La Liga’s ‘El Clasico’ to be Seen in Prime-time for First-time in India after STAR Sports Deal

STAR Sports and ESPN HD will broadcast the first ever prime-time live broadcast in India of the highly-anticipated ‘El Clasico’ between La Liga rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona at 8:30 pm this Saturday, March 2.

Traditionally telecast in the wee-hours of the morning, this weekend’s El Clasico is specifically scheduled during prime-time hours, aimed at targeting La Liga fans in Asia.

With Barcelona and Real Madrid ranked the second and third most popular football clubs in the world, this nail-biting affair is certain to draw a robust global audience of hundreds of millions as arguably one of the biggest football rivalries in history.