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22
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5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The first Clasico of the 2026/27 season is upon us, with Real Madrid visiting Barcelona for an evening of La Liga action.
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Madrid → visit → action
There is already plenty on the line tonight, with Jose Mourinho’s Real already falling off the pace in the title race.
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Real → be → race
With nine matches played, Los Blancos sit third but six points adrift of the runaway leaders Barcelona, a deficit they could stand to halve tonight.
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they → play → leaders
Hansi Flick’s Blaugrana, though, have made a riproaring start to the campaign, with their only defeat in all competitions coming last time out at the hands of European champions Paris Saint-Germain.
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defeat → make → Germain
The record remains spotless in the league, though, with 39 goals scored across nine victories.
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goals → remain → victories
Real have two losses on their record already, both of which came away from home, and this will undoubtedly be their toughest road trip yet.
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this → have → home
Real will be further shorthanded by the absence of star winger Vinicius Jr, who remains suspended after being sent off two weekends ago.
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who → remain → Jr
Follow the match as it happens below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, complete with expert insight and analysis.
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it → follow → insight
Injuries are already hampering this Real Madrid campaign, though, with Ferland Mendy, Raul Asencio and Rodrygo all injured.
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Mendy → hamper → campaign
He will be further shorthanded on Sunday by the absence of Vinicius Junior, who remains suspended after being sent off against Villarreal.
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who → remain → Villarreal
Those absentees will force Jose Mourinho to shuffle the deck.
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absentees → force → deck
Arda Guler is expected to be deployed in the wide areas, opening a space for Bernardo Silva to fill in at the base of midfield.
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Silva → expect → midfield
The versatile Fede Valverde has been used as an auxiliary right-back and should be used again here, as he was against Leipzig midweek.
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he → use → Leipzig
Marc Cucurella will return in the opposite full-back position.
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Cucurella → return → position
Thibaut Courtois has made himself available despite Real putting out a statement saying he was ruled out due to the flu.
Barcelona team news
Hansi Flick is mulling a few selection headaches ahead of this match.
Dani Olmo, Andreas Christensen and Eric Garcia are all due to miss this match, with Jules Kounde a doubt due to an ankle injury.
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Kounde → make → injury
He is not expected to be involved.
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He → expect → ?
With the Frenchmen out, it will be Joao Cancelo and Xavi Espart lining up at full-back.
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Cancelo → line → back
In the UK, the game will be televised live on Premier Sports.
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game → televise → Sports
Coverage starts on Premier Sports 1 at 7.30pm GMT ahead of a 8pm kick-off.
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Coverage → start → off
Premier Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Premier Sports app and website.
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subscribers → catch → app
This storied rivalry gains another chapter, and it already means an awful lot to Los Blancos, who are losing touch with their league leading rivals.
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who → gain → rivals
Kick-off is pencilled in for 8pm GMT!
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off → pencil → GMT
The Aporia
