While last year's tense was four-way battle for the title featuring La Liga’s traditional big three clubs, this season’s campaign looks set to feature some unexpected contenders for Primera División trophy. Read on for your guide to watching a La Liga live stream online - no matter where in the world you are.
Dates: August 13 - May 22
Champions: Atletico Madrid
Live stream: La Liga TV (UK) | ESPN Plus (US) | Kayo Sports (AUS)
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While Atlético Madrid have stumbled in the early stages of their title defence this term, Catalan giants Barcelona have spent much of the campaign in crisis mode following the bombshell departure of figurehead superstar Lionel Messi and a lacklustre string of results leading to the sacking of coach Ronald Koeman.
Although keeping up with the title race running, Real Madrid have also been somewhat below-par and lack the spark that would have perhaps been delivered had they not failed in signing main transfer target Kylian Mbappé last summer.
The malaise at the big clubs looks to have opened the door to La Liga’s less fancied clubs, with Imanol Alguacil’s Real Sociedad the unexpected early pace setters.
With Sevilla, Real Betis and the Radamel Falcao-spearheaded Rayo Vallecano all also going great guns, the 2021/22 instalment looks set to be the most open La Liga campaign in living memory.
It's shaping up to be a fascinating season, so read on to find out how to watch a La Liga 2021/22 live stream no matter where you are.
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How to watch La Liga from outside your country
We've got all the ways you can watch La Liga football online in a number of countries around the world below. Nevertheless, if you're abroad at any point during the season, you probably won't be able to watch La Liga like you normally would at home.
This is because of geo-blocking, a digital restriction that means certain streaming services are only accessible in the region they're based in. Don't worry though, as you've got the option of using a VPN to tune to your preferred coverage wherever you are.
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Who won La Liga last year? 2020/21 season recap
Last season's thrilling run-in saw four teams battling out for the crown in the closing weeks, with Atletico, Real, Barcelona and Sevilla all in with a shout of winning.
Come the final day of the season, just city rivals Real and Atletico were in contention to win the championship, with Luis Suarez second half goal against Real Valladolid enough to help Diego Simeone lift the trophy amid one of the La Liga's most dramatic conclusions.
2021/22 La Liga teams
Replacing relegated sides Huesca, Valladolid and Eibar for this season are RCD Espanyol, Real Mallorca and Rayo Vallecano who join as the promoted clubs from the 2020–21 Segunda División.
Here are all 20 teams playing in the 2021/22 La Liga.
- Alaves
- Athletic Bilbao
- Atletico Madrid
- Barcelona
- Celta Vigo
- Cadiz
- Espanyol
- Getafe
- Granada
- Levante
- Real Mallorca
- Osasuna
- Rayo Vallecano
- Real Betis
- Real Madrid
- Real Sociedad
- Sevilla
- Valencia
- Villarreal
2021/22 La Liga odds
Despite all the upheaval at the Bernabéu and the loss of skipper Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid led the betting as favourites to win this season's La Liga title at the start of the campaign, with odds for Los Blancos around the 5/4 mark with most major bookies.
There was similar confidence in Barca, despite their off-field turmoil, with the Catalan club being offered at 5/2 ahead of defending champs Atletico, who looked like a relative bargain at 7/2.
What else can I use a VPN for other than watching La Liga live streams?
Virtual Private Network software is pretty versatile tech. As well as enabling you towatch sport and TV from other locales, their encrypted nature means that the information you exchange on a daily basis online is kept safely away from prying eyes. And streaming VPNs also help to get around website blocking in certain offices, schools and even countries.
But even if you're away from your home coverage, you can always use a VPN to dial back into your country that does have a stream. A VPN is perfect for this as it allows you to change your IP address so you appear to be in a completely different location. We've tested hundreds of VPNs and can recommend these as the currently available:
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