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César Soto Grado, 45, will be the referee of the match. Nearly 80,000 spectators are expected at the Bernabeu today.
Xabi Alonso opted for a 4-4-2. The irremovable Thibaut Courtois will try to keep his clean sheet. Dean Huijsen returns to central defense. Valverde will play as a right-back. In midfield, the French Tchouaméni and Camavinga are aligned. Guler and Vinicius will support Bellingham and home scorer Kylian Mbappé in attack.
In the absence of Joan Garcia, it is Szczęsny who will keep the Blaugrana cages. Koundé is a good starter on the right in defense. De Jong, Pedri and Fermin Lopez will be the regulators of the game in the middle. Rashford and Lamine Yamal, on the wings, will be responsible for feeding Ferran Torres aligned at the forefront of the attack in a 4-3-3 pattern.
The four slaps received against Barça last season will motivate the Merengue to win this shock in front of their audience. This week, they ended up winning in the second half thanks to a goal scored by Jude Bellingham against Juventus. In La Liga, Real Madrid have only lost once this season in a match against Atlético Madrid (5-2).
FC Barcelona dominated this poster last season by winning all four Clásicos. Two in cup finals (Spanish Super Cup and Copa del Rey) and twice in the league. This week, in the Champions League, Barça won quite comfortably against Olympiakos (6-1) and has one more day of rest than its opponent of the day.
Barça hopes to create a small feat this Sunday in Madrid to seize the leadership chair and bounce back following the last missed trip to Seville (4-1). At the Bernabéu, the Catalans will have to deal with some major absentees. Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski, Dani Olmo, Raphinha, Gavi, Joan Garcia and Marc-André Ter Stegen are absent. Hansi Flick will watch the match from the stands after receiving a one-match suspension. Lamine Yamal, Marcus Rashford and Pedri will be expected at the turn.
For this first Clasico of the season, Real hosts Barça with the objective of taking a five-point lead in the standings in the event of a victory. Led by a Kylian Mbappé in great form, author of 10 goals in La Liga, Real must wash away last year's affront and a severe defeat (0-4). In addition to the injuries to David Alaba and Antonio Rüdiger, Real is complete.
Hello and welcome to our site to follow live, from 4:15 p.m., the match of the 10th day of La Liga between Real Madrid (1st, 24 points) and FC Barcelona (2nd, 22 points) at the Santiago Bernabéu. A global shock that all football lovers are impatiently awaiting.