The 2026-27 season debuts of Spanish heavyweights Barcelona and Real Madrid have been confirmed by La Liga, in addition to which dates they’ll meet in El Clasico.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Sanderson has been primarily based in Barcelona since 2019. La Liga has publicly released the approximate dates that next ...

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Real Madrid, top of the league, approach this match with a two-point lead over their Catalan rivals. A win for Los Merengues would allow them to pull away, while a Barça victory would throw the race ...

Two words: El Clásico. Now, a few more words about those amazing two words. Sunday will be ESPN’s first Clásico since the network’s deal with La Liga in 2021. The last Clásico was nothing short of ...

Real Madrid will host Barcelona in the first Clasico of the season this weekend with a host of new faces set for their first taste of the derby. Los Blancos lead their old rivals by two points nine ...

The final edition of El Clasico this season is poised to be a consequential one, as just four points separate Barcelona and Real Madrid with four games to go in La Liga's title race. Barcelona will be ...

Carlo Ancelotti comes into what will likely be his final El Clásico as Real Madrid's manager with a losing record against Barcelona. A victory against Barcelona will help Ancelotti go out on a high ...

Saturday's Copa del Rey final provides the third – and most high-stakes – edition of El Clasico this season and though the opportunities for both sides have been plentiful, there has been one theme so ...

Sergio Ramos has backed Kylian Mbappé to deliver for Real Madrid in the season’s first El Clásico on Sunday. Mbappé enjoyed a record-breaking first season at Real Madrid, but failed to defeat Los ...

The game in question finished in a 2-1 victory for the hosts, with Real getting one over on arch-rivals after enduring a tough time against foes from Catalunya during the 2024-25 campaign. Kylian ...