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When to watch Barcelona vs. Girona Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10:15 a.m. ET (7:15 a.m. PT). Where to watch Barcelona vs. Girona will air in the US on ESPN Select. Barcelona hosts local rival Girona on Saturday in a consequential Catalan derby that affects both ends of the La Liga table.
La Liga players launched protests against the league's decision to stage a regular season game in Miami, but the first protest on Friday was not shown on live television as expected. The television feed of the game at Oviedo against Espanyol cut to the exterior of the stadium for the first 25 seconds of the game,
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All 22 players who started Real Oviedo's clash vs Espanyol on Friday paused for 15 seconds at the beginning of the match to protest the decision to play La Liga fixtures abroad.
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Alonso backs players' protest against La Liga Miami game
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso on Saturday backed La Liga players protesting against the Spanish top flight's decision to take a match to Miami.
FOR A second straight day at the weekend, protests by La Liga players against staging a regular season game in Miami in December were censored or not fully broadcast for television audiences.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick insisted none of his gestures in Saturday's LaLiga win against Girona were aimed at the referee after he was sent off.