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Lamine Yamal prepares for first Clásico at Spotify Camp Nou
Barcelona host Real Madrid on Sunday in the latest El Clásico, Spanish football’s high-profile rivalry.
Lamine Yamal will face Madrid at Spotify Camp Nou for the first time, after missing Barcelona’s previous home meeting with the club through injury.
The 19-year-old Barcelona forward has won five of his nine Clásicos, scoring three goals and making two assists.
Barcelona are six points ahead of Madrid in La Liga, and have started the season strongly across competitions.
Madrid manager José Mourinho returns to face Barcelona, while Vinícius Júnior will miss the game through suspension.
The result could affect the league title race, as Barcelona seek a third straight league title and Madrid look to end a two-season run without a major trophy.
The teams are due to meet on Sunday, October 25.
Barcelona and Real Madrid are set to meet in El Clásico at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
Barcelona enter the match six points ahead of Real Madrid in La Liga, according to Mundo Deportivo.
It will be Lamine Yamal’s first Clásico against Real Madrid at Spotify Camp Nou and his first match against José Mourinho.
Yamal has five wins, four defeats, three goals and two assists in his previous Clásicos, Mundo Deportivo reports.
Real Madrid will be without Vinicius Junior, who is suspended, according to Fox Sports.
- Who
- Barcelona and Real Madrid. Lamine Yamal and José Mourinho are among the players and managers in focus.
- What
- The teams are preparing to play El Clásico.
- When
- Sunday, October 25, 2026.
- Where
- Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona.
- Why
- They are meeting in a La Liga match. Barcelona are seeking to extend their advantage over Real Madrid.
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Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-0 in a match Yamal missed through injury.
Fox Sports and Mundo Deportivo published reports ahead of the upcoming Clásico.
Barcelona and Real Madrid are scheduled to meet at Spotify Camp Nou.
- Match
- Barcelona vs. Real Madrid
- Venue
- Spotify Camp Nou
- Scheduled date
- October 25, 2026
- La Liga gap
- Barcelona lead Real Madrid by six points
- Yamal’s Clásico record
- Five wins, four defeats, three goals and two assists
- Real Madrid absence
- Vinicius Junior is suspended
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