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After a week of cup triumphs, Barcelona will look to translate that form into the league as they face Getafe on Saturday in La Liga.
Hansi Flick’s side followed up their scintillating win over Real Madrid last weekend in the Spanish Super Cup with a routine 5-1 rout of Real Betis in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. Attention now turns to their shaky season in La Liga, with Barca currently in third place and 6 points adrift of leaders Atlético Madrid, following back-to-back defeats to Leganes and Atlético.
They face a Getafe side who currently find themselves just 3 points outside the relegation zone in 15th place. While boasting the third best defensive record in the league, José Bordalás’ men have struggled to score this season. They have hit the back of the net just 13 times in their 19 games so far.
Getafe face Barcelona at the Estadio Coliseum on Saturday, January 18. The start is set for 21:00 CET local time, making it a 3pm ET and 12pm PT start in USA, a 20:00 GMT start in the UK and a 7am AEDT Sunday start in Australia.
Below we will describe the best live television streaming services to use it to watch the game as it happens, wherever you are in the world.
Lamine Yamal was among those on the scoresheet in Barcelona’s convincing 5-1 win over Real Betis in the Copa del Rey in midweek.
How to watch Getafe vs Barcelona in USA without cable
This match is available to stream in the US via ESPN Plus, which has the live English and Spanish language rights to La Liga in the United States.
How to watch La Liga from anywhere with a VPN
If you find yourself unable to watch La Liga matches locally, you may need another way to watch the games — that’s where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speed on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it’s also a great idea if you’re traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network. Fi and want to add an extra layer of privacy to your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you can virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to access the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors’ Choice ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.
Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you’re streaming. You need to make sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even when VPNs are legal, the streaming service can close the account of anyone they think is circumventing properly enforced restrictions.
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ExpressVPN is our current top VPN pick for people who want a reliable and secure VPN, and it works on a variety of devices. It’s normally $13 a month, but if you sign up for an annual subscription for $100, you’ll get three months free and save 49%. That equates to $6.67 per month.
Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Livestream Getafe vs Barcelona in the UK
Saturday’s game is one of a select number of La Liga matches being shown live this season by free-to-air broadcaster ITV.
Coverage begins on ITV4 at 19:30 GMT before the 20:00 GMT kick-off. It also means you’ll be able to stream the game online via the network’s ITVX online service.
As the match is being broadcast on ITV4, this means you will also be able to watch the game online for free via the network’s on-demand streaming service, ITVX (formerly ITV Hub).
The service has an updated app that is available for Android and Apple mobile devices, as well as many smart TVs.
The rights to broadcast La Liga in the UK are also with Premier Sports, which will show at least five live matches a week from Spain’s top league on its Premier Sports 1 and 2 channels as well as its platform dedicated to La Liga. This match will be shown on La LigaTV.
A subscription to Premier Sports’ dedicated La Liga channel costs £8 a month.
You can also get the channel through a full Premier Sports subscription, giving you access to all the networks’ channels, which have the UK broadcast rights to Scottish Premiership, BKT United Rugby Championship and Investec Champions Cup matches rugby, plus NHL and NASCAR.
A full Premier Sports subscription costs £10 a month for Sky and Virgin TV customers. You can also get Premier Sports through Amazon Prime Video as an extra for £15 a month.
Livestream Getafe vs Barcelona in Canada
TSN is the rights holder for live coverage of La Liga matches in the region, with select matches shown on its linear channels and a wider selection of games shown on its TSN Plus streaming platform. This match is scheduled to be shown on TSN Plus.
TSN Plus is a live streaming service that costs CA$8 per month and also offers coverage of PGA Tour Live golf, NFL games, F1, NASCAR and the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.
Livestream Getafe vs Barcelona in Australia
Footy fans down under can watch La Liga matches live on BeIn Sports, which holds the live streaming rights in Australia for Spanish league matches. This match will be shown on BeIn Sports 2.
BeIn Sports is available in Australia for AU$15 per month or an annual commitment of AU$130.
Quick tips for streaming La Liga using a VPN
- With four variables at play — your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN — your experience and success when streaming La Liga matches can vary.
- If you don’t see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “search by city or country” option.
- If you’re having trouble getting the game after you’ve enabled your VPN and placed it in the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs — like Roku — don’t have VPN apps that you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you’ll need to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you’re using (like your phone) so that every device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct location of sight.
- All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their homepage for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network’s sports app, you’ll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on the file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help as both devices will appear to be in the correct location.
- Remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so make sure you’re using a privacy-first browser to sign in to your services. We usually recommend Brave.
