Today's Real Madrid-Barça guide: where to watch, schedule, and probable lineups

BarcelonaSantiago Bernabéu will host this Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. the first classic of the season between Real Madrid and Barça, corresponding to Matchday 10 of the 2025-26 EA Sports League.

The Whites arrive as leaders of the competition with 24 points, while the Catalans follow closely behind with 22. Both teams are coming off three points in their last few La Liga matches. They also won their respective Champions League matches this week.

Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid are in good form. They have won four games in a row with Kylian Mbappé as the competition's top scorer. The Madrid team has Carvajal, Alexander-Arnold, Huijsen, and Dani Ceballos back. Barça, meanwhile, appear to have returned to form after the defeat in Seville before the international break. However, Hansi Flick has only recovered Ferran Torres from the match against Girona last weekend.

Barça are currently without Marc André ter Stegen, Juan García, Pablo Gavi, Dani Olmo, Robert Lewandowski, and Raphinha Dias due to injury. Real Madrid are only absent from the match: Rüdiger and Alaba. Flick, suspended for one match, will not be able to referee the Clásico from the Bernabéu bench.

Time and venue of the Real Madrid-Barça match

The match will be played on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 4:15 p.m. (local Spanish time) at the Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid).

Where to watch the Real Madrid-Barça match

The match can be watched on DAZN LaLiga. You can also follow it live minute by minute on the ARA website.

Probable lineups for the Real Madrid-Barça match

Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois Valverde, Militão, Huijsen, Carreras; Tchouaméni, Güler, Bellingham; Mastantuono, Mbappé, Vinícius Jr.

FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Szczęsny; Kounde, Cubarsí, Eric Garcia, Balde; Pierre, De Jong, Fermín; Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, Rashford.

Referee: César Soto Grado (La Rioja Committee) and Javier Iglesias Villanueva (Galician Committee) in the VAR.