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Half-time: Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona<\/p>\n
Pretty breathless stuff at the Bernab\u00e9u. Jude Bellingham\u2019s goal is the difference at the break after Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez had cancelled out Kylian Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s opener.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n 45+5 min: Ferran swivels and shoots from the edge of the box but it\u2019s easy for Courtois.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 45+4 min: Balde does well to deny Mbapp\u00e9 the chance to get a shot away after he was set up by Bellingham.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A por ello, cry the home crowd \u2013 get after them! They smell blood before half-time.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Six minute of stoppage time. Madrid seem to outnumber Barcelona<\/a> every time when going forward.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 45 min: Vinicius leads De Jong a merry dance by the corner flag. He picks out Guler, whose ball over the top finds Bellingham. After Szczesny stops a prodded shot, Mbapp\u00e9 tucks in the rebound but the flag is up!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Barcelona want a foul for Huijsen\u2019s aerial challenge on Cubars\u00ed when the ball was headed across goal but the referee and VAR say no.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>GOAL! Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona (Bellingham 43)<\/p>\n Madrid go back in front! Vinicius\u2019s looping cross is headed back across goal by Milit\u00e3o and Bellingham has a simple tap-in.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 41 min: Barcelona<\/a> go on the break with Pedri, whose ball back across the penalty area is headed out for a corner by Camavinga. Rashford\u2019s corner is flicked goalwards by Ferm\u00edn and Courtois makes a diving save!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Unselfish from Rashford, who gets his 7th assist in 13 games for Barcelona<\/a>. Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez follows up his hat-trick against Olympiakos with a goal here.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.58 EDT<\/p>\n GOAL! Real Madrid 1-1 Barcelona (Ferm\u00edn 38)<\/p>\n We\u2019re level! Guler has his pocket picked by Pedri on the edge of his own box. Balde finds Rashford, who squares it for Ferm\u00edn to convert. Courtois got a hand on it but not enough.<\/p>\n Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez scores their first goal. Photograph: Albert Gea\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.58 EDT<\/p>\n 37 min: Carreras picks out Bellingham but his shot is low and easy for Szczesny to gather.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 35 min: Szczesny is called into action at the other end as Vinicius cuts inside and bends one. Madrid take the corner quickly but it comes to nothing.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 33 min: Big chance for Barcelona! The ball falls to Ferran inside the area and his shot doesn\u2019t have enough pace on it to beat Courtois, who dives down to his left to gather.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 31 min: Madrid win another corner after Mbapp\u00e9 threatens again. Rashford goes down holding his face but is soon up again to help defend.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 30 min: Another save from Szczesny! Huijsen gets on the end of a cross from deep and stretches to prod a shot on goal. The Barcelona<\/a> keeper is there deny him.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 29 min: Bellingham wins a free-kick off Garc\u00eda. Valverde takes it quickly to Mbapp\u00e9, who spins Cubars\u00ed and forces a save from Szczesny.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 28 min: The home crowd enjoy it as Vinicius goes in heavy on Yamal after a loose touch from the teenager. Barcelona\u2019s front three have seen so little of the ball.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 26 min: Bellingham\u2019s deflected shot wins a corner for Madrid. Valverde then smashes an effort over from the edge of the box with his left foot.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 25 min: Bellingham\u2019s winning the battle of the Brits so far. His swivel past Pedri in midfield was good but the pass through to Mbapp\u00e9 was better. Rashford is yet to get into the game.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n There\u2019s a nervous pause before the game resumes as VAR confirms Mbapp\u00e9 was indeed onside. Madrid lead!<\/p>\n Share<\/a>GOAL! Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona (Mbapp\u00e9 22)<\/p>\n Mbapp\u00e9 has the ball in the back of the net again! Bellingham turns Pedri and splits the Barcelona<\/a> defence with a ball through to Mbapp\u00e9, who slots past Szczesny.<\/p>\n Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid scores his team’s first goal. Photograph: \u00c1ngel Mart\u00ednez\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.47 EDT<\/p>\n 21 min: Yamal wants a free-kick as he tussles with Carreras on the touchline. Madrid are up in arms after a challenge from Ferran on Milit\u00e3o. Who\u2019d want to referee this one?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 19 min: Guler, Bellingham and Camavinga are picking up advanced positions behind the front pairing of Mbapp\u00e9 and Vinicius, with Tchouameni sitting. It\u2019s very attacking and very unpredictable. It could also be a problem for Alonso out of possession.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 17 min: Vinicius drives at Kound\u00e9 down Madrid\u2019s left but the Frenchman closes his legs just in time to stop the winger going past him.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Mbapp\u00e9 was marginally offside as Guler prodded it away from Ferm\u00edn.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Goal ruled out! An offside in the buildup chalks off an unbelievable opener. Another lucky escape for Barcelona<\/a>.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 12 min: What a strike from Mbapp\u00e9! Ferm\u00edn loses the ball inside his own half for Barcelona<\/a>. It drops to Mbapp\u00e9 some 25 yards from goal, sits up nicely and he thwacks it past Szczesny into the back of the net! Golazo. The referee is checking for offside \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.31 EDT<\/p>\n Hansi Flick\u2019s red card last weekend against Girona means he\u2019s got a touchline ban today. His assistant Marcus Sorg is in the dugout.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 9 min: In trademark fashion, Yamal cuts inside on his left foot and curls a shot wide of the far post. Courtois was worried enough to dive to his right to see it on its way.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 8 min: It\u2019s been a very open start to the game. Madrid have just settled into it after a very nervy opening minute or two.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Contentious to say the least. It wasn\u2019t obvious whether Vinicius kicked Yamal or the other way round. The referee changed his mind and gave it Barcelona\u2019s way.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Hang on, the referee is heading to the monitor. Yamal possibly gets the ball first. Decision reversed \u2013 no penalty! Free-kick to Barcelona<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n The penalty awarded against Lamine Yamal has been overturned after a VAR review. Photograph: David Ramos\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.30 EDT<\/p>\n 3 min: Penalty to Real Madrid! They counter from that corner and Bellingham plays the ball out to Vin\u00edcius. Yamal dangles his foot and catches the Brazilian and the referee points to the spot!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.21 EDT<\/p>\n 2 min: Rashford has the first chance of the game as Huijsen gives the ball away in his defensive third. Rashford\u2019s shot is blocked by Milit\u00e3o and out for a corner, which Courtois punches away.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Kick-off<\/p>\n We\u2019re under way! Whistles around the ground as Lamine Yamal is shown on the big screen for the first time.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The teams are out at the Bernab\u00e9u. The roof is closed and it\u2019s bound to be loud. Kick-off is a couple of minutes away.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Another subplot of today\u2019s game is the collapse of La Liga\u2019s plans to play Barcelona\u2019s away game at Villarreal in Miami in December.<\/p>\n La Liga have tried moving matches abroad before \u2013 five times, in fact, with four of them involving Barcelona.<\/p>\n Real Madrid have long been opposed to the idea and Thibaut Courtois spoke out against it before December\u2019s move to Miami was binned.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Last season\u2019s cl\u00e1sicos produced 23 goals in total from four games \u2013 Barcelona<\/a> won all four, including 4-0 at the Bernab\u00e9u in the league:<\/p>\n La Liga Copa del Rey (final) Supercopa (final) Strap in, then.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n There is major star power on both sides at the Bernab\u00e9u today in Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and Lamine Yamal. Barcelona\u2019s teenage sensation has been poking the bear a bit this week with comments on an online stream that Real Madrid<\/a> \u201crob and complain\u201d.<\/p>\n Xabi Alonso was asked about those comments in his pre-match press conference yesterday. \u201cIt\u2019s an important match … important enough,\u201d he said. \u201cIt has many ingredients for us to play well, for us to enjoy it. And that\u2019s what excites us the most, the biggest incentive for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n Then he was asked about them again: \u201cNo, I\u2019m not going to get into that. There have been a lot of statements from people in Barcelona<\/a> and I can\u2019t comment on them all. For us, the important thing is the pitch, what happens on the pitch. Where we\u2019ve come from and what lies ahead. That\u2019s what concerns me most and what we\u2019ve been working on.\u201d<\/p>\n Then he was asked about them a third time: \u201cAre we going back to that? What I have in my head is that it\u2019s going to be an intense and competitive match. We have to be prepared because there will be moments for everything. The players have to have the necessary adrenaline. I\u2019m not thinking about other consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Sid has also been making the case for el cl\u00e1sico to still be the biggest game in club football and \u2026 well, it\u2019s hard to argue with him.<\/p>\n Why El Cl\u00e1sico is still the biggest game in club world football \u2013 videoShare<\/a><\/p>\n In Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford, there is an Englishman apiece in the Real Madrid<\/a> and Barcelona starting XIs \u2013 the first time that has happened in a cl\u00e1sico in La Liga, as Sid Lowe explains:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Captain Fede Valverde continues at right-back for Real Madrid<\/a>, while Trent Alexander-Arnold \u2013 out since mid-September with a hamstring injury \u2013 is fit enough for a place on the bench.<\/p>\n Arda Guler is given the nod by Xabi Alonso ahead of Rodrygo and Franco Mastantuono in those attacking positions behind Kylian Mbapp\u00e9.<\/p>\n Real Madrid fans make some noise. Photograph: Susana Vera\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.00 EDT<\/p>\n Marcus Rashford is handed a start in his first cl\u00e1sico for Barcelona<\/a> after scoring twice against Olympiakos in midweek.<\/p>\n Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez is also rewarded for his hat-trick in the Champions League with a place in the XI. Raphinha is not fit enough to make the bench.<\/p>\n Pau Cubars\u00ed and Eric Garc\u00eda are preferred to Ronald Ara\u00fajo at centre-back.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.59 EDT<\/p>\n Starting lineups<\/p>\n Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Valverde, Milit\u00e3o, Huijsen, Carreras; Tchouameni, Camavinga; Guler, Bellingham, Vin\u00edcius; Mbapp\u00e9. Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Kound\u00e9, Cubars\u00ed, Garc\u00eda, Bald\u00e9; Pedri, De Jong; Lamine Yamal, L\u00f3pez, Rashford, Torres. Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n Hello and welcome. Hoy jugamos. Real Madrid<\/a> and Barcelona meet for the first time this season against a tense backdrop of political squabbles, player jibes and a failed attempt to move La Liga matches abroad. So, same as usual, eh?<\/p>\n The Santiago Bernab\u00e9u plays host to el cl\u00e1sico this afternoon, with the game kicking off at 4.15pm local time (3.15pm GMT). Xabi Alonso\u2019s Madrid are top of the league, two points ahead of Hansi Flick\u2019s defending champions in second. A home win today would have major ramifications for the title race.<\/p>\n There has been particular angst in the Spanish capital this week about La Liga\u2019s failed efforts to take Villarreal v Barcelona to Miami in December, with Real Madrid\u2019s Thibaut Courtois saying it would distort the competition<\/a>. Lamine Yamal has stoked the flames a bit by telling the Twitch streamer Ibai Llanos that Real Madrid \u201crob and complain\u201d. It\u2019s sure to be feisty.<\/p>\n Team news is on the way. If you\u2019ve got any skin in the game, feel free to send me an email<\/a> with your thoughts as we go.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona<\/a>
Barcelona 4-3 Real Madrid<\/a><\/p>\n
Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid<\/a> (after extra-time)<\/p>\n
Real Madrid 2-5 Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n
Subs: Lunin, Carvajal, Alexander-Arnold, Mendy, Asencio, F Garc\u00eda, Ceballos, Brahim, Mastantuono, Endrick, Rodrygo, G Garc\u00eda.<\/p>\n
Subs: Kochen, Aller, Mart\u00edn, Torrents, Ara\u00fajo, D Fern\u00e1ndez, Bernal, Casad\u00f3, Espart, Bardghji, T Fern\u00e1ndez.<\/p>\n