Barça-Real Madrid: schedule, where to watch it and line-ups

BarcelonaThe great classic of national football returns this Sunday to the Spotify Camp Nou with the duel between Barça and Real Madrid. The match will mark the return of José Mourinho to the stadium where many years ago he was part of the blue and garnet coaching staff and later became a rival with very heated duels when he worked at Chelsea, Inter, or Madrid itself. Marc Cucurella also returns to the Camp Nou, the Catalan player trained at Barça who now plays for the white club.

Barça is the favorite to win the match and, in fact, if they manage to prevail, they would break a new record by signing the best start in the entire history of La Liga by winning their first 10 matches. Hansi Flick's team suffered their first defeat of the season on Tuesday at the Paris Saint-Germain stadium, while Madrid thrashed RB Leipzig in the Champions League.

The whites arrive after four consecutive victories, two in the League against Sevilla (4-1) and Villarreal (1-0), and two more, against Leipzig (4-1) and Roma (3-4) in the Champions League. But in the League they remain six points behind a Barça that, in case of winning, would pull away by 9 points, a figure that would consolidate them in the first position. In the last duel between the two teams, the result was 2-0 in favor of the Catalans. In fact, Barça has only lost one of the last seven matches against the Madrid players.

The match arrives conditioned by the absences in both teams. Eric García will be out for between three and four weeks due to a muscle injury in the rectus femoris of his right thigh. Also out will be Jules Kounde, who has a sprained left ankle, and Dani Olmo, injured in the match against PSG. Neither Andreas Christensen nor Ronny Bardghji are there either. For Madrid, Vinícius will be out due to suspension. Mourinho will also not be able to count on the injured Mendy, Asencio, and Rodrygo.

Schedule and venue of the Barça-Real Madrid match

The match will be played this Sunday at 9:00 PM at Camp Nou (Barcelona).

Where to watch the match (television)

The duel between Catalans and Madrilenians can be watched on television via DAZN. It can also be followed live on ARA minute by minute.

Probable lineups for the match

FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Joan García; Xavi Espart, Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Cancelo; Pedri, Rodrigo, Fermín; Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Gordon.

Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Dumfries, Konaté, Huijsen, Cucurella; Tchouaméni, Arda Güler, Bellingham; Valverde, Mbappé and Diomande.