- FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will play the second league instalment of El Clasico on May 10th at 21:00 local time (20.00 UK, 12.00-15.00 US).
- The fixture will be the first Clasico held at the new Spotify Camp Nou since it reopened in November.
- As things stand, Barça currently lead Real Madrid by four points at the top of the La Liga table.
La Liga announced the date and kick off time for the 2025/2026 season’s second instalment of El Clasico, amid Real Madrid kicking off the derby and an eventual 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid at the Bernabeu on Sunday evening.
Just like that game, the Clasico against FC Barcelona will take place on a Sunday night – May 10th – at 21:00 local time in the Catalan capital as superstars Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe do battle on either side of the ball.
Above all, this playing of the world’s biggest derby is special for being the first to take place at the new Spotify Camp Nou, which Barça returned to in November with a limited capacity of 45,000.
With Phase 1C recently completed and the next tier not expected to be unveiled until the end of 2026 according to Mundo Deportivo, at least 62,000 fans should be able to enjoy the match in attendance while a record global TV audience of 650 million tuned into the last league meeting at the Bernabeu won 2-1 by Madrid.
A break from recent Clasico norms for FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
Though it has been normal to see the Clasico at the Bernabeu played at 21.00 in Spain, that hasn’t been the case in recent years at the Spotify Camp Nou or Montjuic, where Barça played while for two seasons and a bit as its temple was being reconstructed.
The game has been enjoyed at 16:15 on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon for the last few years, but it is worth noting that the last Clasico held at 21:00 in Catalonia came at the old Spotify Camp Nou in the 2023 season.
Thanks to a late Franck Kessie winner on March 19, 2023, Barça effectively wrapped up their first La Liga title in four years and will hope for a similar turn of events in May next time round.
The La Liga title race is tight between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
Heading into the international break, Barça currently lead Real Madrid by four points thanks to their unflattering 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano and Los Blancos seeing off Atleti 3-2.
It remains to be seen if things are still as tight come May 10th, or if Hansi Flick‘s men have slipped up and the club from the capital have taken a similar advantage.
But one thing is for sure, just like it was in 2023 and 2025 in the Catalans’ favour, the Clasico could effectively decide the title race and whether Barça will lift a second consecutive title or Alvaro Arbeloa his first.
The home side will want revenge for being beaten at the Bernabeu in October, but Madrid seeks similar redemption after the Spanish Super Cup final it fell on the wrong side of for a second year running in January.
