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Vinicius gets the ball along the left flank after an overlap with Tchouameni and then beats Kounde with a stepover, shooting with his right foot then.

However, the ball goes just off-target. He had scored a similar goal against Dortmund in their previous match.

Raphinha gets the ball outside the box and tries a shot from there. But the ball goes over the net, causing no real trouble for Lunin or Real Madrid.

Mbappe gets a lobed pass in the midfield and runs up the pitch while being in an offside position. He dribbles one defender and crosses to Vinicus who shoots it over the net. Then the linesman raises the off-side flag.

Casada tries a through pass for Fermin Lopez but Real Madrid spot the ball and clear it as Barca tries and tests to find spaces. Meanwhile, Vinicius goes to ground after a foul by Fermin.

Cubarsi tries to ward off Madrid’s attack from the midfield but the White Shirts are building pressure in numbers at the moment. And Vinicius goes down while trying to make a run along the left.

Camavinga delivers a through pass for Mbappe, who draws defenders towards him and he crosses for Belllingham on the far post. The Englishman steers the ball on target but Pena makes a great save to keep it out.

However, the linesman has the off-side flag raised and the goal wouldn’t have stood anyway.

Action on the other end! This time, Yamal gets the ball in the final third and takes a shot on target. But lack of force sees the ball land safely into the gloves of Lunin.

Mbappe notices Pena higher up the pitch and after a failed clearance by the Barca defence, Mbappe tries a lobbed shot, which dips but stays over the net to Barca’s relief.

Real Madrid is maintaining a 4-4-2 shape while Barcelona, playing with a 4-2-3-1 shape, is looking for spaces to have Yamal exploit that shape. Meanwhile, Militao brings down Lewandowski and the referee gives a fre-kick.

Barcelona tries an attack up the pitch as Fermin Lopez looks to set up Raphinha but Madrid staves off that chance. Seconds later, Yamal’s puts in a long ball for Lewandowski, but Madrid is marking the Pole quite timely.

Yamal tries to whip in a cross in the Madrid box but Rudiger intercepts the ball Madrid gets possession back. It tries to start an attack, with Vazquez trying to set up Bellingham but Barca stops that in its half.

Cubarsi to Pedri as Barcelona tries to build up from the back but the ball ends up in Mendy’s feet and Lunin gets it rolling for another attack up front. Mbappe gets the ball and tries to combine with Vinicius, whose return pass is intercepted by Barcelona.

Barcelona tries to wrest control in the match but Bellingham rounds his marker Balde to come out on top and Madrid gets the ball back.

Vinicius gets the ball along the left flank and he shifts to his left, then right to try and beat his marker Kounde but the Frenchman makes sure the ball goes out, this time for a corner. The corner, initially out for another one, is finally punched out by Pena.

Mbappe gets a through ball in the final third and he shifts to his left to strike to his right and shoots just off-target. First real chance of the game.

Mbappe gets the ball rolling and Vazquez makes a run up the pitch and after a pressing run by Valverde, the ball goes out for a Barca throw.

The match begins with Real Madrid starting from left to right while Barcelona starts from the other end.

Flick hugs Ancelotti in the technical area as the players walk out in a stadium ringing with the anthem of Real Madrid and only minutes remain for the pivotal clash in the Spanish league.

There are issues with the official streaming partner for El Clasico in Madrid. But you can follow the match real-time on Sportstar.

The Santiago Bernabeu looks almost full as fans of Real Madrid colour their home white while a certain section prides colours of Blaugrana, hoping to stun the hosts in their own den. 

“Last year we had no striker, we lost an important striker like Karim, we replaced him with the goals of Bellingham, Joselu and Brahim (Diaz),” Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said.

“This year, we don’t have a problem because we have a striker that can score 30, 35, 40 goals. The important thing is (Bellingham) does his work, which is very important.”

“We have our ideas. Our philosophy is to press high and make it hard for the opponent to play out. Too much space between the lines doesn’t work for us,” Hansi Flick, Barcelona’s manager told a press conference on Friday.

“The players are brilliant and continue to adapt from game to game. The changes have worked, I believe in the team, they have so much quality and that’s what we want to see.”

Real will miss goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, centre back David Alaba and captain Dani Carvajal along with forward Rodrygo. 

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and key defender Ronald Araujo will also be absent for the clash.

Off the back of massive Champions League wins over German powerhouses Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona and Real Madrid are set for a mouth-watering La Liga Clasico on Saturday.

One day after Real fought back from two goals down to thrash Dortmund 5-2 thanks to a hat-trick by Vinicius Jr., La Liga leader Barca ended a near decade-long winless run against Bayern with a 4-1 rout boosted by three goals from its Brazilian captain Raphinha.

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Barcelona travels to Madrid sitting top of La Liga, three points ahead Real. Both teams come into the match after statement wins against German sides, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.