Real Madrid vs Barcelona Pre-Season: How to watch, team news, head-to-head, odds, prediction and everything you need to know | OneFootball

An El-Clasico Pre-Season clash is taking place between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Here’s everything you need to know about the fixture.

This is going to be big. An El Clasico is always a special occasion, even if it is labelled as a ‘friendly’. We anticipate that there will be absolutely nothing friendly about it, with bragging rights on offer for the two Spanish giants. Barcelona have played three games on pre-season so far, with Xavi‘s men winning two and drawing one during their spell in the USA.

Real Madrid however come into this game not having kicked a football since the Champions League final, where they beat Liverpool 1-0 to secure European champion status.

An El Clasico is always an exciting affair – so we can’t wait for this one. Here’s everything you need to know regarding the upcoming fixture.

Date & Time

For those wondering, Real Madrid vs Barcelona will take place on Sunday 24th July 2022 at the Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas. The match will kick off at 4:00 AM BST.

For US watchers, the match is taking place on Saturday 23rd July 2022 at 8:00 PM EST.

How to Watch

Football fans will be delighted to hear that this game will be televised live on Premier Player HD and Premier Sports 1.

Live Stream

Subscribers will be able to watch the match online via Premier Players streaming services, you will need to pay for a subscription beforehand – so make sure you get that sorted before the game kicks off.

Premier Player is available for £9.99 a month and can be purchased here.

Team News

Robert Lewandowski could make his debut for Barcelona, with his move for Bayern Munich now official, although he’ll probably start the game on the bench.

Spanish duo Gerard Pique and Ferran Torres will both be hoping to feature, having missed out against Inter Miami with fitness issues, while Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Gavi could come into the side following the clash with Inter Miami.

As for Real Madrid, summer signings Antonio Rudiger and Aurelien Tchouameni could both start, but their squad is a little harder to predict due to Carlo Ancelotti‘s side not playing a game yet.

Fans in Las Vegas will be hoping to see Karim Benzema – so expect the Frenchman to feature.

Head to Head

Here’s how the last three fixtures between the two sides have played out:

20th March 2022: Real Madrid 0 – 4 Barcelona

12th January 2022: Barcelona 2 – 3 Real Madrid

24th October 2021: Barcelona 1 – 2 Real Madrid

Odds

Here are the odds that are being offered by various bookmakers:

13/8

Draw: 14/5

23/20

Prediction: Real Madrid 2 – 2 Barcelona

Real Madrid’s side does look better on paper, but Barcelona have the edge of additional fitness levels on their side.

We think they’ll be goals in this affair, with two calibre forwards such as Benzema and Lewandowski – there’s bound to be. We’ll say 2-2.