Broadcast info
Who’s playing: La Liga giants Atletico Madrid open their 2016/17 Spanish Primera Division campaign with a clash with newly-promoted side Deportivo Alaves.
What time: Kick-off for the Sunday, August 21 game is scheduled for 13:15 PT, 16:15 ET, 20:15 UTC, 21:15 BST, and 22:15 CET.
Which stadium: The venue for this weekend clash will be Atletico Madrid’s famous Vicente Calderon Stadium, the 54,907-seat stadium in the Spanish capital.
Which channel
- In the USA at 16:15 ET on beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., fuboTV, beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN SPORTS USA
- In Canada at 16:15 ET on beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada, beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN Sports Canada
- In the UK at 21:15 BST Sky Go UK, Sky Sports 1/HD UK, NOW TV UK, SKY GO Extra
- In Spain at 22:15 CET on beIN LaLiga, beIN Sports Connect España, Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD
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Match facts
- Atletico have won their last seven home games in La Liga.
- Seven of the last eight teams to visit the Vicente Calderon in the Spanish Primera Division have failed to score vs. Diego Simeone’s boys.
- The last time Los Rojiblancos met Deportivo Alaves was in April 2006. The Madrid giants won 1-0.
- Alaves have failed to beat Atletico in 4 of their last 6 attempts (3L, 1D).
- However, last season’s Segunda Division champions earned back-to-back wins over the Vicente Calderon side in February 2000 and December 2002.
- Atletico won three out of their five pre-season friendlies.
- Alaves won their first four before losing their last two.
Team news
Los Rojiblancos kick start their new campaign looking to improve on their heartbreaking 2015/16 campaign. It all begins with a home clash with the newly-promoted Deportivo Alaves.
However, Diego Simeone will be without his superstar Antoine Griezmann, the Champions League and Euro 2016 runner-up, as he’s suspended for the first week of La Liga.
Elsewhere, Atletico will be without Moya and Alessio Cerci. Their opponent’s will be without Deyverson; however, a list of other summer signings could make their debut on Sunday.
Christian Santos, Nenad Krstičić, Manu Garcia, Ibai Gomez, Victor Camarasa, Zouhair Feddal, and Alexis Ruano could feature against Atletico, but Theo Hernandez is ineligible to play against his former club.
Diego Simeone could also hand debuts to new recruits Kévin Gameiro, Bernard Mensah, Hector Hernandez, Nico Gaitan and Diogo Jota
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