Barcelona vs Real Madrid - prediction, team news, lineups

Barcelona volition invited bitter rivals Real Madrid to Camp Nou connected Sunday evening knowing that a constituent would spot them confirmed arsenic La Liga champions for the 2025-26 campaign.

The Catalan outfit are presently 11 points up of second-placed Real Madrid successful the La Liga table, meaning that lone a occurrence volition let Los Blancos to triumph the title from this position.

Match preview

While determination has been chaos astatine Real Madrid of late, it has been comparatively creaseless sailing for a Barcelona broadside that are closing successful connected different La Liga title, and determination is small doubting that they person been the champion squad successful Spain's apical formation during the 2025-26 campaign.

Barcelona person won 29, drawn 1 and mislaid 4 of their 34 league matches this play to cod 88 points, and they person been victorious successful each of their past 10 La Liga fixtures, including a 2-1 occurrence implicit Osasuna successful their past crippled astatine the commencement of May.

The Catalan outfit bushed Real Madrid 3-2 successful the past gathering betwixt the 2 sides successful January, which came successful the last of the Spanish Super Cup, but it was 2-1 to Real Madrid erstwhile the brace locked horns successful the reverse La Liga contention astatine Bernabeu backmost successful October 2025.

In each competitions, Barcelona person won 5 of the past six meetings betwixt the 2 teams, but Real Madrid person won 5 of their past 10 contests, including a 4-0 astatine Camp Nou successful the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey successful April 2023.

Barcelona volition surely privation to beryllium confirmed arsenic champions against their bitter rivals this weekend, but adjacent a decision would permission them incredibly comfy successful the table, with a Los Blancos triumph making the spread 8 points with lone 3 games near to play.

Real Madrid's week has been dominated by the altercation which occurred betwixt skipper Federico Valverde and cardinal midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni connected Thursday; Valverde needed to sojourn infirmary arsenic a effect of the incident, and a 'traumatic encephalon injury' volition support him retired for perchance the adjacent 2 weeks.

The club's dressing country is successful turmoil, with Kylian Mbappe said to person a fractured narration with his teammates, and Real Madrid are acceptable to extremity different play without a large trophy, but they volition beryllium determined to travel unneurotic to upset Barcelona successful El Clasico.

Real Madrid person fell abbreviated successful the Champions League this season, conscionable similar Barcelona, portion they person simply dropped excessively galore points successful La Liga, sitting 11 points disconnected the acme astatine this stage, and the superior outfit are seemingly destined for the runners-up spot.

Alvaro Arbeloa's broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-0 occurrence implicit Espanyol, and they person managed to prime up 7 points from their past 3 league games.

Real Madrid desperately request a manager susceptible of bringing their dressing country unneurotic this summer, and the latest indications are that Jose Mourinho could beryllium acceptable for a sensational return.

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Team News

Barcelona are without the services of superstar Lamine Yamal for the remainder of the play owed to a hamstring injury, but their squad is different successful beardown shape, with semipermanent absentee Andreas Christensen backmost successful grooming aft recovering from a genu injury.

Head manager Flick has a fig of large decisions to marque each implicit the pitch, and Eric Garcia could beryllium successful enactment for a spot successful the mediate of midfield, with Pedri and Gavi besides successful the side.

Fermin Lopez is simply a definite starter successful the last 3rd of the field, portion determination could besides beryllium inclusions for some Marcus Rashford and Robert Lewandowski, with Raphinha, who is acceptable again aft a hamstring injury, expected to beryllium utilized disconnected the bench.

As for Real Madrid, Valverde is retired arsenic a nonstop effect of the wounded that helium suffered during his altercation with Tchouameni, but neither subordinate has been suspended, truthful the second could start.

Thibaut Courtois and Kylian Mbappe person some been passed acceptable aft caller issues, and the brace are expected to beryllium successful the starting broadside connected Sunday night.

However, Rodrygo (knee), Arda Guler (hamstring), Eder Militao (hamstring), Dani Carvajal (foot) and Ferland Mendy (thigh) person been ruled retired of the contention alongside Valverde.

Eduardo Camavinga and Thiago Pitarch could some beryllium successful enactment for spots successful midfield, portion determination volition besides beryllium a presumption successful the last 3rd of the tract for Vinicius Junior.

Barcelona imaginable starting lineup:

J Garcia; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martin, Cancelo; E Garcia, Pedri; Rashford, Gavi, Fermin; Lewandowski

Real Madrid imaginable starting lineup:

Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Rudiger, Huijsen, F Garcia; Camavinga, Tchouameni, Pitarch; Bellingham; Vinicius, Mbappe

We say: Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid

Real Madrid could usage their caller issues arsenic information to assertion a constituent astatine Camp Nou connected Sunday evening, but that effect would not forestall Barcelona from being crowned arsenic champions.

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