ABC to broadcast El Clásico for first time in history

La Liga is continuing to get plenty of broadcast television exposure this season. And for the first time ever, the league's marquee matchup will be showcased on ABC.

On Thursday, ESPN announced that El Clásico, the rivalry between Spanish sides Barcelona and Real Madrid, will air on ABC on Sunday, October 25 at 4 p.m. ET. It'll be the first time El Clásico will have the broadcast spotlight of ABC, but it will actually be the fourth La Liga match to be shown on the Disney-owned broadcast network this season. Earlier in the year, ABC aired Barcelona-Elche and Espanyol-Real Madrid. The two matches combined to average 905,000 viewers. On October 18, a week prior to El Clásico, ABC will air Real Madrid-Sevilla on a Sunday afternoon.