Real Madrid vs Barcelona live stream: How to watch El Clasico online and on TV tonight
Everything you need to know ahead of tonight’s Copa del Rey semi-final first leg
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Real Madrid face Barcelona tonight in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
It’s the first of three Clasicos to be played over the next few weeks, Barcelona host Real Madrid in a crunch La Liga clash on 19 March in between the return leg early next month.
It’s been four years since Real Madrid and Barcelona faced each other in Spain’s biggest domestic cup competition. Real Madrid have not lifted the Copa del Rey since 2014, with Barcelona winning the cup five times in that time.
Barcelona hold a seven-point lead over Real Madrid in LaLiga as Spain’s fierce rivals look to compete across multiple fronts this season.
Real Madrid have held the upper hand in recent clashes, however, with five wins in six - including a 3-1 win at the Bernabeu earlier this campaign. Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Real Madrid vs Barcelona?
The match will kick off at 8pm GMT on Thursday 2 March. The semi-final first leg will be played at the Bernabeu before the return fixture at the Camp Nou on 5 April.
Is Real Madrid vs Barcelona on TV and is there a live stream?
El Clasico will be shown live on BT Sport 1 in the UK, with coverage starting at 7:45pm. BT Sport customers can also stream El Clasico live on the BT Sport website and mobile app.
What is the team news?
Real Madrid will hope Aurelien Tchouameni and Rodrygo are fit but David Alaba is still expected to be out after picking up a knock against Liverpool.
Robert Lewandowski suffered a hamstring injury in Barcelona’s shock defeat at Almeria on Sunday. Barcelona are also without Ousmane Dembele and Pedri due to injury.
Predicted line-ups
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Nacho; Kroos, Tchouameni, Modric; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Jr
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; De Jong, Busquets, Roberto; Raphinha, Torres, Gavi
Prediction
Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona
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