Real Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE: Result, final score, and reaction after Federico Valverde settles El Clasico

Raphinha curls one on target from distance but there’s no big problems for Lunin. The young Ukrainian has a huge reach, but of course not too much elite-level experience. A big test for him today.

Real haven’t yet tested the fitness of Kounde at the other end of the pitch but he’ll be one to keep an eye on.

Kick-off!

We are underway in the Bernabeu. A huge amount of noise before the start as the home fans set the atmosphere and tempo which they hope will power the team to victory.

We are just five minutes from kick-off at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Has the Barca rebuild been enough to compete domestically at least, since they’ve fallen short in Europe so far? Or will last year’s double winners Real simply power through and establish their dominance again?

A quick recent history guide to this fixture.

In La Liga last year, Barca won 4-0 in March , after Real had won 2-1 in October - both teams winning away from home.

Prior to that end-of-season thrashing, Barca were on a five-match streak without winning El Clasico in La Liga - and before that streak started, Real hadn’t won in seven.

Overall, Real Madrid have won 100 competitive meetings between the two sides, to Barca’s 97.

Teams are warming up and getting ready for action.

The latest odds ahead of kick-off:

Real win 5/4

Draw 13/5

Barcelona win 15/8

Worth a note about the players not playing today too.

For Real, Thibaut Courtois is the big-name absentee. The goalkeeper has a muscle strain so misses out. Dani Ceballos is also out and Antonio Rudiger is only fit for the bench after a head injury. He probably wouldn’t have started anyway.

For Barcelona, three defensive absentees are Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo and Hector Bellerin. Memphis Depay is also missing. Jules Kounde recovered though and starts at centre-back.

As for Real Madrid, they’ve spread the goals around a little more so far.

Vinicius Jr is the top scorer in league play, hitting five, but each of Fede Valverde, Karim Benzema and Rodrygo have netted three as well.

Robert Lewandowski has hit the ground running for his new club, firing in the goals after joining Barca from Bayern.

He has nine in seven starts in LaLiga so far this term - can he add to the tally in his first Clasico?

Nobody else has more than two goals in the league so far for the Catalan side.

In midweek, both these teams were in Champions League action - and both were left frustrated.

It was more costly by far for Barcelona, who drew with Inter Milan 3-3 to leave their hopes of getting out the group stage hanging by a thread. It looks as though the Europa League will beckon, barring a miracle.

As for Real, they drew 1-1 away to Shakhtar Donetsk.

Los Blancos are clearly and comfortably top though, four points clear of Leipzig.

Carlo Ancelotti and Co are at the Santiago Bernabeu and ready for action.

A huge fixture always, but perhaps more so this time around than in recent years due to Barcelona’s rebuild and the fact they sit above Real in the table, albeit early in the season.