55’

• 21

  B. Diaz

  78’

• 20

  F. Garcia

• 19

  D. Ceballos

• 11

  Rodrygo

  78’

• 15

  A. Guler

  69’

• 9

  Endrick

• 26

  F. Gonzalez

• 13

  A. Lunin

• 16

  G. Garcia

  78’

• 30

  F. Mastantuono

Manager

• X. Alonso

Athletic Club Bilbao news

The Lions are looking for more consistency, with three defeats in their last five games, to the point of dropping out of the qualifying zone for continental competitions.

Real Madrid news

Los Merengues have relinquished their lead in LaLiga after a disappointing draw against Girona, but Xabi Alonso has asked for no alarm bells to be sounded, with much of the season still to play in what he expects to be a back-and-forth battle for the title.

How they come into the game

Head-to-Head Record

ATH

Last 5 matches

RMA

1

Win

1

Draw

3

Wins

• Real Madrid

  1

  -

  0

  Athletic Bilbao

• Athletic Bilbao

  2

  -

  1

  Real Madrid

• Real Madrid

  2

  -

  0

  Athletic Bilbao

• Athletic Bilbao

  0

  -

  2

  Real Madrid

• Real Madrid

  1

  -

  1

  Athletic Bilbao

3

Goals scored

7

Games over 2.5 goals

1/5

Both teams scored

2/5

Standings

Useful links

• Real Madrid News

• Manchester United wants Federico Valverde! The Red Devils are planning a surprise £100 million move for the Real Madrid star ahead of the January transfer window.

• Xabi Alonso sends strong message about Jude Bellingham amid rumours that Real Madrid superstar is unhappy with new manager