Barcelona vs Real Madrid, La Liga: live updates from El Clasico
BARCELONA 1-1 REAL MADRID (Suarez 10' - Ronaldo 14')
Suarez puts Barcelona ahead after 10 minutes
Barcelona already confirmed as La Liga champions and looking to finish the season unbeaten
37 mins
Umtiti blows what looks like a massive chance after Messi chips in a free-kick, but he's clearly offside.
Ronaldo doesn't look that comfortable. Does he come out for the second half with a Champions League final a few weeks away?
34 mins
Break from Ronaldo and Benzema down the left. Barca get back in time to quell the threat though, forcing Real to retreat. Very effective defence. Real perhaps narrowly on top though.
Marcelo's cross a little too deep meaning Barca can advance.
32 mins
Modric trying to outmuscle Umtiti was never going to go well. He loses out trying to chase a Nacho through-ball.
Varane yellow carded for pulling back Suarez. Then Jordi Alba and Modric (of all people?!) get into a bit of pushing and shoving, was Alba's hand round Modric's throat? Referee missed it. They've made up.
30 mins
Modric plays through Ronaldo, saved! Four shots already for Ronaldo in this game.
26 mins
Ronaldo with a header on goal but Benzema was waiting in a better position at the far post. Pity.
Real building into this as Kroos rushes a shot. Marcelo finding plenty of space with Coutinho not tracking back.
22 mins
Pique slides across and gets just about enough on the ball to halt a Real break. A few of those already as just sit back and try and contain Barca before attempting to counter.
19 mins
Quality ball over the top from Messi towards Alba, just slightly in front of him. Many more goals to come in this one.
16 mins
Slight worry that Ronaldo has picked up an injury in scoring that goal. He gets some treatment, Real temporarily playing with 10 men. He's back on trying to run it off.
GOAL RONALDO! BARCELONA 1-1 REAL MADRID
Superb! Ronaldo gets free down the left and cuts in, back-heeled to Kroos whose cross to the far post is headed back across by Benzema for Ronaldo to knock it in.
We're level. Ripping start to this one.
12 mins
Nacho into the book for a challenge from behind on Coutinho. Barca advance, shouts for a penalty against Navas waved away by the referee.
Loads of room for Barcelona down this right-hand side. Real a little loose.
GOAL SUAREZ! BARCELONA 1-0 REAL MADRID
The champions lead! Fine ball by Coutinho in behind the defence wide to Sergi Roberto on the right. Deep cross to the feet of Suarez who buries it. Barca ahead.
The masses
8 mins
There's boos, signifying Real retaining possession (and settling in). Ronaldo positioned out on the left wing fires a simple shot into the arms of Ter Stegen.
6 mins
Couple of stepovers from Ronaldo followed by a poor cross. Then he thinks he's nipped in behind the offside line but is called back. Understandly, unimpressed.
4 mins
Coutinho, playing out on the right, with a half break. Messi plays in Suarez... wide! Behind for a corner. Barca looking sharp.
Real clear but Iniesta is fouled by Modric. Free-kick coming into the box from the right... easily taken by Navas.
We're underway
Clasico number 176 has begun. Instant foul on Casemiro. He'll soldier on. Real kept back their half early on.
Real's bench are enormous! That doesn't seem fair
Woah
Nice reminder just then of how cartoonishly big the Nou Camp is, even compared to an actual cartoon football stadium, the Hispanola, home of the Hurricanes pic.twitter.com/fEn8SFHgYL
— Adam Hurrey (@FootballCliches) 6 May 2018
Messi warming up
Just the 43 goals for him so far this season in 51 appearances.
Iniesta's final Clasico
It's the end for one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. And El Ilusionista has relished this fixture over the years.
John's prediction (send yours to @bencoles_)
@bencoles_ no doubt Ramos will upend the giant that is Iniesta in his last Clasico & endear himself even more to the cules. Different Real than the last meeting but I think FCB might just nick it to stay on course for an unbeaten season. Can’t say enough about Iniesta some player
— John McEnerney (@MackerOnTheMed) 6 May 2018
Rare start for Bale
Tons of speculation at the moment about where Bale will play next season, which is unsurprising when it seems as though he has lost Zidane's trust.
What happened last time
This! Three second-half goals from Suarez, Messi and finally Aleix Vidal. Here's our report.
Messi has delivered many outstanding displays on enemy territory, although this was not one of them. Instead, his highly functional Barcelona side sat and waited for Madrid to implode and then strode in to take advantage, putting the famous stadium into a stunned silence in the piercing early afternoon winter sunshine.
Unbeaten Barca
Scan Barca's league statistics for this season and what leaps out? That big, fat 0 in the losses column.
Ernesto Valverde's side are gunning to become the latest team to finish a La Liga season unbeaten.
The last time that happened (as you all remember) was in 1931/1932, when Real Madrid (naturally) finished an 18-game campaign without suffering a defeat. Safe to say Barcelona's accomplishment would be more impressive.
Welcome
Evening everyone and welcome to the second Clasico of the season.
The title race has been over for some time, but don't let that stop you from watching the champions-elect of Spain in Barcelona take on Champions League finalists Real Madrid.
Teams are as follows, including a start for Gareth Bale.
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