Liga has announced the date of the first El-Clasico of the season between the two Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Both teams will lock horns on October 16 Sunday at 16:15 local time at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.
The match will be broadcasted by DAZN, El-Clasico remains the most important match in Spain and the match will welcome the presence of two legends of the game one from Real Madrid and one from Barcelona.
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Guti and David Villa will be the guest that would represent each team, Guti was a former Real Madrid star while Villa was one of the players in the Barcelona golden era.
Real Madrid had maximum points from six games and is currently the leader of La Liga with 18 points, While Barcelona is second having drawn their opener against Rayo Vallecano, the Blaugrana had 16 points from six games.
Barcelona is prepared to give Real Madrid a good run for the title having signed seven players last summer to strengthen their squad and that would make this fixture interesting considering the form of both teams at the moment.
Karim Benzema is expected to recover on time to make the cut against Barcelona with Robert Lewandowski keen on impressing at the Bernabeu, it seems Real Madrid had an upper hand given the recent injury that rocked Barcelona during the international games.
Jules Kounde and Ronald Araujo will miss the tie while Benzema remains doubtful for the clash at Bernabeu.
