Real Madrid Predicted Lineup Vs. Barcelona: Los Blancos Out For Clasico Revenge

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Haunted by their failures of past season, Real Madrid will beryllium hopeless to unafraid a triumph complete Barcelona successful nan first El Clásico of 2025–26.

Real Madrid made immoderate unwanted history successful Carlo Ancelotti’s last run successful charge; for nan first clip successful nine history, Los Blancos mislaid 4 Clásicos successful a azygous season. Barcelona came retired connected apical successful nan Spanish Super Cup final, nan Copa del Rey last and doubly successful La Liga against their bitter rivals.

The 15-time European Champions will want thing much than to threat their four-game losing streak against nan defending Spanish champions. A triumph successful nan biggest lucifer successful Spanish shot comes pinch pride, bragging authorities and an early bid of nan La Liga title race.

Xabi Alonso will person immoderate reliable decisions to make successful his first El Clásico successful charge. Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Ferland Mendy are each backmost from injury, and it’s up to nan caller leader to determine which, if any, of nan defensemen should get nan motion connected Sunday afternoon.

Here’s what Real Madrid’s XI could look for illustration against Barcelona.

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Vinícius Júnior (right) was kept quiet against Barcelona past season. / Quality Sport Images/Getty Images

GK: Thibaut Courtois—The Belgian will beryllium eager to erase past season’s woes; Courtois conceded 12 goals successful 3 appearances against Barcelona successful 2024–25.

RB: Federico Valverde—Carvajal and Alexander-Arnold are options to start, but Alonso mightiness opt to instrumentality pinch Valverde alternatively of throwing 1 of nan freshly recovered fullbacks into his XI.

CB: Éder Militão—The unit will beryllium connected Militão to limit a Barcelona onslaught that has scored 8 goals since returning from nan October world break.

CB: Dean Huijsen—Now recovered from a insignificant musculus injury, nan 20-year-old is successful statement to commencement successful his first El Clásico. Raúl Asencio is besides an option, but only if Alonso treats Huijsen pinch utmost caution.

LB: Álvaro Carreras—Carreras has arguably nan hardest occupation connected nan transportation travel Sunday: locking down Lamine Yamal.

DM: Aurélien Tchouaméni—The Frenchman will beryllium ecstatic to yet look Barcelona from his earthy position aft struggling astatine halfway backmost against nan Catalans past season.

AM: Jude Bellingham—Fresh disconnected scoring his first goal since returning from injury, Bellingham will beryllium brewing pinch assurance against an force he has dominated successful nan past.

AM: Arda Güler—Güler will person redemption connected nan mind aft he sewage hooked astatine halftime successful his first Clásico commencement past season. The young midfielder is Real Madrid’s champion playmaker nether Alonso.

RW: Franco Mastantuono—After only playing six minutes connected Wednesday, nan teen could find himself backmost successful Los Blancos’ XI to spell up against Alejandro Balde.

ST: Kylian Mbappé—The guardant bagged a chapeau instrumentality successful his past Clásico appearance, a capacity he will dream to replicate fixed his sensational form.

LW: Vinícius Júnior—Vinícius Júnior will make his 335th quality successful a achromatic garment erstwhile he takes nan transportation this weekend. The Brazil world is seeking his sixth convention extremity successful 2025–26.