Time's up!!! In the end, Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1. This victory helped Los Blancos solidify their position at the top of La Liga, 5 points ahead of Barca.
Minute 90+9: Pedri received a second yellow card and was sent off.
The second half has 9 minutes of extra time.
Minute 85: Barcelona is still stuck in finding an equalizer when there are no real 9 players on the field.
Minute 79: Barcelona makes tactical adjustments. De Jong moved up higher, while Lopez moved to the left wing and Marcus Rashford was pushed to take the top spot in attack.
Minute 73: Vinicius clearly shows his dissatisfaction with being substituted. He walked straight into the tunnel in an irritated mood. Rodrygo was substituted. On the coaching bench, Xabi Alonso still kept a cold face, not expressing emotions.
Minute 68: Bellingham was offside before kicking into Barcelona's net. The away team's defense took the initiative to trap the offside in this situation.
Minute 63: Barcelona coordinated slowly, ending with Eric Garcia's long-range shot. However, Tchouameni approached in time to stop them.
Minute 60: Militao suddenly rose, jostling straight forward but appeared lost when entering Barcelona's penalty area. His pass back for Vinicius was a bit light, creating conditions for De Jong to promptly cut the ball.
Minute 53: Barcelona had a dangerous stall but Lopez played too individually when he did not pass the ball.
Minute 50: Real Madrid was awarded 11m when Garcia let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area. After a period of consulting VAR, the referee still kept the penalty decision unchanged.
However, on the 11m mark, Mbappe's shot was successfully blocked by Barcelona's goalkeeper.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
The first half ended. The two teams temporarily stopped with a 2-1 advantage for Real Madrid.
The first half has 6 minutes of extra time.
Minute 45: Mbappe once again shot into the Barca net but was offside.
Minute 43: GOAL!!! Real increased the score to 2-1. From Vinicius' efforts to hang up the ball, the ball went to Bellingham in a position that was not marked by anyone. The English midfielder easily taped the ball into the net.
Minute 38: GOAL!!! Lopez scored the equalizer 1-1 for Barcelona. From Guler's mistake, Barca quickly organized an attack. Rashford assisted Lopez to finish past Courtois.
Minute 34: GOAL!!! Ferran Torres had a chance to finish but his shot went too soft.
Minute 30: Barcelona appeared to be stuck in getting close to Real Madrid's goal when Yamal was always closely marked.
Minute 22: GOAL!!! Mbappe opens the scoring for Real Madrid. Barca's offside trap made a mistake when Mbappe escaped and shot into Szczesny's net. This time, the French striker is not offside.
Minute 18: Barcelona was the better team than their opponent. However, Los Blancos are always ready to threaten the visitors' defense, which still has many problems.
In particular, with impressive speed and the ability to quickly seize opportunities, Barcelona will need to be wary of Mbappe and Vinicius.
Minute 12: Mbappe opened the scoring for Real Madrid. Originating from a mistake by Fermin Lopez, the ball found Mbappe's feet. The striker quickly launched a volley straight into the top corner of Barcelona's goal.
However, VAR determined once again that Mbappe was offside before scoring.
Minute 10: Barcelona is still the team that starts the game more proactively despite having to play away. Yamal was the center of attention on the pitch.
Real Madrid also gradually caught up with the match after a shaky start.
Minute 3: The referee decided to award Real Madrid a penalty after Yamal fouled Vinicius in the penalty area. After consulting VAR, the main referee changed his decision.
22:17: The match begins!!! Today, the Bernabeu Stadium will close the arch to welcome Barcelona.
Lineup
Pre-match information
Real Madrid are thriving strongly this season. Under the leadership of coach Xabi Alonso, Los Blancos have won 11/12 of their most recent matches in all competitions, most recently a brave 1-0 victory over Juventus in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
This impressive form has helped the Royal team firmly hold the top spot in La Liga, 2 points ahead of arch-rivals Barcelona.
Real Madrid will enter the first El Clasico of the season with high excitement. A victory not only strengthens their top position, but also affirms their dominance in Spain. The "White Vultures" are more confident playing at the Bernabeu, where they are on a 10-match winning streak.
Meanwhile, Barcelona has also maintained a stable performance under coach Hansi Flick. The Catalan team won 10, drew 1 and lost only 2 of their last 13 matches in La Liga. Notably, Barcelona played extremely well away from home with 11 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the last 13 trips.
The highlight of Barcelona's playing style is their ability to press high and raise their formation to trap of of offside right from midfield. This bold strategy has helped them overwhelm weaker opponents many times.
However, when facing teams that can quickly change the state like Real Madrid, Blaugrana often reveal deadly weaknesses in defense.
Although Barcelona have won all four of their meetings with Real Madrid last season in all competitions, Los Blancos still have a pretty impressive head-to-head record if only counting matches in La Liga.
Real Madrid have won 7 of their last 11 encounters with Barcelona in this tournament (losing 4), reaching the same number of wins as the previous 29 El Clasico matches in La Liga (D7 L15).
