El Clasico: Barcelona vs Real Madrid Preview, Broadcast channels | La Liga 2015

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El Clasico 

Real Madrid travel to Barcelona in El Clasico on Sunday 22/03/2015, Barcelona, first in the La Liga, host the second-placed Real Madrid when just a point separate the two sides.

Match schedules:

Date : Sunday, 22 March, 2015
Kick off Time : 20:00 (GMT)
Where: Camp Nou, Barcelona
Team: Barcelona vs Real Madrid
Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz
Competition: La Liga 2014/2015

It's the 2nd Clasico of the season, Barça has failed to win just twice in 2015, 1-0 defeats to Real Sociedad and Málaga, while Real has won just once in its last four and has five losses since the new year. Barcelona’s 6-1 win over Rayo Vallecano on March 8, combined with Madrid’s 1-0 loss to Bilbao the previous day, saw Barça take over at the top of La Liga for the first time since November.

Team News

Barcelona

Sergio Busquets returned to training on Thursday to give him a chance of playing in this weekend’s match.
Thomas Vermaelen has been out all season, yet to make his Barcelona debut since a summer move from Arsenal.







Real Madrid

Madrid have fewer injury concerns, though their recently returning midfielders aren't fully fit. Luka Modric and Sami Khedira have only played a couple of times since coming back from long layoffs, and Khedira's had a virus recently to boot. James Rodriguez is unavailable for this game and won't be back until mid-April.

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Coach’s comments:

Barcelona
“We go into Sunday's game with Real Madrid in good shape. La Liga will not be decided after the Clasico. In a game of this nature, you cannot tell who is the favourite.” – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique

Real Madrid
“I think we'll be full of confidence heading to the Camp Nou. We need to be at our best, at our best we can win.” – Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti

PROBABLE LINEUPS:

Barcelona: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen; Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Jeremy Mathieu, Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Andres Iniesta; Neymar, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi

Real Madrid: Iker Casillas; Dani Carvajal, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Toni Kroos, Luca Modric, Isco; Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema

Previous five meetings:

25/10/14 Real Madrid 3 – 1 Barcelona
16/04/14 Barcelona 1 – 2 Real Madrid
23/03/14 Real Madrid 3 – 4 Barcelona
26/10/13 Barcelona 2 – 1 Real Madrid
02/03/13 Real Madrid 2 – 1 Barcelona

Telecast & Broadcast channels:
When and where to watch El Clásico!
Here, we list the TV channels you can watch El Clasico on :

Los Angeles – 1:00 PM (PST) / New York – 4:00 PM (EST)
Fubo TV, beIN Sports USA, beIN Sports en Español, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Fubo TV

Brazil – 5:00 PM (Brasília)
Sports +

United Kingdom – 8:00 PM
Sky Sports 5/HD, Sky Go Extra, Sky Sports 1/HD, Sky Go, NOW TV

France – 9:00 PM (CET)
beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT


Barcelona – 9:00 PM (CET)
Canal+ Yomvi, Canal+ 1 / HD / 30

Arab Countries – 11:00 PM (Mecca Time)
beIN Sports Arabia 16 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD

Russia – 11:00 PM (MSK)
Setanta Sports Eurasia, NTV+ Sport Online, NTV+ Football
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