Real Madrid vs Barcelona live stream and match preview, Thursday March 2, 8pm GMT
Real Madrid vs Barcelona live stream and match preview
Looking for a Real Madrid vs Barcelona live stream? We've got you covered. Real Madrid vs Barcelona is on BT Sport in the UK. Brit abroad? Use a VPN to watch the Champions League with your subscription from anywhere.
It's the biggest game in world football! El Clasico returns on Thursday night to showcase one of the most exciting dates in the football calendar once more.
It's been a funny old season for these two clubs. While Barcelona are racing away with the league – standing atop La Liga by seven clear points of Los Blancos – they were dumped out of the Champions League at the group stage, and then defeated in the Europa League play-offs by Manchester United.
Real Madrid can't match the record-breaking strides of Xavi's side in the league, but are expected to ease through to the next round of the Champions League after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield. As last year showed, it is never wise to bet against Ancelotti's team in Europe's elite competition.
So the Copa del Rey may well be where bragging rights are won between the two this year. This stage is two-legged, so Madrid will want to assert their dominance this time around, before they head to the Camp Nou in a month.
Kick-off is at 8pm GMT.
Line-ups
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Nacho; Camavinga, Kroos, Modric; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Jr
FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Balde, Kounde, Araujo, Alonso; De Jong, Busquets, Kessie; Raphinha, Torres, Gavi
Form
Real Madrid: DWWWW
Barcelona: LLWDW
Referee
Stadium
Real Madrid vs Barcelona will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.
Kick-off and channel
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City kick-off is at 8pm GMT on Thursday March 2 in the UK. The game is being shown on BT Sport 1, BT Sport Ultimate, BTSport.com and the BT Sport app.
In the US, kick-off time is 3pm ET / 12pm PT. The match will be shown on Paramount+ in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch Copa del Rey football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for a Copa del Rey fixture, then you won't be able to watch on your domestic streaming service as usual. The broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!) and blocks you from watching it. You can use a VPN to get around that, though, without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and will let you watch. And all the info going between is entirely encrypted, anonymous and safe – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there. For the Champions League, FourFourTwo currently recommends:
International Premier League TV rights
• UK: BT Sport shows Copa del Rey in the UK.
• USA: ESPN is the rights holder for the Copa del Rey in America.
