REAL MADRID VS BARCELONA, 2017 EL CLASICO TIME OF KICK-OFF, WHAT TV CHANNEL IS IT ON AND TEAM?

December 23, 2017 0
The first EL Clasico of the season in La Liga  today (Saturday 23 December), as Real Madrid host Barcelona.



Time is kick-off

It's the early game in Spain - it's a 1pm kick-off there, which is midday in the UK.

TV channel

 

Sky Sports Football will have live coverage, but if you can't watch it on telly, JJ Bull will have live updates on this page. 

Team news


Real Madrid have an almost fully fit squad to choose from, with Raphael Varane fit and available again.
Casemiro and Sergio Ramos return from suspension, while Gareth Bale is vying for a start. Only Enzo Zidane misses out.

Barcelona remain without long-term absentees Ousmane Dembele and Samuel Umtiti. Thomas Vermaelen could start at centre-back again, while Javier Mascherano is another option, though he has barely played this season.
Paco Alcacer and Gerard Deulofeu also remain absent. 

Prediction


With Barcelona holding a six-point lead at the top of the table, and Real a further five points behind (though with a game in hand), Zinedine Zidane will have to go for the win on home soil here.

Opening up against the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez could leave them in trouble on the break, though, and Barcelona won't mind it at all.

There will be goals, and there could be a fair few of them. We're going for:


Real Madrid 4 Barcelona 2
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