This Sunday (11), from 11:15 am (Brasília time), the classic between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Lluís Company Olympic Stadium in Barcelona – Camp Nou is in renovations – can practically define the 2024/25 season of the Spanish Championship. The match is broadcast by ESPN and Disney+.
Trio Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal’s Barcelona leads the tournament with 79 points after 34 rounds, with 25 wins, four draws and five losses. There are 91 goals scored so far by Catalans and only 33 conceded.
Vice-leader, Real Madrid of Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Mbappé comes with 75 points, totaling 23 wins, six draws and five losses. There were 69 goals scored by the meringues and 33 conceded.
If you win at home, Barcelona opens seven points of advantage for the rival with just three more rounds with nine points – in dispute, getting even closer to lifting the cup after the Madrid winning last year.
It will be the confrontation of number 261 of the Spanish rivals, with 105 wins of the meringues, 103 of the Catalans and 52 draws. At the last meeting, in April, Barça won 3-2, in extension, the decision of the King of Spain Cup.
Barcelona and Real Madrid were eliminated from the Champions League in the semis and quarterfinals for Inter Milan and Arsenal, respectively, and fight to close the season at least with the national title.
In addition to the sports result in the four lines, the European classic also gains importance due to the possible announcement about the departure of Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti.
According to reports from international publications such as The Athletic and brand, it is expected after Sunday’s match in the Catalan capital that the white team announces the departure of Ancelotti, paving the way for the Italian’s hit with the Brazilian team.
Since Dorival Júnior’s resignation, in late March, Ancelotti’s name emerged as the favorite of CBF president Ednaldo Rodrigues to command the Brazilian team in the final stretch of the South American qualifiers and the 2026 World Cup.
Ednaldo had already tried to hire at the beginning of his administration in 2023, but failed to reach an agreement at the time after being removed from office by court decision and seeing Ancelotti renew his contract with the Spanish team until June 2026.
With a season below expectations, with the deputy at the King of Spain Cup and the early elimination at Champions, Madrid and Ancelotti has agreed an agreement in recent weeks to terminate the contract in advance.
The position in the Merengues Bank should be assumed by Spanish Xabi Alonso, a name that was already speculated at the club and said goodbye on Friday (9) of Bayern Leverkusen, after guiding the team to their first Bundesliga last season.
“He did a fantastic job [no Leverkusen] And it has all the doors open because it is one of the best coaches in the world, “Ancelotti said in an interview with journalists on Saturday.
He declined to talk about the news around his possible hiring by CBF. “I feel very well here. As in all relationships, at first there is a lot of passion and then other things. The honeymoon with Real Madrid will last until the last day of my life,” said the Italian.
Check out the sports highlights of this Sunday’s programming (11)
10h30 Bayer Leverkussen x Borussia Dortmund
German Championship: SporTV, Cazétv and OneFootball
11h15 Barcelona x Real Madrid
Spanish Championship: ESPN and Disney+
12h30 Liverpool x Arsenal
English Championship: Disney+
12h30 Brazil x Belarus
Sand football World Cup (Final: SporTV, Cazétv and FIFA+
13h Torino x Inter Milan
Italian Championship: ESPN4 and Disney+
16h Sport x Cruise
Brazilian Championship: Premiere
16h30 Denver Nuggets x Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA: ESPN2, Disney+ e NBA League Pass
5:30 pm Palmeiras x São Paulo
Brazilian Championship: Globo (except RJ, MG and ES) and Premiere
5:30 pm Atletico-MG x Fluminense
Brazilian Championship: Globo (RJ, MG and ES) and Premiere
20h Botafogo x International
Brazilian Championship: Record, PlayPlus, R7.com, Cazétv and Premiere
21h Indiana Pacers x Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA: Prime Video and NBA League Pass
