LALIGA EA Sports: a record 1.13 million viewers for El Clásico on ESPN in the USA

El Clásico between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona (2-1) on Matchday 10 of the 2025-26 LALIGA EA Sports season drew an average of 1.13 million viewers, with a peak of 1.42 million in the United States on the pay-TV channel ESPN2 (in English), ESPN Deportes (in Spanish) and the streaming platform ESPN+ (in English) on 26/10/2025 (kick-off at 11.15 ET), according to Nielsen data communicated by ESPN Group on 29/10/2025.

This is the best audience for El Clásico ever recorded by the group owned by The Walt Disney Company, up 2% on the previous record average of 1.11 million viewers reached during the FC Barcelona - Real Madrid (4-3) match on 11/05/2025.

In parallel with the broadcast of El Clásico in the United States, LALIGA organised two watch parties with fans in Texas with several partners, including ESPN. The event in Houston, the "ElClásico Fan Experience presented by Walmart and LALIGA" welcomed "more than 3,100 fans" while "less than 300 miles north in Dallas, LALIGA welcomed a sold-out crowd of 1,500 fans."

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