Real Madrid will look to tighten their grip on LaLiga glory when they host bitter rivals Barcelona in El Clasico.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side are eight points ahead of Barca at the summit with seven games to play and the Blaugrana must end a run of three consecutive Clasico defeats to retain any hope of the title.
Madrid went to the well in midweek to knock holders Manchester City out of the Champions League on penalties, while Barca suffered a devastating collapse to be eliminated from Europe’s top competition by Paris Saint-Germain
The Sporting News is following Real Madrid vs. Barcelona live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
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Real Madrid vs. Barcelona live score
1st Half Goalscorers Madrid 1 Vinicius (p) 18’ Barca 1 Christensen 6’
Lineups:
Real Madrid (4-3-3): 13. Andriy Lunin (GK) — 17. Lucas Vazquez, 18, Aurelien Tchouameni, 22. Antonio Rudiger, 12. Eduardo Camavinga — 8. Toni Kroos, 10. Luka Modric — 15. Federico Valverde, 5. Jude Bellingham, 11. Rodrygo — 7. Vinicius Junior.
Barcelona (4-3-3): 1. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (GK) — 23. Jules Kounde, 4. Ronald Araujo, 33. Pau Cubarsi, 2. Joao Cancelo — 21. Frenkie de Jong, 15. Andreas Christensen, 22. Ilkay Gundogan — 27. Lamine Yamal, 9. Robert Lewandowski, 11. Raphinha.
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18th minute: GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! Vinicius Junior!!!
Ter Stegen is moving all over his line, he guesses correctly down to his left but Vinicius’ penalty is drilled hard and low into the net.
17th minute: PENALTY TO REAL MADRID! Lucas skips around Cancelo far too easily. Cubarsi anticipates the cross and sticks out a leg. Lucas obliges by going over it. Vinicius to take.
16th minute: Rodrygo looks to find Bellingham in the box but Christensen scampers in to clear.
14th minute: Kounde joins the attack to good effect again. Yamal get his first look at Camavinga and flies past him. Madrid clear behind for a corner. Raphinha changes up the angle with a short corner this time but gets his delivery all wrong.
13th minute: Kroos floats the ball in and Vinicius should do better! Heading not his strongest suit and Cubarsi applied enough pressure.
12th minute: Cancelo gave away a stupid penalty in midweek. This time he’s foul Lucas right on the edge. Again, not the brightest idea.
11th minute: Lucas joins the Madrid attack but his cross in cleared by Cubarsi on his Clasico debut, Araujo gets in the way as Bellingham tries his luck.
8th minute: Almost an instant response for Madrid! Modric ghosts into the box to flick Rodrygo’s chipped pass towards Vinicius, who fires over first time.
6th minute: GOOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Andreas Christensen!!!
Lunin gets himself caught underneath an inswinging delivery and Christensen nods home to draw first blood for Barca. What a start! Manchester City kept hanging corners under Lunin’s crossbar to no avail in midweek. Perhaps that was why!
5th minute: Kounde pressing high hustled Vinicius out of possession and Barca have the first corner of the match.
4th minute: Vinicius lets fly with a speculative attempt that Kounde blocks.
2nd minute: Dicey early moment for Lunin! The Real Madrid goalkeeper, under pressure, hits a clearance straight at Raphinha, who’s unable to control.
Real Madrid vs. Barcelona live updates, highlights, and commentary
Kickoff: 1st Half
Here we go. Will it be game on or game over in the LaLiga title race tonight?
5 mins before kickoff: Here come the players for one of the great occasions in world football.
20 mins before kickoff: Soto Grado has the perhaps unenviable task of serving as tonight’s referee. He will face unforgiving scrutiny from both sides of the Clasico divide and Real Madrid’s in-house TV channel has even produced a video casting aspersions over his competence.
50 mins before kickoff: Andreas Christensen was suspended in midweek but he’s back in Barca’s only change, lending a more robust edge to the midfield as Pedri drops to the bench.
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 21, 2024
1 hour before kickoff: Here’s the Madrid lineup. Ancelotti shuffles his full-backs after their midweek exertions. Dani Carvajal and Ferland Mendy drop to the bench, with Lucas Vazquez and Eduardo Camavinga completing the defence either side of Aurelien Tchouameni and Antonio Rudiger. Tchouameni was suspended against City. Camavinga’s redeployment means Luka Modric comes into midfield to partner his long-time Clasico ally Toni Kroos.
📋✅ Our starting 𝗫𝗜!
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— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 21, 2024
1 hr 40 mins before kickoff: It was a midweek of contrasts in Europe for Madrid and Barca. Who will pull up better – an exhausted Madrid after their penalty shootout triumph over Manchester City or a wounded Barcelona, who were dumped out by Paris Saint-Germain.
2 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid have LaLiga glory in their nostrils. How Barcelona would love to provide a twist in the plot on enemy territory.
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— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 21, 2024
Real Madrid vs. Barcelona kick off time
This LaLiga clash kicks off at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, April 21 at 9:00 p.m. local time in Madrid, Spain.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:
Date Kickoff time USA Sun, Apr. 21 3:00 p.m. ET Canada Sun, Apr. 21 3:00 p.m. ET UK Sun, Apr. 21 8:00 p.m. BST Australia Mon, Apr. 22 5:00 a.m. AEST India Mon, Apr. 22 12:30 a.m. IST
Real Madrid vs. Barcelona lineups, team news
Ancelotti has not flagged up any fresh injury issues, but exertions at the Etihad Stadium have forced some rotation. Aurelien Tchouameni returns from suspension with to partner Antonio Rudiger at centre-back.
Lucas Vazquez and Eduardo Camavinga are selected in the full-back positions, with the latter’s redeployment meaning a start for the great Luka Modric in midfield.
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Lunin (GK) — Vazquez, Tchouameni, Rudi
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Lunin (GK) — Vazquez, Tchouameni, Rudiger, Camavinga — Kroos, Modric — Valverde, Bellingham, Rodrygo — Vinicius Jr.
Real Madrid subs: Kepa (GK), Mario De Luis (GK), Carvajal, Militao, Nacho, Joselu, Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Brahim, Mendy, Guler.
Xavi also has a fully fit squad to pick from and brings in Andreas Christensen as the solitary change to the side that lost to PSG. Pedri drops to the bench.
Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen (GK) — Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Cancelo — De Jong, Christensen, Gundogan — Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
Barcelona subs: Inaki Pena (GK), Martinez, Ferran, Pedri, Joao Felix, Fermin, Alonso, Romeu, Vitor Roque, Roberto, Kochen, Fort.
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Real Madrid vs. Barcelona live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this La Liga match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
Region TV Streaming USA ESPN Deportes Fubo, ESPN+, Canada RDS 2, TSN 3, TSN 4
TSN+
UK Premier Sports 1 Premier Sports Player, La Liga TV Australia — Optus Sport India — JioTV
USA: This game is available on ESPN+, with Spanish language options on ESPN Deportes, and streaming on Fubo with the latter offering a FREE trial to new users.
Canada: This game is live broadcasting and streaming on TSN+. French language options are on RDS 2.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
UK: This match will be streamed on La Liga TV and broadcast on Premier Sports 1.
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