Overview
- Kickoff is set for Sunday at 4:15 p.m. CET (3:15 p.m. BST / 11:15 a.m. ET) at the Santiago Bernabéu.
- Broadcast details include ESPN2 and ESPN platforms in the United States and FanCode streaming in India, with Premier Sports carrying the match in the United Kingdom.
- Barcelona travel with a lengthy injury list that rules out Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, Gavi, Marc-André ter Stegen and Joan García, leaving Wojciech Szczesny as the expected starter in goal.
- Xabi Alonso takes charge of his first El Clásico as Real Madrid seek to halt a multi-match losing run to Barcelona from last season.
- On-field focus centers on Kylian Mbappé’s threat for Madrid against Lamine Yamal’s spark for Barça, with César Soto Grado refereeing and Javier Iglesias Villanueva on VAR.