Real Madrid can all but secure their 36th La Liga title by defeating Barcelona at the Bernabéu on Sunday at 3pm ET. el clasico.
The timing of the event is made all the more intriguing, as Real are celebrating their UEFA Champions League quarter-final victory over Manchester City, while Barcelona were sent off in ugly fashion by Paris Saint-Germain the day before.
Despite having the upper hand at the Etihad Stadium, Real dominated City, scoring early and overcoming a 33-8 shot difference to win thanks to heroics from Andriy Lunin. The Ukrainian made eight saves in 120 minutes and made two more in the shootout.
Meanwhile, Barcelona lost their advantage against PSG in the first leg after Ronald Araujo was shown an early red card at the Camp Nou and subsequently lost 4-1 to PSG. Les Parisiens.
Barça are eight points behind Real with seven games left in the season, but have been trophyless so far in Xavi’s final season as manager. Blaugrana.
Real are still in the hunt for a treble after defeating Barça in the Spanish Super Cup and with one round remaining in the Champions League final. In La Liga, they won 2-1 at the Camp Nou and this is a great chance to win three times. classicos In one season.
How to watch Real Madrid vs Barcelona live, El Clasico stream links and start times
kick off: Sunday, April 21st at 3pm ET
tv channels: ESPN Deportes
online: ESPN+
Real Madrid highlights, team news
Who is Karim? Jude Bellingham (16 goals), Vinicius Junior (12 goals) and Rodrygo (10 goals) all played solidly in La Liga as they look to pick up the burden left by Karim Benzema’s departure for Saudi Arabia. I’m showing it. Toni Kroos and Fede Valverde lead the team in assists, while Antonio Rudiger and Nacho Fernandes provide a pair of super centre-backs.
Thibaut Courtois and David Alaba are suffering from long-term injuries and will not play on Sunday.
Barcelona attention, team news
Led by Robert Lewandowski blaugranas With 13 goals and eight assists, the Premier League imports are runners-up with league goal contributions of 12 (Rafinha) and 11 (Ilkay Gundogan). Frenkie de Jong and Gundogan have been their best performances for the club this season, while Pedri, Lamine Yamal and Joao Félix have also performed well in attack, while young genius Pau Kvarsi has also impressed in the back line.
Barça are missing young prodigies Alejandro Balde and Gabi for 22 and 36 games respectively.
