Soccer on ESPN Platforms: Bundesliga’s Der Klassiker on ABC, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET; Copa del Rey’s El Clásico Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Christine CalcagnoMarch 30, 2023

Derek Rae leads English commentary for Der Klassiker rivalry match between Bundesliga’s most successful clubs — Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund – on Saturday; Expansive surround coverage planned
Copa del Rey Semifinal El Clásico FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid Exclusively on ESPN+ Wednesday, April 5th
Ten LaLiga Matchday 27 games on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes
Eredivisie’s No. 1 Feyenoord, No. 2 AFC Ajax, and No. 3 PSV exclusively on ESPN+ in English and Spanish
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Bundesliga’s Der Klassiker
ABC, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes will showcase Der Klassiker, German football’s fiercest rivalry match between FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund, on Saturday, Apr. 1, beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET with live English (ESPN+, ABC) and Spanish-language (ESPN+, ESPN Deportes) pregame shows. The match will kick at 12:30 p.m. Highlights:

Commentators Derek Rae and Stewart Robson (English) will call the game, with pitch-side reporting and analysis from Allianz Arena in München by Archie Rhind-Tutt, Arne Friedrich and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Kenny Garay and Barak Fever will provide Spanish-language match commentary, with Moises Llorens reporting from Allianz Arena.
Kay Murray and Alejandro Moreno will host English-language pre- and post-match shows on ABC and ESPN+.

Borussia Dortmund (53 points) is ranked first in the Bundesliga standings, one point ahead of second-place FC Bayern München. Manager Thomas Tuchel will make his FC Bayern München debut.

Der Klassiker on ESPN+:

Date	Time (ET)	Program	Platform(s)
Thu, Mar 30	8:30 p.m.	*Futbol Americas* Der Klassiker preview with Derek Rae from Munich	ESPN+
Fri, Mar 31	8 p.m.	*ESPNFC*	ESPN+
Sat, Apr. 1	11:30 a.m.	*Der Klassiker Pregame Special* (English) Kay Murray and Alejandro Moreno in Bristol Pitch-side Reporters: Archie Rhind-Tutt, Arne Friedrich and Bastian Schweinsteiger	ESPN+ (also on ABC starting at noon ET)
		*Fuera De Juego Pregame Show* (Spanish) Pitch-side Reporter: Moises Llorens	ESPN+ ESPN Deportes
	12:30 p.m.	Der Klassiker: Borussia Dortmund vs. FC Bayern München Derek Rae and Stewart Robson (English) Kenny Garay and Barak Fever (Spanish) Pitch-side Reporters: Archie Rhind-Tutt, Arne Friedrich and Bastian Schweinsteiger (English) Moises Llorens (Spanish)	ESPN+/ ABC ESPN Deportes
	2:30 p.m. (approx.)	*Der Klassiker Postgame Special* (English) Murray and Moreno in Bristol Pitch-side Reporters: Rhind-Tutt, Friedrich and Schweinsteiger	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	*ESPN FC*	ESPN+

*subject to change

Surround Content:

Futbol Americas (ESPN+, Thursday at 8:30 p.m.): Hosts Sebastián Salazar and Herculez Gomez sit down with ESPN lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae to preview Saturday’s rivalry match.
ESPN FC (ESPN+, daily at 8 p.m.): On Friday, host Kay Murray and analyst Alejandro Moreno will preview Der Klassiker with Archie Rhind-Tutt, Arne Friedrich and Bastian Schweinsteiger from München.
SportsCenter (Saturday morning): Der Klassiker preview segment.

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Copa del Rey Semifinal El Clásico
In the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals, FC Barcelona will host Real Madrid (Wednesday, April 5 at 3 p.m. ET) live from Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona – the third El Clásico over the past 35 days. FC Barcelona leads 1-0 on aggregate.
Athletic Club will take on CA Osasuna (Tuesday, April 4 at 3 p.m. ET) at San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain, in the second semifinal of the 2022-2023 Copa del Rey season Osasuna leads 1-0 on aggregate. Both matches are exclusive to ESPN+ in English and Spanish.

LaLiga
All 10 Matchday 27 games are streaming live on ESPN+ and select matches airing on ESPN Deportes, including league leaders FC Barcelona (vs. Elche, Sat.) and No. 2 Real Madrid (vs. Valladolid, Sun.). Highlights (all in ET):

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Platform(s)
Fri, Mar 31	3 p.m.	Mallorca vs. Osasuna	ESPN+/ ESPN Deportes
Sat, Apr 1	8 a.m.	Girona vs. Espanyol	ESPN+/ ESPN Deportes
	10:15 a.m.	Athletic Club vs. Getafe	ESPN+/ ESPN Deportes
	12:30 p.m.	Cadiz vs. Sevilla	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Elche vs. FC Barcelona	ESPN+/ ESPN Deportes
Sun, Apr 2	8 a.m.	Celta de Vigo vs. Almeria	ESPN+/ ESPN Deportes
	10:15 a.m.	Real Madrid vs. Valladolid	ESPN+/ ESPN Deportes
	12:30 p.m.	Villarreal vs. Real Sociedad	ESPN+/ ESPN Deportes
	3 p.m.	Atlético de Madrid vs. Real Betis	ESPN+/ ESPN Deportes
Mon, Apr 3	3 p.m.	Valencia vs. Rayo Vallecano	ESPN+/ ESPN Deportes

* Subject to change

Eredivisie
The top three clubs – No. 1 Feyenoord, No. 2 Ajax, No. 3 PSV – in the Dutch league are in action this weekend, exclusively on ESPN+ in English and Spanish. Highlights (all in ET):

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Platform(s)
Sat, Apr 1	10:30 a.m.	AZ vs. sc Heerenveen	ESPN+
Sat, Apr 1	2 p.m.	N.E.C. vs. PSV	ESPN+
Sun, Apr 2	6:15 a.m.	Go Ahead Eagles vs. Ajax	ESPN+
Sun, Apr 2	8:30 a.m.	Sparta Rotterdam vs. Feyenoord	ESPN+

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Christine CalcagnoMarch 30, 2023