Hello and welcome to Eurosport's coverage of El Clasico, as Barcelona host Real Madrid at the Nou Camp. I'm Ciaran Baynes and I'll be following the action with you.

Modric plays in Rodrygo in the right hand side of the penalty area and his cross is cleared by Garcia in front of Benzema.

Depay flicks the ball back to Coutinho and he forces Real Madrid to concede a corner.

Coutinho has come on for Mingueza, meanin Dest pushes back to full back.

Real Madrid get us back underway...

A game which grew as it went on. A fantastic goal has Real Madrid in front but Barcelona really should be on the scoreboard as well.

Alba pulls the ball back from Fati eight yards out and he turns inside Militao but Alaba got across to get a crucial block.

Alba again gets to the left touchline and his cross is again put behind for a corner.

Garcia's poor shot allowed Madrid to break and Vinicius played in Benzema who clipped a ball back for Kroos to volley and only Alba's block stopped a likely second goal.

JUST WIDE! Pique meets Depay's corner with a firm downward header that has Courtois beaten but drifts just wide of the far post.

Rodrygo body-checks Jordi Alba and Barcelona have a chance to put the ball into the box from the left flank but Vazquez heads behind for a corner.

GOAL FOR REAL MADRID! Alaba scores a magnificent first. It came from a counter-attack and Alba started the move, then kept on running down the left flank, was found by Rodrygo and fired a missile inside the far post leaving ter Stegen with no chance.

Depay shoots from outside of the box but wide of the target.

Kroos dinks a ball into the box for Modric racing in from the right flank and he attempts to find a team-mate with a header but Barca clear.

WHAT A MISS! A great run from Depay down the left and he squared just behind Fati which presented Dest with a near open goal but he put it miles over the bar.

Benzema put through Vinicius and we had an enjoyable ten seconds or so as the Brazilian went round ter Stegen twice before he shot wide of the target and the flag went up as we always knew it would.

A fantastic run from Vinicius from the left flank he weaved his way inside Mingueza and then inside Garcia before the former came back and put his hands on him and the Brazilian went down. Probably not enough contact for a penalty and VAR has confirmed the referee's non-call was correct.

Real Madrid enjoying more possession now, they have survived the early Barcelona pressure.

Kroos' corner is met at the front post by Casemiro but his header is deflected wide of the target.

Vinicius Jr gets behind Mingueza and gets to the by-line but his cross is deflected behind.

Real Madrid can't get the ball out of their half. You feel something has to give here, either Barca caught on the break or a Madrid mistake presenting a big chance.

Barcelona pressing high up the field and certainly stopping Real Madrid from establishing their usual passing dominance in midfield.