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Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday evening with the latest edition of El Clasico coming in the Spanish Super Cup.
The two fierce rivals will be aiming to book a place in the final of the competition at the weekend, and with the side from the Spanish capital having won their previous meeting this season, as well as sitting 17 points clear of the Blaugrana, Real Madrid are well fancied to claim the win.
Ahead of the game, GOAL brings you everything you need to know, including how to watch, team news, odds and more.
Game | Barcelona vs Real Madrid |
Date | 12/01/2022 |
Kick-off time | 7pm GMT |
Barcelona vs Real Madrid TV channel, live stream & how to watch
BT Sport is showing Barcelona vs Real Madrid live on TV in the United Kingdom (UK) and the game can also be streamed live online using BT Sport player.
UK TV channel | UK online stream |
|---|---|
BT Sport | BT Sport player |
Barcelona team news & squad
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | Ter Stegen, Neto |
Defenders | Pique, Garcia, Lenglet, Umtiti, Alves, Alba, Mingueza, Dest |
Midfielders | Busquets, Gavi, Gonzalez, Pedri, Puig |
Forwards | Depay, Dembele, Jutgla, Abde, L. De Jong, Torres |
Ansu Fati, Ronald Araujo and Frenkie De Jong have travelled with the squad, although they are not fit enough to feature on Wednesday. Pedri and Ferran Torres returned negative PCR tests on Monday and are expected to join up with the rest of the squad in Riyadh.
Predicted Barcelona starting XI: Ter Stegen, Alves, Pique, Garcia, Alba, Busquets, Gavi, Gonzalez, Depay, L, De Jong, Dembele
Real Madrid team news & squad
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | Courtois, Lunin |
Defenders | Militao, Alaba, Vazquez, Mendy, Vallejo, Nacho, Marcelo, Carvajal |
Midfielders | Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Isco, Camavinga, Ceballos |
Forwards | Benzema, Vinicius, Asensio, Hazard, Jovic, Rodrygo |
Carlo Ancelotti has practically a fully-fit squad from which to choose with Gareth Bale and Mariano Diaz the only players likely to miss out through injury.
Predicted Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Vinicius, Benzema, Asensio
Betting odds & tips
Real Madrid are favourites to beat Barcelona at 10/11 with bet365. At 13/5 to win, Barcelona are considered clear outsiders.
La Liga's top scorer Karim Benzema is priced at 10/3 to be first goalscorer, while Memphis Depay can be backed at 6/1.
Real Madrid have won each of the last four Clasicos - their best run of form in this fixture since the 1960s.
Recent results & form
Barcelona last five results | Real Madrid last five results |
|---|---|
Granada 1-1 Barcelona (8/01/22) | Real Madrid 4-1 Valencia (8/01/22) |
Linares 1-2 Barcelona (5/01/22) | Alcoyano 1-3 Real Madrid (5/01/22) |
Mallorca 0-1 Barcelona (2/01/22) | Getafe 1-0 Real Madrid (2/01/22) |
Sevilla 1-1 Barcelona (21/12/21) | Athletic Club 1-2 Real Madrid (22/12/21) |
Barcelona 3-2 Elche (18/12/21) | Real Madrid 0-0 Cadiz (19/12/21) |
After a stumbling start to the new year which saw them lose their first game in three months, Real Madrid responded in fine fashion at the weekend by beating Valencia 4-1. Karim Benzem and Vinicius Jr both scored a brace in the game and the strikers are the top scoring players in the country.
Between them Benzema and Vinicius have netted 29 league goals, just two fewer than the entire Barcelona side, and the Catalans have certainly struggled in the final third this term.
Odds correct at the time of writing. 18+. Please gamble responsibly.
