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• Tournament: LaLiga 2025/26 season
• Date: Sunday, 26th October 2025
• Kick-off time: 16:15 CET, 15:15 BST, 10:15 ET
• Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid

The first El Clásico of the season is here as Real Madrid host arch rivals Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu. The hosts head into the clash as league leaders with a two-point advantage over the defending La Liga champions Barcelona. In this Real Madrid vs Barcelona prediction, you will know everything about the clash.

Xabi Alonso couldn't have asked for a better start as Real Madrid's manager. His side won all games except one this season. Their only loss was against local rivals Atletico, and it was a 5-2 drubbing. They bounced back well as Kylian Mbappe and Arda Guler are running the show. Reclaiming the league title from Barcelona and avenging their previous losses.

Barcelona whitewashed Real Madrid four times last season under Hansi Flick. The German manager got the better of Madrid tactically to lift two cups at Madrid's expense and even the league title. After a massive injury crisis early on, the Catalans lost their top spot but are recovering. The shock defeat to Sevilla was put aside as loanee Marcus Rashford and Lamine Yamal are bearing the torch forward, along with Pedri.

Ahead of the 262nd El Clásico, SportsDunia brings you the Real Madrid vs Barcelona prediction, Real Madrid vs Barcelona preview, Real Madrid vs Barcelona predicted lineups and where to watch Real Madrid vs Barcelona.

Real Madrid Team News

Real Madrid's backline injuries are worsening as David Alaba went off injured on the weekend. He joins Antonio Rudiger and Dean Huijsen on the treatment table. They hope Trent Alexander-Arnold is fit and firing for the clash, along with Dani Carvajal. Aurelien Tchouameni slots into defence as Bellingham's goalscoring returns help him start in a midfield role. Arda Guler will take the number 10 role as Franco Mastantuono hopes to make his Clásico debut.

Barcelona Team News

Barcelona's injury worries are easing up as Raphinha returned to training recently. The star Brazilian might be involved in some capacity. The star player, like Frenkie de Jong, will return to the lineup after a rest in the Champions League. Marcus Rashford will nail down the number 9 role if Ferran Torres is ruled out, as Fermin Lopez plays on the left. Marc Casado will complement Pedri and de Jong in the middle of the park. Wojciech Szczesny will start in goal as Joan Garcia and Marc Andre Ter Stegen are ruled out.

Real Madrid vs Barcelona Predicted Lineups

Here are our Real Madrid vs Barcelona predicted lineups:

Real Madrid predicted lineups (4-2-3-1)

Courtois; Valverde, Militao, Tchouameni, Carreras; Bellingham, Camavinga; Mastantuono, Guler, Vinicius Jr; Mbappe

Barcelona predicted lineups (4-3-3)

Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Garcia, Balde; Casado, De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Rashford, Lopez

Real Madrid vs Barcelona H2H Record

Barcelona humiliated Real Madrid four times last season and even won a couple of silverware at their expense. The recent head-to-head hence heavily favours them thanks to those exploits. Los Blancos would be eager to bite back and record a first win after 2024 in the Clásico.

Key Players to watch in Real Madrid vs Barcelona

Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)

Mbappe's hot 11-game scoring run came to a halt against Juventus midweek. But the French forward is torching defences with his pace and purpose. He had plenty of success against Flick's high line last season. But he is yet to taste success in Clasico and would love to put out a statement performance and build an even larger lead at the top.

Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

Yamal missed a huge chunk of the early season due to a groin injury. The teen starlet's minutes need to be managed carefully. However, after a successful run out against Olympiacos FC midweek, he will be raring to go. Yamal registered three goals and two assists against Los Blancos last season and will be eying to torment Alvaro Carreras on Sunday.

Real Madrid vs Barcelona Prediction

These sides produced incredible goal fests when they met last season. Expect more of the same this time as well. Form usually goes out the window in these clashes, but two teams in supreme form will fancy taking all three points. Since this is the first Clasico of the season, expect these sides to play out an entertaining draw with plenty of sparks flying.

Predicted Score: Real Madrid 2-2 Barcelona

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