Real Madrid's Karim Benzema in action with Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong. (Reuters)Barcelona vs Real Madrid, El Clasico Live Score Online Updates: Barcelona hosts Real Madrid in the first ‘Clasico’ since Lionel Messi left the Catalan club to join Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona has won two in a row in all competitions for the first time this season after a slow start without Messi. They can move closer to the top in La Liga with a win at Camp Nou Stadium.
Barcelona sit in seventh place in the standings, two points behind third-place Real Madrid, who had lost two in a row before routing Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
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MISS! Barcelona with the biggest chance of the contest so far and Dest absolutely skies the ball over the crossbar. Depay collects the ball on the left and he squares it in to Fati, who then lets it go for Dest but the finishing falters in the end.
A penalty shout from the Real Madrid camp as Vinicius tumbles inside the Barcelona penalty box after dribbling past Mingueza. But the referee signals the forward to get back up. A VAR check happens and it confirms the decision.
A couple of fouls from both set of teams but nothing threatening so far. But moments later, Vinicius finds himself at the end of a lofted pass down the left side. He cuts in and gets a corner and it results in another set-piece. No goals though.
After an initial burst by Real, Barcelona are keeping most of the ball now. Sticking to their left side, boasting the likes of Alba and Fati, the Catalans are attempting to carve out a chance with a string of small passes but to no avail.
The ball is set rolling by Barcelona's Fati and here we go! Real Madrid try to attack right from the start as Rodrygo runs down the right side of the pitch to put pressure on Pique, but Ter Stegen collects the ball calmly inside the box.
The players walk out in front of a packed Camp Nou Stadium as the kick-off comes closer.
Starting XI (4-3-3): Courtois; Vázquez, Militão, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius
Substitutes: Lunin (GK), López (GK), Vallejo, Nacho, Carvajal, Marcelo, Blanco, Camavinga, Valverde, Asensio, Hazard, Mariano
Starting XI (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Mingueza, Piqué, García, Alba; De Jong, Busquets, Gavi; Dest, Memphis, Fati
Substitutes: Neto (GK), Peña (GK), Umtiti, Lenglet, Balde, Roberto, Nico, Puig, Coutinho, Demir, Agüero, L. De Jong
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of La Liga contest between Barcelona and Real Madrid, taking place at the prestigious Camp Nou in Barcelona. Neither of the teams are inside the top-three on the points table now.