How to watch Barcelona vs Real Madrid pre-season friendly in USA

Barça and Real face off in Las Vegas
Barça and Real face off in Las Vegas / Michael Reaves / Shaun Botterill | Getty Images
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Bitter rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid square off in Las Vegas on Sunday for a glamorous pre-season Clasico.

Real are the team to beat in Spain following their La Liga and Champions League triumphs last season, but Barça have been busy recruiting new talent during the transfer window as they look to challenge again.

Sunday's clash in the United States is set to be a star-spangled affair and here's what you need to know.


How to watch Barcelona vs Real Madrid pre-season friendly on TV/live stream

  • When is kick off? Sunday 24 July, 04:00 (BST)
  • Where is the match being played? Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
  • TV channel/live stream? Premier Sports 1 (UK), FOX Sports (US)

Barcelona team news vs Real Madrid

The big new for Barcelona is the potential debut of striker Robert Lewandowski, who's just completed his transfer from Bayern Munich.

Gerard Pique and Ferran Torres will hope to get some minutes having missed the 6-0 victory over Inter Miami, while Raphinha - who starred in that friendly - will likely get another runout following his move from Leeds.

Barcelona pre-season squad

Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Sergino Dest, Gerard Pique, Ronald Araujo, Sergio Busquets, Ousmane Dembele, Pedri, Memphis Depay, Ansu Fati, Nico, Jordi Alba, Ferran Torres, Sergi Roberto, Frenkie de Jong, Eric Garcia, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gavi, Inaki Pena, Miralem Pjanic, Alan Collado, Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen, Raphinha, Arnau Tenas, Pablo Torre, Alejandro Balde, Abde Ezzalzouli, Marc Casado, Robert Lewandowski.


Real Madrid team news vs Barcelona

New signing Antonio Rudiger will hope to slot into central defence, meaning one of Eder Militao or David Alaba could play out of position or drop out of the starting XI.

Aurelien Tchouameni is another fresh face who will hope for some minutes in Real's stacked midfield, while heavy hitters Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior are included in the touring squad.

Real Madrid pre-season squad

Thibaut Courtois, Andriy Lunin, Luis Lopez, Lucas Canizares, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Jesus Vallejo, Nacho, Antonio Rudiger, Ferland Mendy, Alvaro Odriozola, Vinicius Tobias, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Federico Valverde, Lucas Vazquez, Aurelien Tchouameni, Dani Ceballos, Eduardo Camavinga, Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior, Rodrgyo, Mariano Diaz, Juanmi Latasa.


Barcelona vs Real Madrid pre-season prediction

Clasicos are entertaining at the best of times, but adding in pre-season and Las Vegas to the mix could take events to a whole new level of chaos.

Real are the favourites following their exploits last season, but expect plenty of goals.

Score prediction: Barcelona 2-3 Real Madrid