Lineups confirmed for Barcelona v Real Madrid showdown

The two La Liga giants will meet in a pre-season friendly at the AT&T Stadium at 23.00 CEST in Texas, USA. Both teams will play their first 'El Clasico' of the 2023/24 season.

Barcelona have won three of their last five games against Real Madrid while Carlo Ancelotti's side have won just two. This meeting will be the perfect warm-up for the upcoming La Liga campaign.

Happy so far with his team's pre-season, which has seen them beat both AC Milan and Manchester United, the Italian coach understands that here they face "a very strong opponent with a lot of quality".

Meanwhile, Xavi Hernandez's men lost their only friendly of the pre-season against Arsenal as they had to cancel their first friendly against Juventus due to a bout of gastroenteritis.

Real Madrid have had a last minute injury. Arda Guler will travel to Madrid in the next few hours to be treated by specific doctors due to an injury in his right knee.

'Los Blancos' are in better form than the Catalan side for the Soccer Champions Tour friendly but in 'El Clasico', as in football, nothing is set in stone. 

Barcelona starting XI: Ter Stegen (GK); Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; De Jong, Romeu, Gundogan; Dembele, Lewandowski and Pedri.

Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois (GK); Mendy, Alaba, Militao, Carvajal; Camavinga, Tchouameni, Valverde; Bellingham; Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo.

 

July 29, 2023

 

July 29, 2023