El Clásico or el clásico is the name given to any football match between rival clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, and is the equivalent of France’s Le Classique.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid, 3.15pm GMT
In a game that could very well make or break his time in the Camp Nou dugout, Ronald Koeman’s Barcelona play host to Real Madrid in El Clasico on Sunday.
La Blaugrana find themselves seventh in the table after eight matches, while Carlo Ancelotti’s men have slipped off top spot after taking just one point from their last two games.
Having seemingly hung onto his job by the thinnest of threads for several weeks now, Koeman was widely expected to depart following the defeat to Atletico Madrid just before the international break, but the Dutchman has retained the faith of Joan Laporta for El Clasico, but by our reckoning this could be his last match.
Despite seeing their near-perfect start to the La Liga season come to an end before the international break, Real Madrid’s attacking guile came to the fore in their Champions League battle with Shakhtar Donetsk, which saw Los Blancos run out 5-0 winners on the day.
Finally coming into his own at the Bernabeu, Vinicius Junior continued his remarkable start to the campaign with two goals and an assist on the day, while ageless talisman Karim Benzema netted his 11th strike from as many matches in all competitions to put the cherry on the icing on the cake.
Our Picks
Madrid Win + BTTS @11/4
Real Madrid to win, BTTS, 4+ corners each team and 20+ booking points each team @9/1
Barcelona predicted starting 11:
Ter Stegen; Roberto, Pique, Garcia, Balde; Gavi, Busquets, De Jong; Dest, Depay, Fati
Real Madrid predicted starting 11:
Courtois; Nacho, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Kroos, Casemiro, Modric; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius Jr
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