Soccer on ESPN Platforms: U.S. Men’s National Team players in action before their first FIFA Match Week of the 2023-24 season; LALIGA’s Teenage Prodigy; and more

Seven U.S. Men’s National Team players called into camp this week by head coach Gregg Berhalter will be available for match action on their respective teams across three leagues – Dutch Eredivisie, the Bundesliga, and LALIGA – this weekend on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes. The stars: Sergiño Dest, Ricardo Pepi, and Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven), Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Luca de la Torre (Celta de Vigo), and Brenden Aaronson (Union Berlin).
LALIGA’s teenage prodigy Lamine Yamal, and other matchups
Lamine Yamal was picked to start for FC Barcelona after teammate Raphinha got a red card in the team’s 2023-24 season opener. In his second straight start at Villarreal last Sunday, the 16-year-old forward was named MVP in a thrilling 4-3 comeback victory at his first back-to-back senior team starts. If selected and he scores in this Sunday’s match at Osasuna (3 p.m. ET, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes), Yamal will make history as Barcelona’s youngest goal scorer.
- LALIGA EA SPORTS Best Player of the Month (August) Jude Bellingham leads Real Madrid as they host Getafe in the first home match of the season at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid on Saturday, Sept. 2, at 10:15 a.m. (ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes)
- Today (Friday) at 4 p.m., Almeria hosts U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Luca de la Torre and Celta Vigo on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes
- After scoring seven goals last Sunday for the first time since October 2016, Atlético de Madrid, led by 2018 World Cup champion Antoine Griezmann, hosts Sevilla at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes.
LALIGA Matchday 4 Schedule:
Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platforms |
Fri, Sep 1 | 12:30 p.m. | La Peña de LALIGA
Host: Cristina Alexander |
ESPN Deportes |
1:30 p.m. | Cádiz vs. Villarreal | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
4 p.m. | Almeria vs. Celta Vigo | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
Sat, Sep 2 | 8 a.m. | Real Sociedad vs. Granada | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
10:15 a.m. | Real Madrid vs. Getafe | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
12:30 p.m. | Alaves vs. Valencia | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
3 p.m. | Real Betis vs. Rayo Vallecano | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
Sun, Sep 3 | 8 a.m. | Girona vs. Las Palmas | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
10:15 a.m. | Mallorca vs. Athletic Club | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
12:30 p.m. | Atlético de Madrid vs. Sevilla | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
3 p.m. | Osasuna vs. FC Barcelona | ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
*Subject to change
Bundesliga: Joe Scally and Brenden Aaronson in Bundesliga action before joining U.S. Men’s National Team for FIFA Match Week games
The third edition of Goal Arena – Bundesliga Konferenz, exclusively on ESPN+, will stream on Saturday beginning at 9:20 a.m. The program will whip around to the most significant moments from five matches – Augsburg-Bochum, Leverkusen-Darmstadt, Hoffenheim-Wolfsburg, Bremen-Mainz, and Stuttgart-Freiburg – at 9:30 a.m. Highlights:
- Borussia Mönchengladbach and U.S. defender Joe Scally host FC Bayern München on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN+
- U.S. star Brenden Aaronson and Union Berlin host RB Leipzig Sunday at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN+.
Bundesliga Matchday 3:
Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platforms |
Fri, Sep 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Borussia Dortmund vs. 1. FC Heidenheim | ESPN+ |
Sat, Sep 2 | 9:20 a.m. | Goal Arena – Bundesliga Konferenz | ESPN+ |
9:30 a.m. | FC Augsburg vs. VfL Bochum | ESPN+ | |
9:30 a.m. | Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. SV Darmstadt 98 | ESPN+ | |
9:30 a.m. | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. VfL Wolfsburg | ESPN+ | |
9:30 a.m. | Werder Bremen vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ESPN+ | |
9:30 a.m. | VfB Stuttgart vs. SC Freiburg | ESPN+ | |
12:30 p.m. | Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. FC Bayern München | ESPN+ | |
Sun, Sep 3 | 9:30 a.m. | Eintracht Frankfurt vs. 1. FC Köln | ESPN+ |
11:30 a.m. | Union Berlin vs. RB Leipzig | ESPN+ |
*Subject to change
Eredivisie Matchday 4: USA Players Sergiño Dest, Ricardo Pepi, and Malik Tillman on PSV Eindhoven.
The three U.S. Men’s National Team players – Sergiño Dest, Ricardo Pepi, and Malik Tillman – on PSV Eindhoven’s roster lead the team at RKC Waalwjik Saturday (ESPN+, 2 p.m.) in search of three straight wins to start the season. After the match, the players will beeline to the U.S. team camp in St. Louis, Mo., for two FIFA International Match Week games.
Eredivisie Matchday 3:
Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platforms |
Sat, Sep 2 | 2 p.m. | RKC Waalwijk vs. PSV Eindhoven | ESPN+ |
Sun, Sep 3 | 6 a.m. | FC Utrecht vs. Feyenoord | ESPN+ |
8:15 a.m. | Fortuna Sittard vs. Ajax | ESPN+ | |
10:40 a.m. | Vitesse vs. AZ Alkmaar | ESPN+ |
*Subject to change
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