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2024/25 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 11
Real Madrid v FC Barcelona
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Madrid, Spain
Saturday, 26 October 2024
Kick-off is at 21h00
Real Madrid will go head to head with FC Barcelona for the 189th time in
La Liga when they meet at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on 26 October.
Current Form
Los Blancos secured a 2-1 victory over Celta Vigo away on 19 October as they extended their unbeaten run to 42 matches in the Spanish top tier.
Madrid are also undefeated in their last 29 home matches in the league having registered 25 victories and four draws at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Meanwhile, Barcelona thumped Sevilla FC 5-1 at home on 20 October and they are now undefeated in their last two matches in La Liga.
Barca have won two of their last three away matches in the league and the other game ended in a defeat on the road.
Team News
Brahim Diaz, David Alaba and Dani Carvajal are on Madrid's injury list, but the club has no suspension issues coming into this blockbuster encounter.
On the other hand, Barcelona also do not have any suspension worries, but the club will be without the injured sextet of Eric García, Ronald Araujo, Ferran Torres, Andreas Christensen, Marc ter Stegen and Marc Bernal.
Quotes
"It was a competitive, hard-fought and difficult game. The merit we have is that we competed well until the end. We could have played better, but the team was committed," Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said after his side's win over Celta.
"We lacked balance at the start and the goal we conceded could have been avoided. We need to be more attentive, especially on the counter-attack. We got three important points thanks to a fantastic pass from [Luka] Modrić.
"He always contributes and helps, whether he starts or comes off the bench. His quality is very important to us. He changed the pace of the game and was very important."
Head-to-Head
Madrid emerged as 3-2 winners over Barcelona in their last meeting in La Liga in a match played at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on 21 April.
As a result, Los Blancos are undefeated in their last two La Liga matches against Barca having registered two consecutive wins.
The two teams have met 188 times in La Liga since their maiden match in February 1929 and Madrid have the upper hand in this rivalry.
Los Blancos have won 79 matches compared to Barca's 74 victories, while 35 games ended in a draw.
La Liga matchday 11 fixtures
Friday, 25 October
21:00 - RCD Espanyol v Sevilla CF
Saturday, 26 October
14:00 - Real Valladolid v Villarreal CF
16:15 - Rayo Vallecano v Deportivo Alaves
18:30 - Las Palmas v Girona FC
21:00 - Real Madrid v FC Barcelona
Sunday, 27 October
15:00 - CD Leganes v Celta Vigo
17:15 - Getafe CF v Valencia CF
19:30 - Real Betis v Atletico Madrid
22:00 - Real Sociedad v CA Osasuna
Monday, 28 October
22:00 - Real Mallorca v Athletic Bilbao
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