Barcelona host Real Madrid in Clasico with Vinicius suspended
The gist
Barcelona host Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Oct 25 with 39 league goals and nine straight La Liga wins.
Madrid arrive six points back and without suspended forward Vinicius Junior.
How it unfolded
- Oct 17, 2026Barcelona beat Real Betis 5-2 for a ninth win in nine La Liga games, with Lamine Yamal, Rodri, Gabriel Jesus, Eric Garcia and Dani Olmo scoring.
- Oct 18, 2026Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu, with Arda Guler and a Kylian Mbappe double; it was Madrid's first league game without the suspended Vinicius Junior.
- Oct 18, 2026Madrid moved to 21 points from nine matches, six behind Barcelona; Eder Militao returned from hamstring surgery as a late substitute.