Good evening and welcome to our LIVE coverage as the Spanish football season kicks off with a bang - a Clasico for the Supercopa between Real Madrid and Barcelona!

And that's that. Full-time whistle at the Bernabeu, and the first leg is all square. An entertaining clash as usual between the two and here's hoping for another barn burner at Camp Nou on Wednesday.

Alves gets a yellow for a shove on Coentrao as the two fight for the ball. Late flurry of cautions in an otherwise lenient showing from the ref.

Free-kick is taken short by Barca before Sanchez eventually has a cross cleared away from the right.

Marcelo hacks down Pedro, but it's Coentrao who goes into the book for dissent after the decision.

Callejon commits another foul, somehow the sub has dodged a yellow in his brief cameo thus far. We will have 3 minutes added time at the end of the game.

Ramos and Ozil whip in crosses in quick succession, but the home side are unable to find that pass for the winner. Replays show that was stonewall on Pedro by Marcelo, but I maintain Valdes' on Ronaldo was as well.

Sanchez finds room for a shot after being fed by Xavi, but a block from Ramos takes the sting out of it and allows Casillas to collect.

Pedro gets a return from Messi and pushes his way into the box, it looks like he's fouled by Marcelo just as he's set to pull the trigger from 8 yards but again, no dice from the official. I'd say the two sides are now even on that front. Could easily have been two pens.

Callejon flashes one across goal. Goal kick.

Replay shows minimal contact, but Valdes certainly moved his arm towards Ronaldo's legs and that could easily have been given. Real's no.7 may have cost himself the decision by going down rather easily as soon as he was touched, to be honest.

Higuain does well to spark a Real move, and via Ronaldo it's with Ozil on the left. His driven centre is blocked, but moments later Callejon whips it in again, Valdes parries and... does he trip Ronaldo as the Portugese goes for the spilled ball? Seems that way, but not given!

Final Real change sees Higuain on for Benzema, who's impressed with his work rate in this game.

Neither side has been able to retain possession for very long in the last few minutes. Game threatening to fizzle out a little as legs tire.

Messi with the shot from the set piece.... his driven effort misses the top far corner comfortably.

Messi beats two but then is hacked down by Alonso, who sees yellow and gives away the free-kick 25 yards out and central.

Callejon's in rash again, this time on Macherano. He's walking a fine line...

Ozil's delivery appears to be handballed by Ronaldo at the far post, but despite nothing being given the visitors get it away regardless.

Ronaldo wins another corner on the break. This time, he really should have done better but his control let him down and he'll have been pleased to have at least earned a set piece.

Pedro looks to make an instant impact with a dangerous run down the left, and wins a free-kick out wide when he's pulled back by Ramos. Xavi whips it in but it sails over several Barca heads and over the byline.

Villa is off for Barca's third and final switch, Pedro the man for these final 15+ minutes.