Barcelona can all but extinguish Real Madrid’s LaLiga title hopes in the third and final El Clasico of the season this weekend.
The Catalans know victory against their historic rivals will leave them needing just one win from their final three games to seal top spot.
Hansi Flick‘s men are currently four points ahead of Madrid after 35 LaLiga matches and have had the edge in every Clasico this term.
Barca won 4-0 at the Bernabeu in October, before beating Los Blancos in both the Spanish Super Cup and Copa del Rey finals.
However, Blaugrana may find it tough to register a four-peat after their crushing Champions League exit to Inter Milan in midweek.
Barca fell to a 4-3 loss after extra-time to seal a 7-6 aggregate defeat, having been seconds away from qualifying at the end of 90 minutes.
Madrid, meanwhile, know LaLiga glory represents the club’s only remaining hope of giving Carlo Ancelotti a farewell trophy.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid: How to follow
The El Clasico will be played on Saturday, May 11.
Kick-off at Barcelona‘s temporary Olympic Stadium home is scheduled for 3:15pm UK time.
The game will be broadcast live on Premier Sports in the UK.
You can sign up to watch the action for £7.99 per month – more details on how to do so can be found here.
talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will also keep you up to date with the latest.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid: Team news
Both clubs have been struggling with key injuries, with Jules Kounde, Marc Bernal, Marc Casado, and Daniel Rodriguez all out for the hosts.
Alex Balde has returned to training, while Wojciech Szczesny has been confirmed to get the nod over Marc-Andre ter Stegen in goal.
As for Madrid, Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba, Ferland Mendy, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, and Eduardo Camavinga are all sidelined.
Rodrygo is expected to be available after recovering from illness, but Arda Guler‘s heroics against Celta Vigo may see him benched.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid: What has been said?
Liverpool manager Arne Slot all but admitted Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to join Madrid this summer.
However, the Dutchman did not comment on whether the Reds will allow the defender to play at the Club World Cup in June.
Asked about the situation on Friday, Slot cheekily replied: “Do you know where he is going? He hasn’t said anything about it himself.
“All he has said is that he is going to leave the club. For me, it is impossible to comment on where he is going or if that is a club that is going to play in the Club World Cup.
“You see in my smile that we both know where he is going to, but it hasn’t been said yet. That’s impossible for me to comment on.”
