He first classic of the season between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be played at 4 pm next Saturday, October 24 at the Camp Nou, according to the schedules of day 7 of Laliga Santander announced yesterday. It will be the first time the two teams have faced each other this season, on a good occasion to show how their start to the season is going. Real Madrid is defending its title, and is now the leader, but has played one more game than Barça.
Looking back on the days leading up to the classic, the white team will have one less day off as they host Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday 21 on the first day of the Champions League. For their part, Barcelona will face Ferencváros the day before, on Tuesday 20, at the Camp Nou.
Alba works to be there
Defender Jordi Alba, who was injured a week ago, continued his recovery yesterday in order to play the classic.
Barça left-back Alba was injured in the hamstrings of his right thigh on 5 October, although the period of absence has not been determined. Yesterday’s training was attended by a small number of players due to international matches. The players from the first team Dest, Piqué, Aleñá, Dembélé and Neto, from the first team, took part in the session, as well as the players from the subsidiary Arnau Tenas, Konrad, Mingueza, Ramos Mingo and Ilaix Moriba. In a press conference with American media held at the Joan Gamper Sports City, Dest acknowledged that he has fulfilled “a dream” by signing for Barça. “It’s a very big challenge and that keeps me motivated every day,” said the Barça footballer.
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