Real Madrid have the opportunity to make a statement and build a five-point lead over Barcelona in LaLiga table today. Here’s what Xabi Alonso’s men need to do if they want to secure the win. 1. Defend Barcelona’s transition chances efficiently. Barça will surely try to take advantage of their speed on offense, with players…

Real Madrid host Barcelona in the first El Clásico of the season. Dean Huijsen is back with the team and so are Dani Carvajal, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dani Ceballos, so coach Xabi Alonso will have more options to choose from even though Fede Valverde will likely start in the right-back spot. Real Madrid predicted XI:…

Álvaro Arbeloa’s Castilla were looking for their fourth consecutive win as they hosted Real Avilés at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium on Saturday evening. They achieved their goal convincingly with a 2–0 victory, thanks to a first-half brace from Loren Zúñiga. Avilés were ahead of Castilla in the Group 1 table at kick-off — a…

FC Barcelona have published their squad list for Sunday’s El Clásico against Real Madrid —16:15 CET—. Szczesny, Kochen, Eder Aller, Balde, R. Araujo, Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Kounde, Eric, Jofre, Xavi Espart, Pedri, Fermín, M. Casadó, F. De Jong, Bernal, Dro, Ferran, Lamine Yamal, Rashford, Roony and A. Fernández.Source: FCBarcelona.es Key attackers Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski…

AUDIO: View Link VIDEO: On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Mehedi Hassan preview tomorrow’s Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona. What’s the path to beating Barca? Lamine Yamal’s comments, Xabi Alonso’s quotes today, line-ups for both teams, and more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Get a ton of bonus content…

Real Madrid left-back Álvaro Carreras talked to the club’s official website alongside goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and the two of them previewed Sunday’s El Clásico against FC Barcelona. This will be Carreras’ first Clásico. “We’re really looking forward to it. We’re already thinking about Sunday’s match, a fantastic match, at home, with our fans. We know…