Real Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE Updates, El Clasico: The focus is on Kylian Mbappe as Real Madrid take on arch rivals Barcelona in El Clasico to kickstart a new season of arguably the greatest rivalry in modern football. Under new manager Hansi Flick, Barcelona have been in incredible form, and head into the game as La Liga leaders and after a 4-1 crushing of Bayern Munich. Real Madrid completed their own UEFA Champions League comeback mid-week, and will be relying on hattrick hero Vinicius Jr, along with the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham, to fire them to victory and top spot in La Liga.