El Clasico headlines a packed Sunday of football on 25 October

Barcelona face Real Madrid in the headline fixture on Sunday, 25 October 2026, as domestic football returns after the international break. Matches are also scheduled in England, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the United States and Morocco, alongside the second legs of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup round of 32.

La Liga’s Clasico takes place at 23:00 Saudi Arabia time (00:00 United Arab Emirates) and will be shown on beIN SPORTS 1, with Issam Chawali on commentary. Earlier, Athletic Bilbao play Getafe at 16:00 Saudi Arabia (17:00 UAE) on beIN SPORTS 6, followed by Celta Vigo v Real Betis at 18:15 (19:15) and Real Sociedad v Levante at 20:30 (21:30).

Premier League – eighth round

Crystal Palace v Newcastle is scheduled for 17:00 Saudi Arabia time (18:00 UAE), live on beIN SPORTS 3 with Mohammed Al-Mabrouki. At the same time, Hull City v Brentford is on beIN SPORTS 4, with Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, Liverpool v Brighton is on beIN SPORTS 2, with Ahmed Al-Balushi, and Manchester United v Bournemouth is on beIN SPORTS 1, with Hafiz Daraji.

Sunderland v Leeds United completes the English programme at 19:30 Saudi Arabia (20:30 UAE), with Ali Mohamed Ali commentating on beIN SPORTS 1.

Serie A – eighth round

Inter host Fiorentina at 14:30 Saudi Arabia (15:30 UAE) on stc tv, with Abdullah Al-Saadi. Atalanta v Frosinone and Genoa v Venezia both begin at 17:00 (18:00 UAE), with Hazem Abdel Salam and Ahmed Al-Khair respectively.

Lecce v Juventus starts at 20:00 Saudi Arabia (21:00 UAE), with Faisal Al-Hindi on commentary, while Udinese v AC Milan begins at 22:45 (23:45 UAE), with Mohamed Al-Shamsi. All five matches are available on stc tv.

Ligue 1 and Bundesliga

Monaco v Lille is the opening French fixture at 17:00 Saudi Arabia (18:00 UAE), shown on beIN SPORTS 5 with Hassan Al-Aidaroos. Angers v Lorient, Auxerre v Le Mans, Marseille v Le Havre, Rennes v Strasbourg and Toulouse v Troyes all start at 19:15 (20:15 UAE). They are carried by beIN SPORTS 5, beIN XTRA 3, beIN SPORTS 4, beIN SPORTS 2 and beIN XTRA 4 respectively, with Samir Al-Yaqoubi, Ahmed Abdo, Jawad Badda, Mohamed Barakat and Mohamed Nidal providing commentary.

In Germany, Hoffenheim play Bayer Leverkusen at 17:30 Saudi Arabia (18:30 UAE), before Freiburg meet Bayern Munich at 19:30 (20:30 UAE). Both matches are on MBC Shahid Sport, with Ahmed Al-Nafisa and Abdulaziz Al-Zaid.

Other domestic fixtures

New York Red Bulls v Inter Miami begins at 00:30 Saudi Arabia time on Monday (01:30 UAE) and is available on Apple TV.

In the Moroccan league, Renaissance Zemamra meet Fath Rabat at 19:00 Morocco (21:00 Saudi Arabia), while Kawkab Marrakech face Difaa Hassani El Jadidi at 21:00 Morocco (23:00 Saudi Arabia). Both are on Arryadia, with Zakaria Ahradan and Abdelhaq Al-Sharrat respectively.

CAF competitions

The Champions League second legs include Simba v 15 August at 16:00 Egypt (14:00 Morocco) on Thmanyah; Al Hilal v Sidama at 18:00 Egypt (16:00 Morocco), shown on Al Balad Channel, Blue Nile Channel and Al Hilal’s official platform; and Sporting Club de Gagnoa v Teungueth at 19:00 Egypt (17:00 Morocco) on NORD VPN.

Also at 19:00 Egypt (17:00 Morocco), ASEC Mimosas play Morocco’s Maghreb Fes on RT LA 3. Club Africain v TP Mazembe starts at 20:00 Egypt (18:00 Tunisia) on Diwan Sport, while Nouadhibou v San-Pedro is on NORD VPN at 20:00 Egypt (18:00 Morocco).

The Confederation Cup schedule begins with Maniema v Kaysar at 16:00 Egypt (14:00 Morocco) and Port Louis v Durban City at the same time, both on NORD VPN. ASKO Kara v Diarra starts at 18:30 Egypt (19:30 Morocco), followed by Singida v Tusker and Al Ahly v Kitara at 19:00 Egypt (17:00 Morocco). All three are also listed for NORD VPN, with Amer Abdullah commentating on the Al Ahly match.