30
16:46
Vinicius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown a yellow card.
29
16:46
Lewandowski jumps into Alaba’s elbow in the air and of course complains, but the Austrian couldn’t do anything about it. It remains a duel with many nicknames.
26
16:44
Centimeters are missing to compensate! Suddenly, the Blaugranas get through to the five and Raphinha gives in from the right flat. Keeper Lunin and various players fly past the ball in the middle and Robert Lewandowski actually only has to execute at the second post, but he puts the ball over the box from two meters! The Pole rarely misses something like that!
24
16:41
Barcelona can now combine in peace again and again, but only up to 35 meters in front of the real goal. In the last third, the guests have no ideas at all and emit zero goal danger.
21
16:38
After a short breather, Barca now have a longer ball possession phase and try to dominate Real in the opposing half. But the home side move well and hardly allow any space gain.
19
16:37
Ferland Mendy lightly touches Raphinha’s face with his hand in the duel, whereupon Raphinha falls to the ground screaming. Referee Martínez is right to continue.
16
16:33
With the lead in the back, the royals now let the ball run through their own ranks with relish. Barcelona are currently mainly behind.
14
16:32
Barca had made a good impression so far and were more accommodating offensively than Real, but the guests were far too easy to be taken by surprise. How do the Blaugranas react to this setback?
12.
16:28
Tooor for Real Madrid, 1-0 through Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema had not scored in La Liga since August. Now he strikes early in the Clásico of all places and puts Madrid in the lead! After winning the ball, Valverde serves Kroos in his own half, who asserts himself strongly, delays slightly and then sends Vinícius Júnior on his way again. The Basilian approaches Marc-André ter Stegen from the outside and fails with his shot at the reacting German keeper, but Benzema is there and pushes the follow-up shot over the line from 13 meters!
10
16:27
At Real, every attack goes through Vinícius Júnior. This time the Brazilian is sent on a journey by Benzema and then moves into the pits from the outside. But then Vinícius Júnior can’t prevail against four white players there either.
7.
16:24
The hosts are also becoming dangerous for the first time! Vinícius Júnior takes Mendy on the left and gets the ball back in the penalty area. His deflected left shot rushes past the goal on the right. The following corner brings nothing.
5.
16:21
There’s a lot of fire in here right from the start and there’s a lot going on in the duels. Raphinha scores the first finish of the game but curls the ball from 25 yards straight into Andriy Lunin’s arms.
3.
16:20
Tactically, the systems of the two giants of Spanish football are similar again today. Action is based on a 4-3-3 basic order, which can be adapted to the situation. At Barca, Koundé, who has just recovered from an injury, is apparently supposed to support Sergi Roberto in the duel against the recently outstanding Vinícius Júnior.
1.
16:16
The ball rolls! Both teams wear their classic colors. Real play in white, Barcelona in red and blue.
16:15
Another quick look at the starting line-ups: Carlo Ancelotti had rested some strength during the week in Donetsk and now makes five changes in total. The ailing Rüdiger rotates onto the bench, as do Lucas Vázquez, Nacho, Eden Hazard and Rodrygo. Dani Carvajal, Eder Militão, David Alaba, Luka Modrić and Vinícius Júnior start. At Barca, Xavi makes substitutions mainly in defence, with the recovered Jules Koundé and Álex Baldé replacing Piqué and Marcos Alonso. In addition, Frenkie de Jong start at the headquarters instead of Gavi.
15:40
The experienced referee José Sánchez Martínez was assigned to lead the game. The 48-year-old banker from Lorca has just stepped onto the pitch with his assistants and the two teams and the players are already lined up on the Bernabéu pitch. In a few minutes you can start with Clásico number 185 in La Liga!
15:40
Barcelona coach Xavi, on the other hand, is happy to be back on the national stage with his team. “We’re failing in Europe, but we’re there in the league,” said the 42-year-old, who would love to be able to play on the pitch himself. “It’s a Clásico and I always tell my players that I’d like to be a footballer myself to play games like that,” said Xavi. The Spaniard doesn’t want to change the tactics in the Bernabéu either: “We want to attack in a block to fix the opponent in his own half.”
15:40
Real coach Carlo Ancelotti did not want to attach too much importance to the upcoming giant duel in advance. “It’s not a matter of life and death, but it’s a special game. But the season is still very long and this game comes very early,” said the Italian. Of course, Ancelotti also wants to set an exclamation mark and make his own supporters happy: “We want to make a good impression in a game that everyone will see, play good football and win for our fans.”
15:40
In Clásico history at league level, Real is just ahead with 76 wins and 73 defeats. The hosts are also looking for revenge this year, because the last duel in front of a home crowd was lost 4-0 in the second half of last season.
15:40
Barcelona, on the other hand, are also trumps in the league, but don’t really get going in the premier class. The Blaugranas almost lost all chances of progressing on Wednesday. Only thanks to a late goal by Robert Lewandowski to make it 3-3 against Inter does coach Xavi’s team have a glimmer of hope. Lewy is Barca’s life insurance this season anyway and has already scored 14 goals in 12 competitive games for his new employer. Can he use poles in his first Clásico?
15:40
Overall, things are going well at Real this season. The royals not only convince in the league, but are unbeaten in all competitive games. Madrid have won 11 of 13 games and drew twice. Recently, Antonio Rüdiger secured his club a 1-1 draw at Shakhtar Donetsk with a goal in the fifth minute of injury time and thus sealed their progress on the fourth matchday of the Champions League.
15:27
It’s time again for one of the biggest and most prestigious clashes in European club football. And as if the classic between Real and Barca wasn’t already explosive enough, the starting position in La Liga makes the game even more interesting. Both have got off to a brilliant start in the new season and are ahead of the competition in step. Both have managed a single draw, after eight games there are 22 points each. Barcelona are currently leading the table due to the better goal difference.
15:20
Hello and welcome to the 185th Clásico in the Spanish Primera División! At 4:15 p.m., Real Madrid hosts FC Barcelona at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu!