Here is how you can watch the match and what you need to know:. Date : Sunday, Oct. Barcelona: A first Clasico without Lionel Messi on the books for a generation does dawn with at least a degree of optimism around the Camp Nou after what has proven to be a gruelling autumn.
The young Spanish forward has played a key role in Barcelona securing back to back wins for the first time this season, first against Valencia and then Dynamo Kyiv. Ansu's form ought to ease the reliance on Memphis Depay for goals while Sergio Aguero's appearances off the bench means that Ronald Koeman has options as he looks to for the wins that would give his stuttering regime a much needed boost.
Craving even more coverage of the world's game? A Daily CBS Soccer Podcast where we take you beyond the pitch and around the globe for commentary, previews, recaps and more. Live Blog. Emillia Hawkins. Emillia Hawkins 12th Jan , Attentions now turn to tomorrow's semi-final. Thank you for reading, and goodnight! Xav that Despite the defeat, there are some positives that Xavi can take from the game. Barcelona looked promising on the attack and had more shots than their opposition.
Ferran Torres will improve in time as he adapts to the system of his new team. Stand-out performances Vinicius and Benzema were too much for the Barcelona defence to handle, especially on the counter-attacks which were frequent throughout the game.
All-White on the night Real Madrid claim their fifth consecutive El Clasico victory in spectacular style. The other semi-final will take place tomorrow evening. Barcelona did not make it easy for them and continued to press until the final whistle.
Barcelona Real Madrid Two minutes to go. Fati attempts an overhead kick but Courtois claims the ball and clears it. Barcelona Real Madrid Only four minutes to go Need we say more?
In short, any one of the three giants could finish the weekend top of the table — and El Clasico is the fixture at the center of the intrigue. Barcelona are unbeaten in 19 league games 16W-3D-0L right on the heels of a shockingly poor start to the season 4W-2D-4L in their first 10 games.
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