He now slides back into the lineup in the attack with the struggling Eden Hazard dropping to the bench.Īt the back, Antonio Rudiger starts on the bench after suffering a bloody forehead gash while scoring his last-gasp equalizer against Shakhtar. Vinicius Jr. was rested midweek as well, brought off the bench for a 33-minute midweek cameo. Karim Benzema was left off the squad entirely against Shakhtar, but also returns for El Clasico.
His return is a welcome one as Madrid have struggled to progress the ball forward in his absence. Luka Modric has missed time lately this season, but he returned for league action against Getafe last weekend and was brought off the bench against Shakhtar Donetsk midweek, so he is ready to go in El Clasico on Sunday. MORE: La Liga table & standings, with closer look at title, Champions League, and relegation battles USA: The match between Real Madrid and Barcelona from the Bernabeu can be seen in the United States on ESPN Deportes, and streamed on ESPN+ along with all other La Liga matches.ĮSPN Deportes is also available to stream on fuboTV, and there's a special offer $40 off on the Latino package quarterly plan through October 16, available for just $59.Ĭanada: The match will be broadcast in Canada on TSN3, which is also available to stream via the TSN app or official website.Īustralia: Australia's exclusive broadcaster for La Liga is Optus Sport, who also is the exclusive broadcaster for the Premier League. UK: Sunday's massive El Clasico tilt will be shown in the United Kingdom on Premier Sports 1 and LaLigaTV. LIVE BLOG: Follow the action of El Clasico live with highlights, commentary, and analysis Real Madrid vs. Of their seven victories, four have come by a single goal, and they have also benefited from a red card shown to their opponents in three different matches.īoth teams have plenty to gain and a whole lot to lose as well, which should make for a tense and venomous affair in Madrid. Madrid, meanwhile, have the opposite problem, becoming the first Champions League club to confirm a knockout stage place, but forced to work hard for their league results to this point.
The two sides are both unbeaten, with seven wins and a draw each.īarcelona have obliterated La Liga competition thus far, with a massive 20 goals scored to just a single goal conceded through the first eight matches of the season, but slips in Champions League play have left them on the brink of group stage elimination in that tournament, and they enter this match desperate for a turnaround result. Real Madrid host Barcelona with the visitors in first place based on the first tiebreaker: goal differential (+19 vs +12). With the two biggest clubs in Spain sitting level on points atop the La Liga table, the first El Clasico of 2022/23 brings a certain extra bite to the Bernabeu as one of the greatest rivalries in world football takes the field.
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