Real Madrid will play their biggest game of the season so far on Sunday when they take on reigning La Liga champions FC Barcelona.The first El Clasico of the Xabi Alonso era will have a lot on the

The Athletic looks at the key areas where the game will be won and lost ahead of their top-of-the-table La Liga clash

The France international is still hunting for his first victory over Barcelona since making the move to the Spanish capital. Mbappé and Real Madrid were on the wrong side of four Clásicos last season that ultimately allowed Barcelona to claim a domestic treble in Hansi Flick’s debut campaign.

Ahead of El Clasico against Real Madrid, Hansi Flick finds his Barcelona contingent in dire straits as they are hit with yet another injury setback.

The Real Madrid dressing has responded angrily to Lamine Yamal's comments about the club as tensions ahead of El Clasico reach boiling point. Los Blancos are supposedly frustrated with Yamal, whose off the pitch antics are beginning to get under the skin of the players in the Spanish capital.

La Liga president Javier Tebas didn’t explicitly name Real Madrid during a lengthy social media post lamenting the cancelation of the Miami-based league fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona, but didn’t deploy much subtlety when accusing certain forces of “killing the project.”

Thibaut Courtois claimed that Real Madrid are "expecting a victory" in El Clasico as Barcelona prepare for their biggest test in a bid to retain the La Liga crown. Los Blancos have had a smooth sailing so far this campaign,

La Liga EA Sports reaches its tenth matchday, a date marked on the calendar by the 'Clasico' between Real Madrid and Barcelona. But there are also other important matches such as Real Sociedad v Sevilla,