El Clasico Headlines SuperSport’s BIG WEEKEND of Unmissable Showdowns

Another massive weekend of world-class live sporting action is in store on SuperSport, Your World of Champions, with rivalries, challenges and titles on the line.

This weekend, Saturday 26 to 27 October 2024, fans can expect to witness some of the biggest global rivalries and highly anticipated matches across various leagues, in what is another Big Weekend of top-drawer live sporting action on SuperSport, Your World of Champions.

Headlining the action, is one of the biggest sporting rivalries of all time, the storied El Clasico between Spanish giants Real Madrid and FC Barcelona on Saturday. Los Blancos (Madrid) come into the clash as both Spanish and Uefa Champions League title-holders, something the Blaugrana (Barcelona) are also well familiar with in the past and are eager to reclaim from their fiercest rivals.

Barcelona are boosted by the return of Gavi following a year-long, injury-enforced absence. Both teams come into the game on the back of victories after Barça routed Sevilla 5-1 at home and Real Madrid saw off Celta Vigo 2-1 away.

The excitement for sports lovers doesn’t end there, as the Premier League showcases some of their title challengers when Arsenal host Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. The heavyweight clash will either see Arne Slot’s Reds create daylight between themselves and Mikel Arteta’s Gunners or a resurgence from an Arsenal side that suffered a shock 2-0 loss at Bournemouth last time out, their first defeat in the league all season.

In local football, SuperSport United will seek vengeance on Saturday against Kaizer Chiefs in the Betway Premiership after Amakhosi ousted Matsatsantsa in the Carling Knockout Cup last weekend.

The Pretorians might be smarting from the loss but head coach Gavin Hunt was proud of his team’s last performance, which will provide a good foundation on which to build ahead of the rematch at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane come 17:30 kick-off.

Serie A presents a clash between traditional Italian giants clashing head-to-head when Inter Milan welcome Juventus, a content between second and third on the table, two teams that trail Napoli in the race for the Scudetto.

Reinforcing SuperSport’s reputation as Your World of Champions, this season’s CSA T20 Challenge champions will be crowned after an action-packed domestic T20 competition where stars were both and old heroes resurfaced.

In the premier global inter-continental club competition, the Vodacom United Rugby (URC) Championship, the Glasgow Warriors, the reigning champions coached by South African former Springbok Franco Smith, tackle the DHL Stormers, the two-time finalists and the first champions of the Vodacom URC era on Saturday.

The only two unbeaten teams in the Vodacom URC, Leinster and the Emirates Lions, face off in Dublin in what is expected to be a thrilling contest on the same day. With five wins in five for the Irishmen and four in four for the Joburgers, the top-of-the-table clash is poised to be one of the spectacles of the weekend.

In WWE, the dedicated 24-hour WWE Channel (DStv channel 128) will, from 27 to 31 October 2024, show Halloween-themed content, serving a stream of thrilling content from inside and outside the ring. Halloween Havoc headlines the weekend’s live events, with Trick Williams facing Ethan Page for the NXT Championship, Tony D’Angelo takes on Oba Femi for the North American Champions and the Women’s Tag Team match between Guilia and Stephanie Vaquer against Roxanne Perez and Cora Jane.

Said SuperSport CEO, Rendani Ramovha: “As the biggest broadcaster in Africa and one of the largest live sports broadcasters globally, SuperSport delivers more than 55 000 hours of live sports each year, ensuring fans stay connected to all the action and the sports they love. This weekend, SuperSport continues its tradition of excellence by offering a line-up of top-class events, bringing audiences closer to their favourite teams and players.”

SuperSport is the only place to catch all Premier Soccer League, Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A and Uefa competitions live, ensuring that fans never miss a moment of the action.

Showmax, meanwhile, offers sports fans the first standalone Premier League mobile streaming service in Africa, powered by SuperSport. All 380 games, all the goals and all the unmissable drama is all available on mobile. Showmax Premier League can be bundled with the Showmax Entertainment plans and all plans offer content up to HD. Since adding all Premier Soccer League games at the start of the Betway Premiership season, Showmax has also proven to provide incredible sporting entertainment at incredible value.

For DStv subscribers and Showmax users, this weekend represents an incredible opportunity to immerse in the very best of global and local sports. Whether they’re tuning in to see football rivalries play out, catching their favourite cricket stars or following thrilling rugby showdowns, SuperSport guarantees that viewers are covered across the board.

With exclusive coverage of the world's most prestigious leagues and tournaments, there is no better place to catch all the football and live sports this season than on Your World of Champions, SuperSport.

BIG WEEKEND Broadcast Information:

25 October

20:30 Benetton v Vodacom Bulls (CSN / SuperSport Grandstand / SS Grandstand Africa / SS Rugby / SS Rugby Africa)

26 October

13:40 DHL Stormers v Glasgow Warriors (CSN / SS Grandstand / SS Grandstand Africa / SS Rugby / SS Rugby Africa)

17:25 SuperSport United v Kaizer Chiefs (SuperSport Africa 1 / SuperSport PSL)

18:10 Leinster Rugby v Emirates Lions (CSN / SS Grandstand / SS Grandstand Africa / SS Rugby / SS Rugby Africa)

20:00 UFC 308: Ilia Topuria v Max Holloway (SuperSport Action / Action Africa / Max1 / Variety 3)

20:55 Real Madrid v Barcelona (GOtv LaLiga / SS LaLiga / SS LaLiga Africa / SS LaLiga Nigeria / Liyu / Max3)

27 October

09:55 Thailand MotoGP (SS Motorsport / Motorsport Africa / Max1)

10:50 41st Frankfurt Marathon (SuperSport Africa 1 / Liyu / SS Max3 / SS Variety 3)

13:50 T20 Challenge Final (SuperSport Cricket / Cricket Africa / CSN / SS Grandstand)

18:20 Arsenal v Liverpool (SuperSport Premier League / SS Premier League Africa / SS Premier League Nigeria / GOtv Premier League / SS Grandstand / SS Grandstand Africa / Liyu / Max1 / Max2 / Showmax PL SA / Showmax PL ROA)

18:50 Inter Milan v Juventus (SuperSport Africa 2 / SS Football / SuperSport GOtv Africa 2 / Max360)

21:55 Mexico GP (SS Grandstand / SS Grandstand Africa / SS Motorsport / SS Motorsport Africa / Max1)

28 October

01:00 – WWE Halloween Havoc Live Main EventBottom of Form

For more fixtures and broadcast information visit SuperSport.com.