Copa del Rey Final; Unbeaten Leverkusen in the Bundesliga; and more on ESPN Platforms this Weekend
- Exclusively on ESPN+: Copa del Rey Final, Spain’s most prestigious cup competition on Saturday
- Bundesliga: Leverkusen’s Unbeaten Run, Der Klassiker winner Dortmund hosts Stuttgart, Saturday on ESPN+
Copa del Rey Final
On Saturday, April 6, Athletic Club will face Mallorca FC in the Final of Copa del Rey competition, live from Estadio la Cartuja in Seville, Spain. The match pits Athletic Club, which is seeking its 24th title – ranked 2nd behind leaders FC Barcelona – in Spain’s top knockout cup competition, against Mallorca, looking for its second Copa del Rey title. Athletic Club last won the competition in 2021. Mallorca’s only title was in 2003.
ESPN+ will stream exclusive coverage of the Copa del Rey Final beginning at 4 p.m. with a 30-minute pregame edition of ESPN FC(English) and Fuera De Juego, a one-hour pregame show (Spanish). Match commentators are Rob Palmer, Stewart Robson (English), Fernando Palomo and Eduardo Biscayart (Spanish). Sid Lowe (English) will serve as pitch-side reporter providing updates on ESPNFC on pregame, halftime, and postgame shows.
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platforms |
| Sat, Apr 6 | 3 p.m. | Fuera De Juego Pregame Ciro Procuna, Dionisio Estrada, Jared Borgetti and Alex Pareja |
ESPN+ |
| 3:30 p.m. | ESPNFC Pregame Special
Sebastian Salazar and Alejandro Moreno in studio. Pitch-side Reporter: Sid Lowe |
ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Copa del Rey: Mallorca vs. Athletic Club
Match commentary by Rob Palmer and Stewart Robson (English), and Fernando Palomo and Eduardo Biscayart (Spanish) |
ESPN+ | |
| Immediately following the match | ESPNFC Postgame Special
Sebastian Salazar and Alejandro Moreno in studio. Pitch-side Reporter: Sid Lowe |
ESPN+ | |
| Fuera De Juego Postgame Ciro Procuna, Dionisio Estrada, Jared Borgetti and Alex Pareja |
ESPN+ |
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Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen Continues its Hot Streak; VfB Stuttgart vs. Borussia Dortmund
With seven more matchdays left, will Bayer Leverkusen go undefeated in the Bundesliga this season? Manager Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen, the runaway leaders in the Bundesliga, will look to continue their record season of competitive league matches without a loss on Saturday at 9:20 a.m. ET at FC Union Berlin. Leverkusen’s run of unbeaten matches is the biggest story in European club soccer this season and is available to fans exclusively on ESPN+.
A confident Dortmund hosts Stuttgart at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK after defeating Bayern in last weekend’s Der Klassiker with goals by Karim Adeyemi and Julian Ryerson on ESPN+ on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET (English and Spanish).
Saturday’s Goal Arena – Bundesliga Konferenz will whip around key matches: 1. FC Köln vs. Vfl Bochum 1848, 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs. SV Darmstadt 98, Sport-Club Freiburg vs. RB Leipzig, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. FC Bayern München, 1. FC Union Berlin vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen – streaming exclusively on ESPN+ at 9:20 a.m. ET.
Bundesliga Matchday 28 Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platforms |
| Fri, Apr 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Eintracht Frankfurt vs. SV Werder Bremen | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Apr 6 | 9:20 a.m. | Goal Arena – Bundesliga Konferenz | ESPN+ |
| 9:30 a.m. | 1. FC Köln vs. Vfl Bochum 1848 | ESPN+ | |
| 9:30 a.m. | 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs. SV Darmstadt 98 | ESPN+ | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Sport-Club Freiburg vs. RB Leipzig | ESPN+ | |
| 9:30 a.m. | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. FC Bayern München | ESPN+ | |
| 9:30 a.m. | 1. FC Union Berlin vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ESPN+ | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Borussia Dortmund vs. VfB Stuttgart | ESPN+ | |
| Sun, Apr 7 | 9:30 a.m. | TSG Hoffenheim vs. FC Augsburg | ESPN+ |
| 11:30 a.m. | VfL Wolfsburg vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach | ESPN+ |
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Eredivisie: PSV Eindhoven (24-3-1) face AZ Alkmaar, Saturday at 12:45 a.m. ET on ESPN+
On Saturday, PSV Eindhoven host AZ exclusively on ESPN+ at 11:30 a.m. ET (English and Spanish) at Philips Stadion in Eindhoven.
Eredivisie Matchday 28 Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platforms |
| Sat, Apr 6 | 10:30 a.m. | Sparta Rotterdam vs. Heracles Almelo | ESPN+ |
| 12:45 p.m. | PSV vs. AZ | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | FC Twente vs. Fortuna Sittard | ESPN+ | |
| Sun, Apr 7 | 8:30 a.m. | Feyenoord vs. Ajax | ESPN+ |
*Subject to change
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