The match on Saturday in La Liga play between Barcelona and Real Madrid is a huge game for both clubs and the El Clasico will be at Estadio Camp Nou in Barca in Spain and the Clasico match with start at 12 PM noon ET and locally at 6:00 p.m. in Spain and will be on TV live in the UK on Sky Sports 2 and from the US on beIN Sport and it will be streaming live on Sky Go and beIN Sport Play for American fans.
Barcelona comes into the match after two straight draws, one in La Liga play and the last match against AC Milan, which was a 1-1 draw and those came after wins against Real Valladolid and then before that was against Celtic in Champions League play. Following this match they will play another two La Liga matchups before another leg against AC Milan and that will be an anticipated match. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will face off on Saturday and the biggest question in the game will be the health of Gareth Bale, who has been nursing injuries since coming over in his record transfer from the Spurs and he said to reporters that he is getting better and could possibly start the match and that he is excited for his Clasico first match.
Barca has some decisions to make with Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez and both Ronaldo and Messi comes in with eight goals each to lead their teams and both will have a big impact on Saturday night. Real comes into the match after wins over Malaga and Juventus and the team has not been on the losing side since September when they fell to Atletico Madrid in a tough match and that came a few matches after the dominating Champions League over Galatasaray. The 24-year-old Bale is coming into the match a bit banged up and it will be interesting to see how much he plays after coming in for 27 minutes in the last match win over Juventus and he will be having plenty of anticipation for the match and while he has played less than 200 minutes since coming over in his record transfer, it looks like he will get the chance to start on Saturday and he said that while it is not his decision, he should be able to start if needed.
Ronaldo has been defending Bale as he gets back from his injuries and said that he is excited to have him on the team and that he has been great to have on the team this season as he tries to get to full strength. The Blancos have the advantage coming into the match after winning the last one back in March and this will be the fifth time in the past five matches if Real wins that Barca did not get a win, as they have had two draws and three losses over that time and now Real has the chance to win their third straight at Camp Nou, which would be a big achievement.
Ronaldo and Madrid have been scoring in bunches in the past five matches against Barca in the Clasico and Barcelona is coming in with 19 home wins in a row and the last time any team got a point was of course Madrid when they had a draw last year and now the two teams will play again. Ronaldo has been hot in his matches against Barcelona on the road and Messi is looking to get another goal and both are the leaders for their teams with eight. Barcelona is up on the La Liga table and Real will be looking to get the victory and this would be the first time Real could win three Clasico matchups over various leagues at Camp Nou since back in the 70s. The match starts up at 6 pm and should be exciting from Barcelona.
