Summary

  • Asensio and Benzema put Real Madrid 5-1 up on aggregate

  • Spanish Super Cup second leg - KO 22:00 BST

  • Ronaldo suspended following first-leg red card

  • Bale & Isco on Real bench, Iniesta out injured for Barca

  1. Postpublished at 12 mins

    Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona (4-1 agg)

    Luis Suarez gets down the right for Barcelona but his cross - right in the corridor of uncertainty - is to nobody. No Barca player gambled at all. Now he gets the ball in a similar position and volleys it well off target. Ambitious.

  2. Postpublished at 22:10 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

    Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona (4-1 agg)

    Not sure my goal description has actually appeared after four minutes. In case you can't see it, this is what happened...

    Marco Asensio follows up his brilliant goal in the first leg with another. The 21-year-old attacking midfielder is 30 yards out but has a go and it flies into the back of the net, Marc-Andre ter Stegen was rooted to the spot. Magnificent.

  3. Postpublished at 9 mins

    Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona (4-1 agg)

    Real keeper Keylor Navas comes out of his box but no harm done, he gets away with it. Barcelona have offered nothing so far. They need to score three now just to force extra time. Not sure anybody wants extra time here.

  4. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona (4-1 agg)

    Marco Asensio then slips a great through ball to Lucas Vazquez but his first touch in the box isn't great. Apparently Barca could have had Asensio for about 4.5m euros a few years ago but wouldn't pay it all up front, so didn't sign him.

  5. goal

    GOAL - Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona (4-1 agg)published at 4 mins

    Marco Asensio

    The next global superstar? Marco Asensio follows up his brilliant goal in the first leg with another. The 21-year-old attacking midfielder is 30 yards out but has a go and it flies into the back of the net, Marc-Andre ter Stegen was rooted to the spot. Magnificent.

  6. Postpublished at 22:02 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

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  7. Postpublished at 2 min

    Real Madrid 0-0 Barcelona (3-1 agg)

    Real Madrid on the attack in the early seconds and Luka Modric has the first chance, his shot with the outside of his foot from about 16 yards being blocked by Samuel Umtiti.

  8. KICK-OFFpublished at 21:59 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

    Real Madrid 0-0 Barcelona (3-1 agg)

    Start a game at 11pm local time, then kick off a minute early. Playing by their own rules in Spain.

  9. 'I hope a lot of signings come'published at 21:58 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

    Out: Neymar to Paris St-Germain for £200m

    In: Paulinho from Guangzhou Evergrande for £36m (subject to medical tomorrow)

    And Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets hopes there are more incomings at the Nou Camp.

    "We have a good team, we're capable of having a great season, that's what we're focusing on. We want to convince the fans but the off-the-field situation is not up to me. I hope a lot of signings come and that they are of the highest quality."

    Sergio BusquetsImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Sergio Busquets's quotes are the real-life version of tweeting Barcelona ANNOUNCE SIGNINGS

  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:56 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

    #bbceurofooty

    Josh Silver: Iniesta is getting on and Barca look much less threatening without Neymar, even Ronaldo-less Madrid are stronger at the moment

    Stuie Neale: Ronaldo deserved ban - don't push a ref like that, silly bookings

    Matthew Davey tweetImage source, Twitter

    Les Davies: Has no one pointed out it's still 30° in Madrid?

    You just have Les, thanks!

  11. 'Nothing is impossible'published at 21:55 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

    Real Madrid v Barcelona (22:00 BST)

    Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde: "Nothing is impossible. We maintain our idea of going there and winning the game and taking the title, we are not beaten.

    "Although it will be tough, we have a chance and we will go for it.”

    On Real's counter attacks at the Nou Camp: “During the game we did well but in the end, with that push to attack, we left ourselves open a little and that’s where the game was decided.”

    Ernesto ValverdeImage source, EPA
    Image caption,

    Could Ernesto Valverde's competitive Barcelona reign begin with consecutive Clasico defeats?

  12. 'We expect a more difficult game'published at 21:51 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

    Real Madrid v Barcelona (22:00 BST)

    Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane: "Anything is possible. In football nothing is certain. We’ll have to play very well because Barcelona can cause you problems at any time.

    "In the first leg they had chances so we´ll have to play well. We did well in the first leg, but we have to play the whole tie until the end.

    "They’re a team with a lot of pride and they're going to come here wanting to turn the game around. We have to be prepared. The team that plays will try to play in the best possible way, I have no doubt about that. We’re not going to let our guard down because we expect a difficult game, more difficult than the first leg."

    Zinedine ZidaneImage source, EPA
  13. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:49 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

    #bbceurofooty

    Helles Mammut: The ban for Ronaldo is 1+4 games and the one game should have ben taken away today,he is right to feel persecuted

    Dave Wood: Only in Spain do you get a game starting & finishing on different days.

    If it goes to extra time and penalties, it might be almost 2am in Madrid when it's all over.

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:48 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

    #bbceurofooty

    Right, how do you see this game going? Can Barcelona come back? Or are Real Madrid just miles ahead of their arch-rivals?

    Send us a tweet using #bbceurofooty. The tweets I've received so far have been about Rick and Morty - which I also welcome obviously. But some about El Clasico would be good too.

    Keep the comments clean and not too squanchy, yeah?

  15. Ronaldo: Q&Apublished at 21:44 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

    Where is Cristiano Ronaldo?

    Well he's banned for five games after being sent off in the first leg.

    Why was he sent off?

    He was booked when he took off his shirt after scoring a fantastic goal, and then shown another yellow when he went down looking for a penalty after being touched by Samuel Umtiti

    Why is the ban five games?

    He shoved the referee's back after being shown the red card

    Has he taken it well?

    Lol. Ask a stupid question. He claims he's being persecuted.

    Read more of Ronaldo's thoughts here.

    Cristiano RonaldoImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Yellow card number one

    Cristiano RonaldoImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Yellow card number two

    Cristiano RonaldoImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Yellow + yellow = red (in football terms, not when mixing paints)

  16. Match report from Sundaypublished at 21:39 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

    Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid (first leg)

    Real Madrid took control of this Spanish Super Cup with a 3-1 win at the Nou Camp in Sunday's first leg.

    Gerard Pique slid Marcelo's cross into his own net before Lionel Messi levelled with a penalty.

    Cristiano Ronaldo, who was a substitute, restored Real's lead when he ran from halfway before smashing an effort home.

    He was booked for taking off his shirt to celebrate and shown a second yellow shortly after for a dive - before Marco Asensio scored Real's excellent third.

    Ronaldo felt he should have had a penalty when he went down under pressure from Samuel Umtiti, and appeared to shove the referee in the back after he was shown the red card.

    Gerard PiqueImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Wrong net, Ger

  17. LINE-UPSpublished at 21:35 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

    Real Madrid v Barcelona (22:00 BST)

    Real Madrid bench Gareth Bale and Isco, with Marco Asensio starting after his first-leg goal. Lucas Vazquez and Luka Modric also come in, with Casemiro dropping out. Cristiano Ronaldo is suspended.

    Barcelona are witout injured captain Andres Iniesta and Gerard Deulofeu and Aleix Vidal drop to the bench. Javier Mascherano, Andre Gomes and Sergi Roberto come in, in a tactical reshuffle. Three at the back most likely.

    Real Madrid: Navas, Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo, Modric, Kovacic, Kroos, Vazquez, Benzema, Asensio. Subs: Casilla, Nacho, Bale, Casemiro, Theo, Isco, Ceballos.

    Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Pique, Mascherano, Umtiti, Roberto, Gomes, Busquets, Rakitic, Alba, Messi, Luis Suarez. Subs: Cillessen, Semedo, Denis Suarez, Deulofeu, Alcacer, Digne, Vidal.

  18. What kind of time is this for a game of football?published at 21:26 British Summer Time 16 August 2017

    Real Madrid v Barcelona (22:00 BST)

    So what's this then? A live text commentary opening at 21:30 BST. They do things differently in Spain, don't they?

    At a time when evening games are usually just about finished, Real Madrid and Barcelona players are still preparing for their Spanish Super Cup first leg.

    At 23:00 Spanish time, 22:00 BST. Craziness.

    So instead of me watching a couple of episodes of Rick and Morty before bed, here's our coverage of the third El Clasico in three weeks (including a friendly).

    SleepImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    This will be me if it goes to extra time or penalties