A Barcelona move where nothing quite drops in the box - Eder Militao tackles Philippe Coutinho, - and then Frenkie de Jong slides the ball wide from outside the box.

Just before that sub Sergino Dest hammered a shot over the bar from the corner of the box.

Sergio Aguero comes on for his El Clasico debut. Ansu Fati, who didn't have his best game, is replaced.

Real go close. Ferland Mendy crosses, Karim Benzema is stumbling as he tries to flick it and Federico Valverde shoots into the side-netting with his first touch.

Benzema was offside anyway.

Real Madrid bring on Federico Valverde for Rodrygo.

I was thinking Barcelona are putting in lots of crosses so checked the stats. They've put in 17 crosses to Real's two. Not many have been successful.

We're bound to see Sergio Aguero soon surely?

Ansu Fati ends up fouling David Alaba as he tries to shoot.

Frenkie de Jong and Gavi mess up and Vinicius Jr flies into the box but he's too wide and in the end he can just cross it, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen catching.

Barca break now and Jordi Alba's cross is caught.

Barcelona have had more shots than Real (9-7) in this game but Real have had more on target (7-3).

Real are edging possession too.

Real deal with a couple of Barca crosses and then Memphis Depay fouls Rodrygo, who was back defending.

Karim Benzema has attempted 35 shots this season, more than any other player in La Liga.

Two proper Clasico icons combine and Real Madrid go close. Luka Modric flicks the ball into the path of Karim Benzema who lets it drop and shoots, but it's saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Sergino Dest makes a mistake and then saves Barcelona. He heads the ball into the path of Vinicius Jr but just as the Brazilian is about to shoot, the American tackles him.

The ball hits Toni Kroos' arm in the area but he was being pulled by Frenkie de Jong.

Barcelona are so incensed it's not a penalty that they surround the referee and Gerard Pique is booked for dissent.

Now Rodrygo shoots off target.

Barcelona started this half very well but Real are back now.

Great play by Lucas Vazquez to stat a Real attack, he finds Karim Benzema and Ferland Mendy's long-range shot is at the keeper.

Both left-backs commit fouls in quick succession, Jordi Alba and Ferland Mendy - on Gavi - but still no cards today.

Real Madrid's first attack of the second half but Rodrygo's low ball into the box is blocked by a Barca defender.

Barca's first shot on target as Ansu Fati meets a cross with a first-time finish but it's held by Thibaut Courtois.