Lineups are in for El Clásico, and there are big talking points for both Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Real Madrid vs. Barcelona lineups: Team news for El Clásico
Gareth Bale is back, while Paco Alcácer gets the start for Barca.
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Gareth Bale suffered a minor calf injury in the first leg of his team’s Champions League tie against Bayern Munich and was sat down for a couple of games as a precaution. He’s recovered enough to play and starts in his usual place for Real Madrid, alongside Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo up top.
Barcelona is without Neymar due to suspension, and has made a slightly surprising selection. Instead of picking Denis Suárez or Arda Turan, Luis Enrique has turned to Paco Alcácer. The young forward has struggled this season, but came up big with the winning goal against Real Sociedad a week ago.
Here’s the team news in full.
Real Madrid lineup (4-3-3): Keylor Navas; Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Nacho, Dani Carvajal, Casemiro, Luka Modrić, Toni Kroos, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale
Barcelona lineup (4-3-3): Marc-André ter Stegen; Jordi Alba, Samuel Umtiti, Gerard Piqué, Sergi Roberto, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitić, Andrés Iniesta, Paco Alcácer, Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi
Kickoff is at 2:45 p.m. ET from Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. In the United States, you can watch the game on beIN Sports.
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