Real Madrid 2 Barcelona 3
Update 6: Disaster for Valdes and Di Maria tucks it home. 3-2
Update 5: Xavi makes it 3-1 Barcelona.
Update 4: Messi sends Casillas the wrong way and fires low into the goalkeeper’s bottom left corner. 2-1
Update 3: Pedro equalises for Barcelona
Update 2: Ronaldo has scored – making it 1-0 to Real Madrid at the 54th minute.
Update: Hey Folks, it’s 0-0 at the interval in the first Clasico of the season. Which team do you think will win this match? Send your responses to @theonald on Twitter.
Pre-match review
It’s the day that every Spanish soccer fan marks off on their calendar- The first El Clasico of the season.
New Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova and Jose Mourinho are no strangers to each other after last seasons eye gouging incident (below video).
This match will no doubt set the tone for the rest of the season – both squads will be eager to get off to a good start.
Former Arsenal midfielder, Alex Song, will probably go straight into the team after completing his recent transfer.
Despite David Villa’s return from an eight-month injury lay-off in Sunday’s Liga victory over Real Sociedad – don’t expect him to be starting in this match.
So popular is this fixture, injured Chelsea defender David Luiz is flying out to Barcelona to take part (pictured below)
