Barcelona (79) Hosts Real Madrid (75) on May 11 in Title-Deciding La Liga Clásico Amid Key Absences
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FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will meet in a pivotal La Liga match on Sunday, May 11, at the Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys in Barcelona. The fixture, part of the 35th round, features Barcelona at the top of the table with 79 points and Real Madrid in second place with 75.
A win for Barcelona would extend their lead to seven points with three matches remaining, while a Real Madrid victory would reduce the gap to one point. Barcelona is pursuing a domestic treble—La Liga, Copa del Rey, and Supercopa de España—for the first time in club history.
Barcelona will be without Jules Koundé, Marc Casadó, and Marc Bernal due to injury, while Real Madrid is missing Antonio Rüdiger, Éder Militão, David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Eduardo Camavinga, and Ferland Mendy. Probable lineups include Szczesny, Eric García, Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Baldé, De Jong, Pedri, Olmo, Yamal, Lewandowski, and Raphinha for Barcelona; Courtois, Lucas Vázquez, Asencio, Tchouaméni, Fran García, Valverde, Bellingham, Modric, Rodrygo, Mbappé, and Vinícius Júnior for Real Madrid.
Barcelona has won the last three Clásicos this season: 4-0 in La Liga at the Santiago Bernabéu, 5-2 in the Supercopa de España, and 3-2 after extra time in the Copa del Rey final. Real Madrid's most recent win in Barcelona was a 2-1 victory, with Jude Bellingham scoring twice.
Barcelona's coach Hansi Flick is aiming for a fourth consecutive Clásico win. Lamine Yamal has called for unity ahead of the match. The game will be broadcast on ESPN and Disney+, with Alejandro Hernandez as referee.
