Sky Sports has secured broadcast rights to La Liga games for the next three seasons.
Coverage rights for the premier Spanish football league games were thought to have been snapped up by BT Sport, only for Sky Sports to steam in at the 89th minute and secure the deal. Sky’s bid may well have been motivated by the recent launch of BT Sport Europe.
BT’s new channel is home to UEFA Champions League games, which were previously broadcast on Sky Sports 5.
La Liga games have been shown on Sky Sports for nearly two decades and the latest deal will see the broadcaster remain the UK’s home for top Spanish football until 2019.
Related: The cheapest Sky Sports and BT Sport dealsFans will be able to watch Real Madrid and Barcelona vie for the top spot in ‘El Clásico’ fixtures and enjoy over 100 other La Liga games. The final match of the Copa del Rey, Spain’s equivalent of the FA Cup, which was won last season by Barcelona.
Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said: “This is fantastic news for Sky Sports and strengthens our position as the first choice of sport in the UK and Ireland. The agreement means our viewers can enjoy the likes of Ronaldo, Messi, Bale and Neymar week in week out throughout the football season.
“We’re proud to take our partnership with La Liga into its 20th year and remain the home of Spanish football for another three years.”
From 2016, Sky Sports will be bringing customers even more Premier League football – 126 games up from the current 116 – plus UEFA 2016 and FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers, along with matches from the SPFL and Scottish Cup, American Major League Soccer and the Dutch Eredivisie.
Sky Sports subscribers wherever they are on mobile, laptop and selected tablets via Sky Go and Virgin TV Anywhere, through the Sky Sports portal. Check out our feature on Sky Sports for a full list of prices and packages.
Non-Sky TV subscribers can also stream matches without a contract with Now TV, which costs £6.99 for a 24 hour Sky Sports Day Pass, £10.99 for a Sky Sports Week Pass or £31.99 for a Sky Sports Month Pass.
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