How to watch La Liga 2024/25 live in the UK

As a seasoned gamer and football enthusiast with a knack for navigating digital platforms like a pro, I can’t help but feel excited about the upcoming La Liga season! With stars like Jude Bellingham, Vinícius Júnior, Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal, and now Kylian Mbappé gracing the field, it promises to be a spectacle. The arrival of Mbappé at Real Madrid is a game-changer that’s been long anticipated!

The upcoming La Liga season is set to showcase some top-tier talent from global men’s football, boasting stars like Jude Bellingham, Vinícius Júnior, Nico Williams, and the emerging sensation, Lamine Yamal, who made a name for himself at Euro 2024.

More stars continue to shine as Kylian Mbappé is set to join Real Madrid, adding to the star-studded lineup that already includes Jude and Vini Jr. After much anticipation about his next move, Mbappé has officially transferred from Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain to La Liga’s (and Champions League’s) current title holders, Real Madrid, on a free transfer.

La Liga also welcomes three newly-promoted clubs – Leganés, Valladolid and Espanyol – this season.

Following Barcelona’s win of the La Liga championship during the 2022/23 season, it was Real Madrid who clinched the top spot previously. Will they continue their extraordinary winning streak by capturing their 37th (!) premier league trophy?

Here’s how you can tune into all the action this season live in the UK.

How to watch La Liga 2024/25 live in the UK

La Liga fixtures and games

On the La Liga website, you’ll find a visually appealing schedule that resembles a real calendar more than a conventional fixture list. When you click on an event from the calendar, it displays a fixture list for the specific matchday within a pop-up.

Tomorrow, August 15 (specifically Thursday), marks the kickoff of Round 1 in the 2024/25 La Liga season. The curtain-raiser for this event will be a match between Athletic Club, more famously known as Athletic Bilbao, and Getafe CF, which is scheduled for the evening. Later in the same day, Real Betis and Girona will also face off.

The rest of that first matchday then runs until the following Monday (August 19).

The 2024-2025 La Liga season consists of 38 matchdays and wraps up on Sunday, the 25th of May, 2025, featuring a complete slate of matches.

Watch and stream La Liga 2024/25 matches live in the UK

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it’s Premier Sports who holds the broadcasting rights for La Liga. They will air La Liga matches on television and through their online streaming platform until the current season concludes.

If you’re only keen on watching La Liga, you now have the chance to subscribe at a lower price of £7.99 per month and gain direct access to La Liga TV via Premier Sports.

A full Premier Sports streaming subscription costs £15.99/month. It opens up access to coverage of men’s cup football competitions from Scotland, Italy and Germany.

How to watch La Liga 2024/25 live in the UK

Besides airing soccer games, Premier Sports additionally telecasts NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity, and truck races, elite-level ice hockey matches, Mixed Martial Arts events, as well as the EPCR Challenge Cup – a prestigious European rugby union competition.

If you prefer an annual payment, you’ll save a bit and it will cost you £120 per year. On the other hand, you could opt for a monthly pay-as-you-go subscription, set at £10.99 per month, over a minimum 12-month term. This subscription will automatically renew each year unless cancelled or changed to another plan.

It might be more convenient for Amazon Prime Video subscribers to opt for the entire £15.99/month Premier Sports package through Amazon Channels. However, it’s important to note that maintaining an active Amazon Prime membership, priced at £8.99/month or £95/year, is necessary for this billing method.

La Liga 2024/25 free live matches in the UK

ITV has an arrangement that lasts until the conclusion of the 2024/25 La Liga campaign, allowing them to broadcast 10 live games each season at no cost. These games will typically involve one of Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, or Barcelona in competition.

ITV announced during their broadcast of the Community Shield match between Manchester City and Manchester United that they will be airing their first free-to-air La Liga game, which is Mallorca versus Real Madrid, on Sunday, August 18. The coverage begins at 8pm for a 8.30pm kick-off, available on ITV4 and ITVX.

We’ll update with further details throughout the season as free-to-air games are confirmed.

How to watch La Liga 2024/25 live in the UK

Watch and stream La Liga 2024/25 internationally

On the La Liga website, you can find a starting page that allows you to look up broadcasters by country. However, not all details for the 2024/25 season have been updated. As of now, the UK page lists Viaplay as the broadcaster, but in reality, Premier Sports, who took over and rebranded Viaplay’s sports offering during the last La Liga season, should be the one broadcasting.

In Spain, the broadcasting rights are divided among several platforms, such as Movistar+ and DAZN.

In the United States, you can find ABC for traditional broadcasting on network television, along with ESPN and its online counterpart ESPN+, and ESPN Deportes which offers content in Spanish.

La Liga top scorers, table and stats

As a dedicated football enthusiast, I often find myself drawn to the extensive statistics section of La Liga’s official website. Here, I can delve into detailed information about leading goalscorers, creative assist providers, impressive save counts from our goalkeepers, and disciplinary records that include yellow and red cards.

In the 2023/24 season, Artem Dovbyk led the goalscoring charts for his previous team Girona with an impressive tally of 23 goals in 36 games. Trailing closely were Alexander Sørloth (Villareal) and Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), who scored 23 and 19 goals respectively. Notably, Jude’s higher goals-per-game ratio of 0.68 outranked Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski in fourth place, despite Lewandowski having scored 19 goals across a larger number of matches.

As someone who’s been captivated by Kylian Mbappe’s phenomenal six-season streak leading the Ligue 1 goalscoring charts, I can’t help but wonder if he could repeat that feat at Real Madrid. Time will certainly tell us!

Save this webpage for your convenience, as it’s regularly updated with each match day. During the season, you’ll have the ability to sort the results based on home and away performances.

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