Barcelona vs. Athletic Bilbao live stream: Watch La Liga online

Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho celebrates the opening goal the Spanish league football match Club Deportivo Leganes SAD against FC Barcelona at the Estadio Municipal Butarque in Leganes on the outskirts of Madrid on September 26, 2018. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) (Photo credit should read OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP/Getty Images) /

Barcelona welcome Athletic Bilbao to the Camp Nou on Saturday, Sept. 29. Here’s all the info you need to watch the match.

Barcelona welcome Athletic Club to the Nou Camp, four days after the 35th anniversary of one of the most infamous meetings between the two clubs. On Sept. 24 1983, Barcelona played then Spanish champions, Athletic Bilbao, with the game already being touted as an early title decider.

The Catalans were 2-0 up when Diego Maradona, the home side’s star man, was the victim of a horrific two footed lunge from behind by Athletic Club defender, Andoni Goikoetxea. The Argentine was taken off by stretcher and was sidelined for three months. This wasn’t the first incident involving Goikoetxea, the Basque defender had made another hard challenge on Bernard Schuster the previous season, sidelining the German for nine months.

Though having sidelined Schuster for longer, the brutal nature of his challenge on Maradona saw Goikoetxea banned for seven matches and nicknamed “The Butcher of Bilbao.” The challenge also heated up tensions between the two clubs managers. A few months later, they contested another brutal match in the Spanish cup final, with both players and fans getting injured in a post game brawl.

Thankfully, tensions are much calmed since the 1980s, but the matches have remained fiercely contested. Los Leones haven’t enjoyed much success against Barcelona in the league, having not won against the Catalans since 2013. However, they have quite an impressive record in recent cup ties between the two sides, including a 5-1 aggregate win in the Spanish Supercup in 2015.

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The Liga match between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao will be broadcast live on beIN Sports. Live streaming is available on beIN Sports connect, which you can access with your cable or satellite subscriptions, either online or through the beIN Sports app.

Date: Saturday, Sept. 29
Start time: 9:15 a.m. ET
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Stadium: Camp Nou
TV Info: BeIN Sports
Live Stream: beIN Sports connect, Fubo.TV with subscription or a free seven-day trial.

A few days removed from the iconic clash between the two teams in 1983, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao promise to play out another entertaining tie on Saturday morning.

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