El Clasico Barcelona vs Real Madrid as it happened: Sergio Ramos salvages draw with late header
Follow minute-by-minute updates from the meeting of two La Liga giants
The 232nd Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid takes place at the Nou Camp on Saturday afternoon.
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Why is it not on TV?
It is illegal to broadcast live football matches on UK television between 2.45pm and 5.15pm on Saturdays due to the potential impact on match attendances.
Ironically, the 3.15pm kick-off time was chosen in order to maximise the global television audience.
What's the form?
Barcelona: WWWDD
Real Madrid: WWWWW
What are the odds?
Barcelona: 11/12
Draw: 13/4
Real Madrid: 16/5
Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of El Clasico.
That's right, the first Clasico of the season kicks off at 3.15pm today - not that you'd know it from flicking through the TV Times.
The match is not being aired on television in the UK because of the blackout of live football between 2.45pm and 5.15pm on Saturdays.
Not to worry, though. We'll have build-up and live minute-by-minute updates right here.
Team news
Barcelona: Ter Stegen, S. Roberto, Pique, Mascherano, Alba, Rakitic, Busquets, A. Gomes, Messi, Suarez, Neymar.
Substitutes: Cillessen, Denis, Arda, Iniesta, Alcacer, Digne, Umtiti.
Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Modric, Kovacic; Vazquez, Isco, Ronaldo; Benzema.
Substitutes: Casilla, Pepe, Nacho, James, Casemiro, Mariano, Asensio.
So, there's an interesting team news line.
No Andres Iniesta in Barcelona's starting line-up. Andre Gomes starts in his place, but elsewhere it's as expected.
For Madrid, Casemiro is on the bench, despite acquitting himself so well in Madrid's victory at the Nou Camp last season. Pepe is also among the substitutes.
Lionel Messi captains Barcelona in a Clasico for the first time today.
The little magician has not scored in his last five games against Madrid.
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