Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will face each other tonight in a crucial match in La Liga. Here you will know the preview, date, time, venue, TV live stream, head-to-head results, odds, and prediction of this mouthwatering ‘El Classico’.
Time | 20 March, 03:00 pm ET |
Venue | Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
Live Stream | ESPN+, Premier Sports (UK), fuboTV, bein Sports |
El Classico Preview:
The International break is approaching. However, one big match is waiting too before the pause of club football. Maybe the most awaited one. The ‘El Classico’. It’s a battle of dignity, ego, emotions, rage, anger, yearning, and every other thing.
The Los Blancos are overpowering their arch-rivals in recent history. They have won all the last five matches in all competitions and won the 1st leg of the current season also which was in the Camp Nou. They’re the league leaders now with a gap of 10 points with the second-placed Sevilla and 15 points ahead of the Catalan club though the latter mentioned played a matchless. Real Madrid is tipped to win the match which might end Barca’s hope of making chaos in the title race. Nevertheless, they are without their star man Karim Benzema and Ferland Mendy due to niggle.
On the contrary, under Xavi’s stewardship, Barcelona is starting to resurrect. They’re now on a 10 game undefeated streak and moved to the last 8 of the Uefa Europa League. A huge gap between their fiercest rivals couldn’t make them demoralized. The January signings added a lot of firepower to the squad. Therefore, Barca will try to do everything to end their winless run in the most prestigious match in the world.
When and where will the El Classico be played?
The 2nd leg of running season’s El Classico will be held at Estadio Santiago Bernabeau. The iconic ground is renovating presently and has yet to be gotten its complete shape. However, it can welcome thousands of fans.
The match is going to take place at 03:00 pm ET.
Head to Head:
These two Spanish superpowers have a long history of rivalries.
Matches:
Terms | Competitive | Friendly | Total |
Match Played | 248 | 33 | 281 |
Real Won | 100 | 04 | 104 |
Barcelona Won | 96 | 19 | 115 |
Draws | 52 | 10 | 62 |
Read More: ‘El Classico’ The History of the Greatest Game
Possible XI of El Classico:
Real Madrid:
Courtois, Alaba, Vasquez, Nacho, Militao, Kross, Camavinga, Modric, Asensio, Hazard, Vinicius Jr.
Barcelona:
Ter Stegen, Alba, Pique, Araujo, Dest, Pedri, Busquets, De jong, Ferran Torres, Aubameyang, Dembele.
How to live stream El Classico?
USA: Football lovers from the United States can watch the El Classico on ESPN+ live by availing their monthly subscription.
UK: Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports 2 are giving the chance to watch online this highly intensified match between Barcelona and Real from the UK.
Others Streaming options are also available like fuboTV and bein Sports to watch the game.
Match Prediction of El Classico:
Barcelona will win the game and keep their hopes to push for the league title alive.