Barcelona vs Real Madrid TV channel: How to watch El Clasico on live stream in the UK

Can Lamine Yamal fire Barcelona to El Clasico and La Liga glory? (Photo: Getty)

Barcelona will be on the verge of becoming La Liga champions if they defeat arch-rivals Real Madrid in El Clasico today.

Just a few days after being knocked out of the Champions League semi-finals by Inter Milan, Barcelona have the chance to complete a clean sweep of El Clasico victories and all but guarantee the Spanish league title.

But beating Real is no easy feat, and Los Blancos players will be extra motivated to win in what will be manager Carlo Ancelotti’s final derby game before he leaves in the summer.

Here’s everything you need to know about Sunday’s El Clasico, including how to watch the huge match on TV and live stream in the UK.

Where to watch Barcelona vs Real Madrid on TV and live stream

In the UK, the game will be televised live on Premier Sports, with coverage to begin on Premier Sports 1 at 3.10pm.

You can also live stream the action on the Premier Sports app and website.

Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham will need to be at their best in order to stop Barcelona (Photo: Getty)

What time does Barcelona vs Real Madrid kick-off today?

Today’s El Clasico kicks-off at 3.15pm UK time at the Barcelona Olympic Stadium – the home side’s final match at the venue before they return to the renovated Camp Nou next season.

Barcelona vs Real Madrid team news

Jules Kounde scored the winner in the last El Clasico but the Barcelona defender is out for the season after suffering a hamstring injury.

Left-back Alejandro Balde is back in training, while star striker Robert Lewandowski returned from injury to come off the bench in Milan but Hansi Flick says neither will start today.

This will almost certainly be Carlo Ancelotti’s final El Clasico (Photo: Getty)

Captain and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen recently played his first game in nine months after rupturing his patellar tendon but Flick has confirmed that deputy Wojciech Szczęsny will start this massive game.

Real Madrid’s defence has been decimated by injuries this season, with Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao and Ferland Mendy all in the treatment room.

Midfielder Eduardo Camavinga is also out for the season, but in better news forward Rodrygo should be fit after missing last week’s win over Celta Viga through illness.

Barcelona have won the other three El Clasicos this season including the Copa del Rey final two weeks ago (Photo: Getty)

What do Barcelona need to do to win La Liga?

With four games left, Barcelona lead Real Madrid by four points in the La Liga table.

Victory over Los Blancos today would leave them needing to win just one of their remaining three games in order to seal the title.

They’d still have an advantage if they drew or lost but their run-in includes clashes against fourth-place Athletic Bilabo and fifth-place Villarreal.

It should be noted that if teams are level on points in La Liga, the first tie-breaker is head-to-head goal difference. Thankfully for Barcelona, they have a huge advantage here having beaten Real 4-0 in October in their first league meeting.

Barcelona vs Real Madrid head-to-head record this season

This is the fourth El Clasico of the season and it comes just two weeks after the last one when the fierce rivals met in the Copa del Rey final.

Barcelona lifted the trophy after a 3-2 win courtesy of Jules Kounde’s extra-time winner, but there were ugly scenes after full-time when Antonio Rudiger threw ice at the referee.

The other two encounters also went Barcelona’s way, with a crazy 5-2 win in the Spanish Super Cup in January and the aforementioned 4-0 thrashing at the Santiago Bernabeu.

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