The Asian Age

Web series on LaLiga clubs launched

The weekly series will take fans through the history of the club, players, titles and trophies, the stadium and more about the lifestyle and culture in the region

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Facebook Watch, LaLiga’s official broadcast partner in the Indian subcontine­nt, will be profiling all 20 LaLiga Santander clubs through the “Behind the Goals” series, which started in the first week of February 2020 with the defending champions, FC Barcelona. The weekly series will take fans through the history of the club, players, titles and trophies, the stadium and more about the lifestyle and culture in the region. The following weeks will see fans get inside access to their favourite clubs like Real Madrid, Atletico de Madrid, Valencia CF, Sevilla FC and more.

The web series is being hosted by Indian presenter, Manas Gera and Spanish social media influencer and football lover, Michenlo. Along with taking viewers through the history and trivia of the LaLiga Santander clubs, the hosts will present different aspects of the club like the fans, culture, stadiums and more. Over a period of the next five months, fans will go on an adventure to discover all 20 LaLiga Santander clubs with Gera and Michenlo only on Facebook Watch.

Watch the first instalment of “Behind the Goals” featuring FC Barcelona here: https://www.facebook.com /LaLiga/videos/2207179190­99968 /

The second instalment featuring CD Leganes: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=5004172473­3 8689

The Spanish top division football league, LaLiga, announced a first-of-its-kind broadcast partnershi­p with Facebook in the Indian subcontine­nt ahead of the 2018/19 campaign.

Through the landmark agreement, all 380 LaLiga Santander matches are available free of cost for fans in the region on Facebook Watch. In addition to live matches, shoulder programmin­g including preview shows, highlights and more are offered to viewers.

Jose Antonio Cachaza, Managing Director, LaLiga India said, “Spain has a long and illustriou­s history with the beautiful game. Facebook’s latest project, ‘Behind the Goals’ will take our fans in the region through this and show them a side of LaLiga Santander clubs that they have never seen before. Our partnershi­p with Facebook has proven to be very successful so far and we are glad that millions of fans will now get to learn more about all 20 LaLiga clubs through this series.”

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