It's time for the first El Clásico of the season, as Barcelona host Real Madrid on Sunday. Hansi Flick's side will look to keep their perfect record in La Liga going, having already won all nine of their league games so far this season.
In midweek though, Barça suffered their first loss of the season, as they went down 4-2 to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. They will be keen to bounce back, and there is no better stage to do so than this one.
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Their opponents, on the other hand, seem to have found some form recently. After losing 2-1 to Atlético Madrid before the international break, Los Blancos have won their last four games in all competitions -- against Villarreal and Sevilla in the league, and against AS Roma and RB Leipzig in the Champions League.
Jose Mourinho returns to the Nou Camp as well, which will be an interesting subplot to this game.
Here's everything you need to know about the match.
How to watch:
The match will be available to watch on Premier Sports 1 in the UK, ABC and ESPN+ in the U.S., FanCode in India, and beIN Sports Connect and Amazon Prime in Australia. You can also follow ESPN's live updates here.
Key Details:
Date, kick-off time:
UK GMT: Sunday, Oct. 25, 8.00 p.m.
U.S ET: Sunday, Oct. 25, 4.00 p.m.
India IST: Monday, Oct. 25, 1:30 a.m.
Australia AEDT: Monday, Oct. 25, 6.30 a.m.
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona
Referee: TBC
VAR: TBC
Injury and Team News
Barcelona
Eric García, D: thigh, OUT
Andreas Christensen, D: thigh, OUT
Jules Koundé, D: ankle, OUT
Dani Olmo, M: thigh, OUT
Roony Bardghji, F: knee, OUT
Real Madrid
Vinícius Júnior, F: suspended, OUT
Rodrygo, F: knee, OUT
Raúl Asencio, leg, OUT
Expected Lineups
Barcelona Predicted XI
Joan García
João Cancelo | Pau Cubarsí | Gerard Martín | Xavi Espart
Rodri | Pedri
Lamine Yamal | Fermín López | Karim Adeyemi
Raphinha
Real Madrid Predicted XI
Thibaut Courtois
Federico Valverde | Ibrahima Konaté | Dean Huijsen | Marc Cucurella
Aurélien Tchouaméni | Arda Güler
Endrick | Jude Bellingham | Yan Diomande
Kylian Mbappé
Talking Points
Lamine Yamal vs Kylian Mbappé
Two of the best players in the world, and it's a battle that will take centre stage in Barcelona on Sunday. Yamal has started this season on fire, and has got sharper with time as well. So he's going to be a serious threat, along with the likes of Fermin López, Raphinha and Karim Adeyemi.
Madrid have been fairly susceptible at the back all season, so it's an area that Barça will be keen to exploit, and they certainly have the talent and the quality to do so.
Similarly, at the other end of the field, Barça are dealing with injuries to the likes of Jules Koundé and Eric Garcia, which leaves them a little light. That is not a situation a coach would want to be in when coming up against Kylian Mbappé, who has once again been banging in the goals for Mourinho's men.
The Mbappé support cast of Yan Diomande, Arda Güler and Jude Bellingham are also serious threats, so this could well turn out to be a case of the better attack deciding the result of the match.
How will Mourinho approach El Clásico?
It's always a question to ask when Mourinho is in one of the dugouts for such a huge game. You know what you'll get with Hansi Flick and his Barça team, they will play the same, front-foot, high-intensity, high-line, high-risk brand of football. Real have all the ingredients to hurt Barça on the break but Mourinho does have a decision to make.
If he goes to a counter-attacking, pressure-absorbing method, then does he have the personnel to execute that style of play? Arda Güler has been playing well in a slightly more withdrawn role in midfield, but if Real sit back, do they need someone with more defensive nous than the young Turkish midfielder alongside Aurélien Tchouaméni?
Real's back four now wears a pretty settled look, but Ibrahima Konaté and Dean Huijsen have both made a high-profile error or two already this season, which they cannot afford against an attack as good as Barcelona.
At the end of the day, it will come down to how Mourinho sets his team up. Stopping this Barca side won't be easy, but if anyone knows a thing or two about stopping a high-profile Barca attack, it is Mourinho.