Easily the most highly-anticipated fixture on the Spanish football calendar - and one of the most eagerly-awaited in the whole of Europe - chaos and controversy is always a guarantee when Real Madrid and Barcelona butt heads in El Clasico .

The first Clasico of the 2025-26 campaign will take place at Bernabeu on Saturday evening, with division leaders Real Madrid welcoming the reigning champions Barcelona.

Real Madrid have proven themselves to be the best side in Spain's top flight so far this season, picking up 24 points from their nine matches courtesy of a record of eight wins and one defeat.

Barcelona, meanwhile, have a record of seven wins, one draw and one defeat to collect 22 points, leaving them two points off the summit ahead of the meeting between the two giants of

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