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* Points and positions at the time of writing on Friday
Competition / Round: 2020-21 The league, Matchday 7
Barcelona Departures and doubts: Marc-André ter Stegen, Samuel Umtiti, Matheus Fernandes (out)
Real Madrid Departures and doubts: Eden Hazard, Daniel Carvajal, Martin Odegaard, Álvaro Odriozola, Mariano (out)
Date and Time: Saturday, October 24, 2020, 4 p.m. M. CET (Barcelona), 3 p. M. BST / WAT (UK and Nigeria), 10 a. M. ET, 7 a. M. PT (USA), 7:30 p. M. IST (India)
Venue of events: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
WHERE: José María Sánchez Martínez
How to watch on television: beIN SPORTS (US and Canada), LaLigaTV (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar LaLiga (Spain), Not available (India), others
How to broadcast: FuboTV (US), Premier Player (UK), Facebook Live (India), Movistar+ (Spain), others
Following a dominating victory to start their European season midweek, Barcelona are back in action in The league For the first The classic from 2020-21 against Real Madrid at the largest Stadium on Earth.
This is a strange Classic: There will be no fans due to the pandemic, and it will be fascinating to see what impact the absence of a crowd at Camp Nou will have on this match. Real Madrid come to this after two bad losses at home, and have some key players missing due to injury, including Eden Hazard.
But Sergio Ramos is back, which is a boost for him Whites‘defense against a Barça that has just scored five in the Champions League. the Blaugrana looked great against Ferencváros, and Ronald Koeman will definitely love winning his first The classic as manager.
Koeman has a couple big decisions to make in the lineup: Jordi Alba is back from injury, but with Sergiño Dest replacing very well as a left back, it may be a good idea to keep the American in the team. Up front, Antoine Griezmann is expected to start, but he hasn’t played well this season, and with guys like Pedri and Ousmane Dembélé in such great shape it will be very interesting to see if Koeman pulls the trigger to keep one of the greats. names on the bench for such a giant game.
Despite Madrid’s state of form, this will not be easy for Barça, who have to be at their best to win. Koeman’s lineup decisions will go a long way to help the team reach its best, but ultimately, it’s about all 11 players on the field meeting the challenge and owning the moment.
Their The classic time. Let’s Dance.
POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Net; Roberto, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, De Jong; Griezmann, Coutinho, Fati; Messi
Real Madrid (4-3-1-2): Courtois; Nacho, Varane, Ramos, Mendy; Valverde, Casemiro, Kroos; Modric; Benzema, Vinicius
PREDICTION
I’m always super nervous and have no idea what to expect from a Classic, so I will go safely with the selection: draw 2-2.
