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Comcast’s Xfinity Latino Entertainment channel to air Spanish league’s Real Madrid vs Barcelona soccer match

February 28, 2013

Maribel Ramos-Weiner

There will be four special re-broadcasts of Saturday’s Clásico match

Comcast will have multiple airings of the Spanish League (La Liga) Real Madrid vs. Barcelona soccer match on the recently launched Xfinity Latino Entertainment Channel. There will be four special re-broadcasts of Saturday’s Clásico match, featuring two great soccer rivals Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) and Lionel Messi (Barcelona) as they go head-to-head in their quest to earn the title of world’s best soccer player.The re-broadcasts will be available to most Comcast video subscribers around the country, regardless of their programming tier, as long as they currently receive the Xfinity Latino Entertainment Channel. While primary programming will be in delivered in Spanish, an English audio track will also be available using the Secondary Audio Program (SAP) feature.The anticipated match between Real Madrid and Barcelona will take place at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. It will air the same day on the Xfinity Latino Entertainment Channel and live on beIN SPORT, which is available to MultiLatino and Sports Package subscribers. Xfinity customers can view the match on the Xfinity Latino Entertainment Channel at 2pm EST and 2pm PST then again at 8pm EST and 8pm PST. The live match will take place on March 2 at 10AM EST and be broadcast live on beIN SPORT to MultiLatino and Sports Package subscribers.