Real Madrid vs Barcelona

Location: Madrid, Spain
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Date: Sunday 27 October
Kick-off Time: 12:30 IST
Referee: Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez
VAR: Alejandro Muniz Ruiz

Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Preview, predictions and lineups

Real Madrid host Barcelona in the first competitive Clasico of the 2024/25 campaign
Los Blancos have won the last four meetings between the sides
La Blaugrana currently top La Liga table after impressive start under Hansi Flick

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El Clasico returns for the 2024/25 season on Saturday night as Real Madrid host bitter rivals Barcelona in La Liga.

Madrid may be the defending La Liga champions but it’s Barcelona that have made the more eye-catching start to the season. They have lost just two games under new boss Hansi Flick, with only one of those coming in the league. That leaves them three points ahead of their Clasico rivals after ten matches.

But recent history favours Los Blancos in this high-profile fixture with four competitive victories on the bounce, including two late Jude Bellingham-inspired wins in La Liga last season. Madrid know they can move level on points with Barcelona should they taste victory this weekend but there are also significant bragging rights up for grabs in the derby.

Both sides enjoyed handsome victories over German giants in the Champions League midweek to ready themselves for Saturday’s affair.

Madrid overcame a two-goal half-time deficit thanks to a Vinicius Junior hat-trick in a 5-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of last season’s Champions League final. Barca were even more convincing in their 4-1 demolition of Bayern Munich and it was Vinicius’ Brazil team-mate Raphinha that finished the victory with a triple of his own.

Here is 90min’s guide to the first Clasico of the campaign.