Barcelona vs Real Madrid Live: El Clasico 2019 team news, commentary stream and score updates at Camp Nou – Evening Standard, Standard.co.uk

BarcelonahostReal MadridatCamp Noutonight as the fierce rivals go head to head inEl Clasico.

Barca and Real are level on 40 points at the top of LaLiga, so a win for either side would offer a big advantage in the title race before the winter break.

Both clubs were held to draws at the weekend, but form goes out the window when these two sides meet – and it is bound to be a tense affair.

With kick-off scheduled for 7pm GMT, follow all the action on our match blog with expert coverage from Ben Hayward at Camp Nou.

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(mins:) ******************** Suarez catches Casemiro’s heel and the Brazilian is hurt. A yellow card for the Uruguayan …

  

                  

  

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mins:Barca keep giving the ball away and allowing Madrid to attack again. Bale tries a shot from distance in the end, but it’s deflected and Ter Stegen saves comfortably …

  

                  

  

         

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(mins:) ******************** Now some possession for Madrid and Kroos has bags of space outside the area. The German controls and sets himself up, but his shot is uncharacteristically poor and is well wide …

  

                                    

                 

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mins :Barca win a corner on the right. Messi delivers, but Benzema is there to head away at his near post …

  

                    

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35 mins:Concern that Ramos might be injured, perhaps as he got down to clear Messi’s shot a few minutes ago. Eder Militao is warming up …

  

                     

                 

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33 mins:Fede Valverde hits a fierce effort from distance and it flies just wide at the other end …

  

                                     

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32 mins:Ramos clears off his own line from a Messi shot as Barca go close to an opener! Courtois had come off his line to punch away a dangerous ball, but the Argentine was there to hit a first-time effort from the edge of the box which was going in until the Madrid skipper got in its way …

  

                     

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31 mins: Kroos sends in a corner from the left, but Ter Stegen climbs to punch it strongly out of his area. And Barca have the ball back …

  

                     

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30 mins:Varane does well to cut out a dangerous ball by Semedo in the penalty area, but the Portuguese was offside anyway as he received the pass from Sergi Roberto …

  

                                     

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28 mins:The German pops up again, this time to push wide a piledriver from Casemiro. Corner to Real on the right. From it, Varane gets up for the header, but his effort flies harmlessly wide …

  

                    

         

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27 mins: Ter Stegen out to clear the ball with his feet following a cross from the right …

  

                    

         

        

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26 mins:Bale launches a long throw into the box from the left and Barca, albeit unconvincingly, get it away. When the Welshman plays it in again, Ramos tries a flick at the near post, but it’s some way off target and doesn’t trouble Ter Stegen …

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25 mins:Rakitic is playing very deep, but Barca do not have much of an outlet at the moment. Busquets’ absence remains surprising …

  

                    

         

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24 mins:Sergio Ramos kicks the ball out of touch as he tries to find a team-mate. Applause from the home fans …

  

                    

         

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mins:A very good spell this from Real Madrid and Los Blancos are back in possession again. Sergi Roberto fouls Isco and is booked. Free-kick to Zidane’s side …

  

                                  

  

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mins:A spat ensues between Varane and Alba, who was not happy with the Frenchman’s challenge …

  

                     

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mins:Raphael Varane cannot get good contact on a header and Ter Stegen saves easily …

  

                  

  

                  

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mins: Amid “independence” chants at Camp Nou, another corner on the other side. Kroos curls it in and Barca clear initially. Casemiro has another shot, which is blocked by Clement Lenglet in front of Ter Stegen …

  

                                     

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mins: Casemiro’s deflected shot out for a corner and as it’s curled in, the Brazilian heads towards goal. Gerard Pique, back on his line, heads it clear. So close!

  

                     

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mins: All the play in Barca’s half at the moment. Good spell of possession from Real …

  

                   

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Team news

                                           

Barcelona lineup:Ter Stegen, Semedo, Pique, Lenglet; Jordi Alba, Roberto, De Jong, Rakitic, Messi, Griezmann, Luis Suarez

                                           

Subs:Neto, Umtiti, Busquets, Vidal, Alena, Carles Perez, Ansu Fati

                                           

Real Madrid lineup:Courtois, Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Mendy, Casemiro, Kroos, Isco, Bale, Benzema, Valverde

                                           

Subs:Areola, Militao, Nacho, Modric, Jovic, Vinicius, Rodrygo

                                             

                                                                                                                                                 

                   

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