La Peña de LALIGA and Week 3 of LALIGA 2023-24 Season on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes

ESPN’s Spain-based reporters Moises Llorens, Rodrigo Faez, and Martin Ainstein will join host Cristina Alexander and analyst Alexis “Mr. Chip” Tamayo on La Peña de LALIGA to preview the third weekend of LALIGA live matches beginning Friday (today) at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Deportes. The new weekly, one-hour live show, also available on ESPN+ via video on demand, combines previews of critical games and storylines with in-depth analysis, topical debates, and “insider” information. Week 3 highlights:

• Vini Jr. and Real Madrid travel to Estadio de Balaίdos in the northwest coastal city of Vigo to face Celta de Vigo in Friday’s late game at 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes)
• Villarreal hosts defending LALIGA champions FC Barcelona, featuring forward Robert Lewandowski, on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. (ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes).
• Monday’s Rayo Vallecano (2-0) vs. Atlético de Madrid (1-1) – a match between top-five teams – is Week 3’s marquee matchup on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes, beginning at 3:30 p.m.
• Last season’s top-four finishers, Real Sociedad, opened the new season with back-to-back draws. Friday at 1:30 p.m. ET, La Real will seek their first win of the season against newly promoted Las Palmas at Estadio Gran Canaria in Las Palmas, live on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes.

LALIGA Matchday 3 Schedule:

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Bundesliga: U.S. National Team Players in Action this Weekend

Goal Arena – Bundesliga Konferenz, the new 90-minute studio program dedicated to serving US Bundesliga fans, returns exclusively on ESPN+. The action-packed whip-around will take fans to all five Bundesliga matches at 9:30 a.m. to must-see moments in each game, including goals, big chances, and game-changing plays. Highlights:

• S. Men’s National Team star Brenden Aaronson and Union Berlin travel to SV Darmstadt looking to continue last weekend’s hot start to the season with a win Saturday at SV Darmstadt in Stadion am Böllenfalltor (9:30 a.m., ESPN+)
• Joe Scally, U.S. National Team defender and Borussia Mönchengladbach host Bayer 04 Leverkusen Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN+
• S. center-back John Brooks leads Hoffenheim into Voith-Arena in Heidenheim to face newly promoted FC Heidenheim on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. (ESPN+)
• VfL Bochum hosts U.S. midfielder Gio Reyna and Borussia Dortmund on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. on ESPN+

Bundesliga Matchday 2:

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Soccer schedule: Click here for additional soccer matches and content on ESPN+ and ESPN digital platforms.

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