In addition to the usual bragging rights, the top spot in La Liga is on the line at El Clasico from Camp Nou on Sunday.

FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi will engage rival Real Madrid at 4 p.m. (ET), with beIN Sports, beIN Sports en Espanol and beIn Connect covering the action. The hosts lead their archrivals, which won the first encounter this season on Oct. 25, 2014 by a 3-1 count, including a penalty kick tally by Ballan D’or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ahead of Sunday’s match, Barcelona, whose marker last October came courtesy of Brazilian international Neymar, has risen past Madrid atop the La Liga table, 65 points to 64, each having played 27 matches.  

On the English-language side of the mic, Ray Hudson and Phil Schoen will call the action from Barcelona, while Jose Hernandez and Eduardo Biscayart have the honors in Spanish..

Pregame analysis and match day predictions can be found on The Express Pre-Game Show, beginning at 2 p.m. for both the English and Spanish networks.  A special postgame edition of The Express Xtra will follow the match and provide an in-depth look at all the highlights, goals, and controversial plays from the match.

  Special guests include former Barcelona and Netherlands superstar Patrick Kluivert, and Michel Salgado, who starred for Real Madrid and Spain.

(Updated on July 6)

ESPN’s Fourth of July telecast of the Brazil-Colombia match drew ratings fireworks as it stands as the most-watched World Cup quarterfinals for any network in U.S. history.

Brazil’s 2-1 triumph over Colombia – a pyrrhic one as top player and tournament face Neymar suffered a fractured back vertebrate ending his FIFA competition – averaged a 3.6 rating and 6.35 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. ESPN’s July 5 coverage of Netherlands’ shootout win over Costa Rica drew 5.79 million viewers to rank as the second-most-watched quarterfinal match.

The viewership for both of those matches surpassed the previous high for a World Cup quarterfinal: 5.71 million viewers for ABC’s Argentina vs. Germany broadcast on July 3, 2010 from South Africa.

Germany’s win over France in the earlier game on Friday averaged 4.89 million viewers on ESPN2, while ABC’s early-day coverage of Argentina defeating Belgium on July 5 drew 5.18 million viewers.

Through the quarterfinal round  totaling 60 matches, the 2014 World Cup has averaged 4.19 million viewers, 42% greater than in 2010.

For their part, the Univision-Univision Deportes Network simulcast of the first day of quarterfinal matches also set new ratings records, averaging 5.1 million total viewers and 2.7 million persons 18 to 49 for Brazil-Colombia and Germany-France. The July 4 coverage topped the previous quarterfinal daily high set on July 3, 2010, showcasing Paraguay-Spain and Argentina-Germany, by 19% among viewers and 3% in the aforementioned demo.

Through 58 matches, Univision Deportes’ coverage of the 2014 World Cup is pacing ahead of its predecessor from South Africa by 40% among viewers and 27% among the group Madison Avenue values most. (Ratings results for the July 5 matches were not immediately available at press time.)