Barcelona and Real Madrid have named their starting sides for the first Clasico of the season as the fierce rivals meet in La Liga at Camp Nou on Sunday.
The hosts have won all of their nine Liga matches in 2026/27 and are two points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid with a game in hand.
Third-placed Madrid have also played nine times in this season’s top-flight and are six points behind Barca, with both of their league defeats coming away.
Los Blancos are on a four-match winning run in all competitions following their 4-1 home win over Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday, a day after Barca lost 4-2 at Paris Saint-Germain.
Barcelona confirmed el clasico starting team vs Real Madrid
Barcelona make two changes from their defeat in Paris, bringing in Rodri and Fermin Lopez in midfield.
Dani Olmo was replaced during the first half of that game with an injury to his left adductor. Marc Bernal moves to the bench.
Barcelona: Joan Garcia, Xavi Espart, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Joao Cancelo, Pedri, Rodri, Fermin Lopez, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Anthony Gordon
Substitutes: Wojciech Szczesny, Alejandro Balde, Brian Farinas, Gavi, Gabriel Jesus, Karim Adeyemi, Frenkie de Jong, Marc Bernal, Dominik Livakovic, Hamza Abdelkarim, Orian Goren, Alex Campos
Real Madrid full line up vs Barcelona in el clasico
Andriy Lunin replaces Thibaut Courtois in goal for Madrid because the Belgium goalkeeper has flu.
Defenders Ibrahima Konate and Marc Cucurella, midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni and winger Yan Diomande also come in from the win over Leipzig.
Alvaro Carreras, Antonio Rudiger and Eduardo Camavinga move to the bench. Vinicius Junior is suspended.
Real Madrid: Andriy Lunin, Federico Valverde, Ibrahima Konate, Dean Huijsen, Marc Cucurella, Bernardo Silva, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler, Jude Bellingham, Yan Diomande, Kylian Mbappe
Substitutes: Illia Voloshyn, Sergio Mestre, Eder Militao, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alvaro Carreras, Antonio Rudiger, Denzel Dumfries, Eduardo Camavinga, Thiago Pitarch, Endrick, Carlos Espi, Brahim Diaz
Where to watch Barca vs Madrid: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Sunday is at 20:00 GMT (16:00 ET / 13:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 1 and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.
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Barcelona vs Real Madrid el clasico La Liga stats
- Six of the last seven meetings between the teams in all competitions have produced Barca victories, the exception a 2-1 home win for Madrid last season
- Barca have won three of their last four at home to Madrid in La Liga, interrupted by a 2-1 Blancos victory in October 2023 when Jude Bellingham scored in the 68th and 92nd minutes after Ilkay Gundogan had opened the scoring
- Lionel Messi is the top scorer in the history of the fixture, Barca’s all-time leading marksman netting 15 times against Madrid
- The other two players in double figures in the fixture both played for Madrid: Alfredo di Stefano (13) and Raul (12)
- Hansi Flick’s side have won eight consecutive home games in all competitions since a 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals on April 14
- With six assists for Barca, Lamine Yamal has set up more goals than any other player in this season’s Liga. Espanyol’s Javi Hernandez has five, with Barca’s Anthony Gordon and Alaves’ Mariano Diaz on four each
- Barca forward Raphinha is the 12-goal top scorer in the division after eight appearances, having played a game less than the six players immediately behind him on nine goals
- Two of those players are Yamal and Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe, while Barca’s Fermin Lopez and Levante’s Roger Brugue have eight each
- Since a Liga draw at Camp Nou in December 2019, each of the last 21 editions of El Clasico has featured at least one goal, with at least two in each of the 12 most recent encounters
- That was also the last draw between the teams, although Barcelona won the 2024/25 Copa del Rey final after extra time, with Madrid prevailing in the 2021/22 Super Cup semi-finals after an extra 30 minutes
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