This article was originally published on www.si.com as Xabi Alonso Responds to Lamine Yamal’s El Clasico Barbs. Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has admitted taunts from Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal have only added to the excitement of El Clásico.

Before the rivals meet on Sunday, voices across Spanish football's great divide share their views on what makes this fixture unique

Barcelona head into El Clasico without a number of key players, a list that is headlined by Raphinha. The Brazilian forward was injured towards the end of September against Real Oviedo, but was

Both teams have been hit hard by injuries at the start of the new season, but Los Blancos are poised to be boosted by multiple returning players in time for the first Clásico of 2025–26, which may shape the dynamic of the title race. Here’s the latest injury news for Real Madrid ahead of the Clásico.

Real Madrid left-back Álvaro Carreras talked to the club’s official website alongside goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and the two of them previewed Sunday’s El Clásico against FC Barcelona. This will be Carreras’ first Clásico.

Tomorrow, we will have a new edition of El Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, and we bring you the 5 key things you need to know before the match.Barça and a Major AbsenceWithout a doubt,

The first El Clasico of the season is nearly here, with both teams looking to take the early-season bragging rights. Real Madrid are two points ahead of rivals