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.

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

Alba intercepts the ball in midfield and tries to play through Fati but the ball is just too firm and the Real keeper gathers.

Barcelona get us underway...

We're just moments away now from kick-off now.

Real Madrid were unsurprisingly favourites going into the game, but the prices have swing with Barcelona now around the 6/4 mark and Real Madrid generally 13/8. I would rather be backing los Merengues at that price.

As for Real Madrid, they are unsurprisingly unchanged from the side who smashed Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 in Ukraine. They certainly come into the game in better form, assuming the long away trip doesn't take anything away from their legs.

The only changes for Barcelona from the side who beat Dynamo Kiev 1-0 at home in midweek, without looking too convincing it must be said, are Eric Garcia starting at centre back ahead of Clement Lenglet and Ansu Fati in attack in place of Luuk de Jong.

We have another good read for you. Where will the Clasico be won? Pete Sharland reckons in the midfield. I make him right, can Barca handle Kroos, Casemiro and Modric?

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Here is the Barcelona side who will be taking to the field in just under an hour...