Phil Kitromilides and Guillem Balagué commentate Villarreal v Elche — watch it here

The Primera La Liga match between Villarreal and Elche runs on 17 October 2026, lining up 45 opponents against each other with UK kick-off at 15:15. Commentary comes from the world feed, where Phil Kitromilides takes the main duty and Guillem Balagué provides co-commentary.

Two channels carry the match. DAZN Free Italia (geo/r) and DAZN Italia ($/geo/R) present the action using world feed commentators, as does LaLiga TV International HD, which pairs a main and co-commentator from the same feed.

Phil Kitromilides, the main commentator

Phil Kitromilides (@philkitro) is a commentator on La Liga, with a career that spans several platforms. His own Instagram lists him as "Commentator @LaLiga, Spain correspondent @cbssportsgolazo, UCL reporter @tntsports" and host on other shows. He has been seen analysing player developments on CBS Sports' Morning Footy, weighing in the implications of player suspensions for clubs such as Real Madrid.

He has commented on La Liga matches from home, including a Saturday Night Football session from Mestalla covering Valencia against Athletic Club. His social presence runs across X, Instagram and CBS Sports, giving him room to speak both as a match commentator and a Spain correspondent.

Guillem Balagué, the co-commentator

Guillem Balagué is a football journalist and author who has been active from 1989 to the present. His YouTube channel, @GuillemBalagueOfficial, carries over 80,000 subscribers and hundreds of videos, and he has been described as one of the most influential voices in Spanish football journalism. He appears on podcasts such as "EP Rewind — Rise of the Villains", where he sits down to discuss the sport in depth.

His career is documented on Wikipedia, which lists him as a football journalist, writer and author with ties to BBC and the Cross Sports Book Awards, where he once held the Football Book of the Year honour. That background makes him a natural fit alongside Phil Kitromilides for this match.

Where to watch

Watch on DAZN Free Italia, DAZN Italia or LaLiga TV International HD, all using the world feed with Phil Kitromilides as main commentator and Guillem Balagué as co-commentator. The match opens at 15:15 UK time on 17 October 2026.

Article generated: 17 October 2026, 15:57 GMT