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El Clasico: Real Madrid vs Barcelona - Preview, TV channel info, Team News
The first El Clasico match of the 2015-16 La Liga season takes place this weekend as Real Madrid host reigning champions Barcelona at the Bernabeu on Saturday evening.
Match schedules:
Real Madrid vs Barcelona
Competition:La Liga 2015-2016
Date: Saturday, 21 November 2015
Kick-off: 22:45 IST (17:15 GMT)
Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
Where can I watch it?
Live coverage of the game will be on Sky Sports 2 / Sky Sports 2 HD.
You can also follow the match on our live blog.
Preview match & Team News:
Barcelona go into the El Classico encounter against Real Madrid pretty much wounded but still firing on all cylinders with Suarez and Neymar playing at top of their game. Lionel Messi is still a doubt for biggest game for Barcelona this season but he has been training with the reserves and might well be on the bench for Saturday’s game. Real Madrid trail Barcelona by three points after their disappointing loss in the hands of Sevilla over the last weekend.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona Possible Lineups:
Real Madrid starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Modric, Isco, Kroos; Benzema, Bale, Ronaldo
Barcelona starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Bravo; Alves, Pique, Mathieu, Alba; Roberto, Busquets, Iniesta; Munir, Suárez, Neymar
Real Madrid Team news:
Real Madrid are coming here after their first defeat in a competitive game this season, 2-3 vs Sevilla two weeks ago away from home.
The Galactics have 24 points after the first 11 league matches, losing the leading position after the last defeat.
Now they are on the second place, three points behind Barcelona, but still with the best goal difference in the country, 26-7.
Their home record is really good, with four wins and only one draw so far.
More than that, Real Madrid scored 12 goals at home, conceding only one.
The good news is that Rafa Benitez has no missing player for El Clasico and he will field the best starting XI.
Barcelona Team news:
Fans could not have been treated to news better than their superstar Lionel Messi’s return from a knee injury suffered during a La Liga game against newly promoted Las Palmas in September. He has trained throughout this week and will most likely make a substitute appearance in the second half if his services are required.
However, Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic is most likely going to be missing from Luis Enrique’s plans on Saturday as he continues to recover from a calf injury he picked up during Barca’s clash with BATE Borisov in the Champions League. Rafinha (knee) remains a long term absentee from the squad.
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