Overview
- Kickoff is 11:15 a.m. ET at the Santiago Bernabéu, with coverage in the U.S. on ESPN2 and Fubo and in the U.K. on Premier Sports.
- Real Madrid lead LaLiga by two points and can stretch the gap to five with a win in this Matchday 10 meeting.
- Barcelona are without Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Gavi, Marc-André ter Stegen and Joan García through injury, leaving Wojciech Szczęsny as the likely starter in goal.
- Assistant Marcus Sorg will direct Barcelona from the bench as Flick serves his suspension confirmed by LaLiga after a recent red card.
- Kylian Mbappé enters as LaLiga’s top scorer with 10 goals, while Lamine Yamal’s televised remarks accusing Madrid of “cheating” and “complaining” raised pre-match tensions.