
Welcome to the Evening Standard's El Clasico commentary stream of Real Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE.
Goals from Vinicius Jr and Mariano Diaz saw Real secure a deserved 2-0 victory to leapfrog Barca and go top of La Liga following a tense match at Santiago Bernabeu.
- Match highlights
- GOAL! Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona | Mariano
- GOAL! Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona | Vinicius Jr (71 minutes)
- Save by ter Stegen! Isco denied (56 minutes)
- Chance for Messi! Courtois saves again (37 minutes)
- Close for Arthur! Great stop by Courtois (34 minutes)
- Chance for Griezmann! Barca star misses (21 minutes)
- Kick-off! El Clasico is under way at the Bernabeu
- Real Madrid team news: Marcelo starts; Bale on bench
- Barcelona team news: Messi, Griezmann lead 4-4-2
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Starting lineups
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo, Kroos, Casemiro, Valverde, Vinicus Jr, Benzema, Isco
Subs: Areola; Militao, Modric, Bale, Lucas Vazquez, Mendy, Mariano
Barcelona XI: Pique, Umtiti, Alba, Busquets, Arthur, De Jong, Vidal, Messi, Griezmann
Subs: Neto, Lenglet, Junior, Rakitic, Collado, Ansu Fati, Braithwaite
Team news
Real Madrid remain without Eden Hazard, who suffered a hairline fracture in his right fibula during the loss at Levante.
Marco Asensio is yet to return from an anterior cruciate ligament tear, while Rodrygo is suspended after being sent off playing for Real Madrid Castilla.
Marcelo is a surprise starter for Los Blancos at left-back, with Ferland Mendy losing his starting role.
Jordi Alba and Gerard Pique both return from injury, but the visitors are definitely without Sergi Roberto, Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez.
Where to watch the match
TV channel: The match is being broadcast live on LaLiga TV, available with Premier Sports as part of its channel bundle on Sky.
Pre-match coverage begins at 7:30pm GMT for an 8pm kick-off.
Live stream: Premier Player OTT streaming service.
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