Real Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE: Kick-off time, teams and how to follow El Clasico

Posted by Admin October 25, 2024 Football

Kylian Mbappe will make his El Clasico debut this weekend as Real Madrid take on rivals Barcelona in a huge La Liga clash.

Mbappe has scored six goals in his first ten league games in Spain, but despite his side going unbeaten in that time, they sit second in the table.

Mbappe is set for his first taste of El ClasicoCredit: Getty

Los Blancos are three points behind Barca who have been in superb form under new boss Hansi Flick, winning nine of their opening ten fixtures.

They have also scored 33 goals with an average of three per game and Robert Lewandowski is showing no signs of tailing off at the end of his career.

It leaves Mbappe and Jude Bellingham in need of a win in the first El Clasico of the campaign as they aim to close the gap to Flick’s men.

Real Madrid vs Barcelona: How to follow

This El Clasico clash will be played on Saturday, October 26 and kick-off at the Bernabeu is scheduled for 8pm UK time.

The game will be broadcast live on Premier Sports in the UK.

You can sign up to watch the action for £7.99 per month – more details on how to do so can be found here.

talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will also keep you up to date with the latest.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

Lewandowski has scored 12 goals in 10 games this seasonCredit: Getty

Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Team news

Mbappe will certainly start in his derby debut and he is likely to be leading the line with Vinicius Junior and Bellingham behind him.

Real Madrid have suffered a huge blow this week though, with Rodrygo ruled out after picking up an injury midweek.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has also picked up a knock and is expected to miss out in this huge clash too.

Dani Carvajal is already out for the season while David Alaba and Brahim Diaz are two other casualties.

As for Barcelona, Gavi finally made his return last time out and he could feature in El Clasico this weekend.

Dani Olmo is also back but the Spaniard and Frenkie De Jong but the pair aren’t likely to get into the team over Pedri and Marc Casado.

Lamine Yamal will of course be a major threat to Real while Raphinha and Lewandowski have been Barca’s stars so far this season.

Ferran Torres, Ronald Araujo, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Marc Bernal are all out.

The presence of Mbappe has meant Rodryo has lost his placeCredit: Getty

Real Madrid vs Barcelona: What has been said?

Bellingham has come under criticism in the Spanish media in recent weeks after failing to score so far this season.

Earlier this month, AS published a story that ripped into the England international.

The report read: “In the case of Bellingham, the decline is much more palpable.

“He has only two assists, no goals, in seven games played.

“Last season, after seven games, he had scored six goals. These figures should not be compared in isolation, as his role since Mbappe’s arrival, is very different.

“But the Englishman is still looking for his best version as a midfielder, the one he offered, for example, in the second half of the European Super Cup against Atalanta.

“Ancelotti knows this, but he is going to give him all the time in the world: ‘His position is the same as last year, with all the success achieved last year.

“Now things don’t come out with the same clarity, but we just have to wait.'”