El Clasico Starting Line-ups Revealed

CAIRO-24 October 2020: Barcelona face Real Madrid on Saturday afternoon at Camp Nou in the Spanish League.

The two giants enter the game in unusual conditions after losing their last league games. Barcelona lost to Getafe while Real Madrid lost to newly-promoted Cadiz.

Despite the facts of poor performances, missing big names and playing in front of empty stands, El Clasico still keeps its reputation as the biggest fixture in European football.

“The game will be strange, as when you play at home in these kinds of games the fans are almost an extra man. We hope that soon we can have our supporters back at the stadium." Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman said ahead of the game.

On the other hand, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane states that Real Madrid aim to prove that they want to change the current situation when they face Barcelona.  

“I think it's a good game to prove ourselves, to prove that we want to change the situation.” Zidane said.

Barcelona’s atarting line-up for the game: Neto; Alba, Pique, Lenglet, Dest; De Jong, Busquets; Fati, Coutinho, Pedri and Messi.

 Real Madrid’s starting line-up for the game: Courtois; Nacho, Varane, Ramos, Mendy; Kroos, Casemiro, Valverde; Vinicius, Benzema and Asensio.

The game starts on 4:00 pm.