Real Madrid will lock horns with Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium this Sunday night as they look to earn a good result in the Clasico. Los Blancos were held to a 1-1 draw away at Shakhtar Donetsk in midweek. Similarly, the Catalan club were held to a 3-3 draw against Inter Milan recently which has halted their momentum ahead of this Clasico.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Talking Tactics
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti could stick with his favored 4-3-3 formation and will use the creativity of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos in the opponent’s half to unlock the best out of Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior.
Barcelona will also set themselves up in a 4-3-3 formation with Xavi expected to instruct his men to keep a solid defensive shape and try to catch the opposition off-guard on the counter.
Team News
Real Madrid
Thibaut Courtois and Dani Ceballos will both miss this game due to injuries. Other, Ancelotti has no new injury problems to deal with ahead of this Clasico.
Real Madrid Predicted XI
Lunin; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius
Barcelona
Memphis Depay, Hector Bellerin, Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen will all miss this game because of injuries. However, on a positive note, Jules Kounde is expected to be back for this game at the Bernabeu.
Barcelona Predicted XI
Ter Stegen; Roberto, Kounde, E Garcia, Balde; Gavi, Busquets, Pedri; Dembele, Lewandowski, Fati
Key Men
Real Madrid
Karim Benzema will have to carry most of the goal-scoring burden for Los Blancos this weekend. The defensive performance of David Alaba and Eder Militao could go a long way in determining the fate of this contest.
Barcelona
Robert Lewandowski will be Barca’s best hope for a goal this Sunday. Both Jules Kounde and Eric Garcia need to keep a good shape at the back if Barca are to earn something from this edition of the Clasico.
The talented trio of Gavi, Sergio Busquets and Pedri would have to find a way to retain the ball well at the centre of the park and orchestrate some decent chances in the final third.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Streaming Links
| Country | Broadcaster |
| United Kingdom | Premier Sports 1, LaLigaTV, Premier Player HD |
| USA | ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes+ |
| India | Voot Select, Sports18 HD, Sports18 |
| Canada | TSN App, TSN.ca, TSN3 |
| Spain | DAZN, DAZN La Liga |
| Italy | DAZN |
| Germany | DAZN/DAZN1 |
| Australia | Optus Sport |
| New Zealand | beIN Sports Connect New Zealand, Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports |
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