Sunday’s derby showdown comes at a key moment in the La Liga title race with the Blaugrana a solid nine-point lead as the business end of the season approaches.
Madrid may be in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but despite beating Barcelona at the Bernabeu, they have lost two Clásico games since the Supercopa de Espana final and the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg .
Date, start time and location
Barcelona’s kick-off against Real Madrid is scheduled for tonight on Sunday 19 March 2023 at 8pm GMT.
The match will take place at Camp Nou in Barcelona.
Where can you watch Barcelona vs Real Madrid?
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be broadcast live on ViaPlay and LaLiga TV.
Live stream: Subscribers can also follow the match live online via the apps and websites ViaPlay and LaLiga TV.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on match day via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid team news
Pedri will miss it for Barcelona after pulling out of Spain with a hamstring injury and then being left out of Xavi’s competition squad.
Ousmane Dembele will also miss after a setback in his own comeback bid, but Ronald Araujo is back from suspension and top scorer Robert Lewandowski fit.
For Madrid, Karim Benzema was another injury questionable after getting a leg against Liverpool mid-week, but he is fit to play tonight.
Ferland Mendy was able to start after sitting on the bench in that match, leaving David Alaba and Alvaro Rodriguez the only other concerns for Carlo Ancelotti.
Prediction Barcelona vs Real Madrid
Barcelona have real reasons to believe this is their year to recapture the LaLiga crown from Madrid and a win here will pretty much secure that.
Barcelona wins 3-1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
A century of Clasico victories awaits the Catalans if they win this derby, having scored just six fewer goals than Los Blancos in their 252 competitive encounters.
Barcelona wins: 99
Draws: 52
Real Madrid wins: 101
Odds between Barcelona and Real Madrid
Barcelona to win: 11/10
Draw: 12/5
Real Madrid wins: 13/5
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).