Barcelona vs Real Madrid LIVE: El Clasico result and final score after Jude Bellingham’s winner
Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham’s double in first Clasico secures dramatic comeback win for visitors
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free
Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter
Barcelona lost to Real Madrid in the first Clasico of the season as Jude Bellingham delivered more brilliance with two second-half goals to win the game.
Barcelona won last season’s La Liga crown as they surged to their first league title since 2019 under Xavi. The champions were undefeated this season with seven wins and three draws, but this defeat leaves them trailing leaders Real Madrid by four points.
Madrid’s new signing Bellingham has made an astonishing start to life in the Spanish capital with 13 goals in his first 13 games for the club since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in the summer. The 20-year-old England star took centre stage in El Clasico, as Real Madrid laid down a marker in the race to win La Liga.
Follow the latest reaction from El Clasico below.
Carlo Ancelotti on La Masia and its influence on Barcelona
“Fermin, Lamine Yamal... they are very good, but we also have youngsters who are spectacular.
“Bellingham, Camavinga, Tchouameni, they’re very young. Sometimes we forget that we too have many young players and many players from the Real Madrid youth system.”
Carlo Ancelotti: El Clasico is a special match
Carlo Ancelotti: “We’re motivated, it’s an important, special match. It will be the first Clásico of this season, but there will be more: The Supercopa, the return fixture, Copa, Champions League... this will only be the first one. And we’re in good shape.
“It is very important, but the season is very long and to say that this decides a league title... it’s too much. The season is very long, very long. It will be a very competitive league with many more games.”
Real Madrid squad for El Clasico
Goalkeepers: Lunin, Kepa and Diego Piñeiro.
Defenders: Carvajal, Alaba, Nacho, Lucas V., Fran García, Rüdiger and Mendy.
Midfielders: Bellingham, Kroos, Modrić, Camavinga, Valverde and Tchouameni.
Attackers: Vini Jr., Rodrygo, Joselu and Brahim.
Jude Bellingham has no nerves ahead of El Clasico debut
"I'm really excited," Bellingham said. And does he feel the nerves? “No, not really. I've played a lot of high-pressure games. Maybe not one of this magnitude. I can't wait to see what the atmosphere will be like... If you can't get motivated for a game like this, where else would you rather be as a football player?
"I'm ready. I had a little tweak in the last game in the Champions League but I'm feeling good and hopefully I'll be out there and hopefully we get a good result... I just had a bit of fatigue, I've played a lot of games so far this season already."
Barcelona v Real Madrid predicted lineups
Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Cancelo, Araújo, Christensen, Balde; Gündogan, Romeu, Gavi; López, Torres, Félix.
Real Madrid XI: Arrizabalaga; Carvajal, Rüdiger, Alaba, Mendy; Tchouaméni, Kroos; Valverde, Bellingham, Vinícius; Rodrygo.
Barcelona v Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham on El Clasico
“I always tuned in no matter how late it was even when my mum was telling me to go to bed,” he said. “I’d always stay up until I got to the last minute of the Clásico.”
“Stuff like that [Ronaldo’s calma celebration] sticks with you. The good, the bad, sometimes the ugly sides of it. I can’t wait to see what the atmosphere is like.”
Carlo Ancelotti on giving youngsters a chance at Real Madrid
“It’s difficult to answer. They have had a lot of injuries and that has given opportunities to players coming through,” said the Italian.
“Because if a lot of players get injured during the season, you have to turn to the youth squad. Álvaro Rodríguez, Mario Martín, Nico Paz and Gonzalo are very close to playing with the first team.”
Xavi names Barcelona squad for El Clasico
Goalkeepers: 1. Marc-André ter Stegen, 13. Iñaki Peña, 26. Ander Astralaga
Defenders: 2. João Cancelo, 3. Alejandro Balde, 4. Ronald Araujo, 5. Iñigo Martínez, 15. Andreas Christensen, 17. Marcos Alonso, 23. Jules Kounde, 33. Pau Cubarsí, 38. Héctor Fort
Midfielders: 6. Gavi, 18. Oriol Romeu, 22. Ilkay Gündogan, 30. Marc Casadó, 32. Fermín López
Forwards: 7. Ferran Torres, 9. Robert Lewandowski, 11. Raphinha, 14. João Félix, 27. Lamine Yamal, 38. Marc Guiu
Why isn’t Barcelona vs Real Madrid on TV? How to watch El Clasico in the UK today
Barcelona host Real Madrid in the first Clasico of the season as Jude Bellingham gets his first taste of one of the biggest games in world football.
Barcelona won last season’s La Liga crown as they surged to their first league title since 2019 under Xavi.
The champions are undefeated this season with seven wins and three draws but trail leaders Real Madrid by one point.
Bellingham has made an astonishing start to life in the Spanish capital with 11 goals in his first 12 games for the club since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.
Why isn’t Barcelona vs Real Madrid on TV? How to watch El Clasico
The match is not available for broadcast in the UK due to the 3pm blackout rule
El Clasico - Live
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of El Clasico from the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium. Defending La Liga champions Barcelona have made an unbeaten start to the season but sit one point behind Real Madrid. Madrid’s fast start has been, in part, inspired by the superb form of new signing Jude Bellingham, with the Englishman netting 11 times in his first 12 games for his new Spanish club.
Due to the 3 pm blackout rule, the match will not be shown live in the UK so stay tuned on this page for the latest build-up, team news and match updates!
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments