It is an enormous fixture with high stakes at the summit of LaLiga, where Barca currently hold a four-point advantage over their fiercest rivals with only four games remaining this season following last week’s comeback win away at bottom club Valladolid that was followed by Los Blancos holding off a spirited late fightback against Celta Vigo at the Bernabeu.
The leaders have since suffered the heartbreak of exiting the Champions League at the semi-final stage after a dramatic 4-3 extra-time second-leg loss to Inter Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday night that saw them dumped out 7-6 on aggregate following an all-time classic tie.
The visitors will be desperate to stop that run and keep the title battle well and truly alive on Sunday in what will surely be a final Clasico in charge for Carlo Ancelotti, who is expected to depart in the coming weeks as Madrid plan to appoint former midfielder Xabi Alonso, whose impending exit from Bayer Leverkusen was announced on Friday.
How to watch Barcelona vs Real Madrid
TV channel: El Clasico is being shown live in the UK on Premier Sports. Coverage gets underway on Premier Sports 1 at 3:10pm BST ahead of a 3:15pm kick-off at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona’s temporary home while renovation works continue on the Camp Nou.
Live stream: Those with a subscription to Premier Sports can also watch the game live online via their website and app.
Live blog: Follow all the action on Sunday with Standard Sport’s live Clasico blog.
