That's a wrap for our coverage of El Clasico! The final one of the 2024/25 season. Barcelona win yet again, and this one was another thriller. Stay tuned to NDTV Sports for all the live and latest sports updates, with IPL 2025 set to resume soon.

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Carlo Ancelotti has won three Champions League titles and two La Liga trophies as Real Madrid manager, but his stint is coming to a sour end. Real Madrid are set to announce Ancelotti's departure in the coming days, as per several reports. Today, once again, Madrid were the second-best team.

Barcelona have all but wrapped up La Liga now. 7 points clear with three games to go, they can seal the title with a win in their next match. What a season for them. Supercopa champions, Copa del Rey champions, and very soon, in all likelihood, La Liga champions.

Fourth Clasico win for Barcelona in the 2024/25 season. Hansi Flick has turned this team into serial winners, who aren't daunted by any situation. They went 0-2 down today, but completed a superb turnaround. Kylian Mbappe bagged a hattrick, but it wasn't enough.

BARCELONA BEAT REAL MADRID! A stunning, end-to-end, goal-filled game of football, but it ends in a 4-3 victory for the hosts. They go 7 points clear of Real Madrid in La Liga, with three matches left. Barcelona are on the verge of a domestic treble!

FT: FCB 4-3 RMA

90+8' Fermin Lopez's goal has been ruled out. Handball by Gavi in the build-up. Raphinha sent through on goal moments later, but he cannot wrap up his hattrick. Barcelona are romping to victory here.

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90+6' FERMIN LOPEZ SCORES! Fermin celebrates his 22nd birthday with a stunning goal! Dribbles past three Real Madrid defenders on the left wing and slams it home past the other birthday-boy Courtois. 5 goals for Barcelona, and a domestic treble awaits!

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90+1' Mbappe's shot saved! Madrid attack on the counter, Mbappe cutting in from the left wing, but it is saved by Szczesny. Tchouameni scores from the resulting corner but Mbappe is offside, and seems to have got a touch! It's all happening in the final stages here. 

6 minutes of stoppage time.

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89' Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Victor Munoz has missed a huge chance! Sent through on goal less than one minute after coming on in an El Clasico. But he fires high and wide from close range. And was that the chance that signals the end of Madrid hopes?

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88' Real Madrid take Vinicius off, academy youngster Victor Munoz is on. Vinicius seems to have picked up an injury. Time running out for Los Blancos, and their La Liga hopes are hanging on a balance. Meanwhile, Ferran is taken off for Gavi. Standing ovation for Ferran.

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83' No penalty to Barcelona! Handball by Aurelien Tchouameni in the box. Hand was in an unnatural position, but he was really close to Ferran who had hit the shot. Tchouameni was trying to get his hand out of the way, and it's the close proximity that helps the referee rule in his favour.

Meanwhile, Endrick is on for Lucas Vazquez. Valverde will slot in at right-back.

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77' Two more changes for Barcelona, as Hector Fort and Fermin Lopez replace Eric Garcia and Dani Olmo. Ovation for Eric, who scored Barca's first goal today. Endrick is also warming up and might come on for Madrid.

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74' Oh dear, big miss! Barcelona on the counter, trivela cross from the right wing by Yamal. Raphinha was unmarked at the far post, but he misses from 3-4 yards out. That's a sitter gone begging for Barcelona. Madrid survive.

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70' Mbappe scores! He completes a hattrick in El Clasico. Real Madrid once again unleash their two forwards in a counter-attack, Vinicius squares to Mbappe who scores the tap-in. Real Madrid have hope! 4-3, with 20 minutes to go.

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61' Poor decision-making from Vinicius in the final third. Sent through on goal, Madrid found themselves in a 2 v 2 situation. All Vinicius had to do was to square it past the Barcelona defence and towards Mbappe was making a run into the box. But Vinicius' pass is intercepted by Andreas Christensen.

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57' Great news for Barcelona fans, as left-back Alex Balde returns to action! He replaces Gerard Martin. 18-year-old centre-back Pau Cubarsi is also substituted, with Andreas Christensen coming on. Seemed to suffer a niggle, Cubarsi.

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55' Strong challenge by Inigo Martinez on Jude Bellingham, and he gets a fair yellow card from the referee. Quite dangerous that, in fact. Madrid made two changes at half-time, meanwhile. Brahim Diaz and Luka Modric on for Arda Guler and Dani Ceballos.

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52' Goal, but OFFSIDE! Superb defense-splitting pass by Ferran Torres, sending Raphinha through on the left wing. The Brazilian squares it for Yamal, who scores, but it is ruled out for offisde. Raphinha was offside in the build-up. Madrid survive.

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46' We are live in the second half! Barcelona lead 4-2, and as it stands, are set to go 7 points clear in La Liga. Real Madrid need the 'remontada' of a lifetime to overturn this and keep their title hopes alive. But if anyone can do it, it's surely them.

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Here's a summary of the first-half if you've missed it:

03' Mbappe fouled, penalty, Mbappe scores. Madrid lead 1-0.

14' Mbappe scores again, Vinicius assists. Madrid lead 2-0.

20' Eric Garcia pulls one back for Barcelona. 2-1.

32' Yamal curls one in from the right. Barcelona equalize. 2-2.

34' Raphinha drills in his first goal. Barcelona lead 3-2.

43' Penalty overturned for Real Madrid. 3-2.

45' Raphinha scores again, Barca lead 4-2.

11 shots for Barcelona, 2 for Real Madrid. 63 per cent possession for Barcelona, 37 per cent for Madrid. Despite the early lead, Ancelotti's side have been dominated by Flick's boys, and the lead is very well-deserved. Could've been even more had Courtois not made a couple of good saves as usual.

A frantic first-half to say the least! Six goals scored. Mbappe was quick off the blocks, scoring from the penalty spot and then once more, as Madrid went 2-0 up after 15 minutes. But Barcelona hit back, and how! Eric Garcia scored the first, Lamine Yamal curled one in, and Raphinha slammed in a brace. 

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45+8' Kylian Mbappe sent through on goal by Jude Bellingham, but it is offside! Perfect off-side trap played by the Barcelona defence. Mbappe slots it in, but it doesn't count. And that's half-time! What a sensational game of football.

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45' Raphinha makes it 4! What a turnaround by Barcelona! Complete mess at the back by Real Madrid as Raphinha and Ferran toy around with the defence. Cut back in for Raphinha and he slots it home for his second goal of the day. What a turnaround.

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43' PENALTY OVERTURNED! Mbappe is brought into the box yet again, referee points to the penalty spot, but the decision is reversed after a VAR check! Seems to be offside in the build-up, and it also seemed like Mbappe had dived.

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41' Oh dear, Raphinha nearly scored Barcelona's fourth goal! Superb cross in from the right flank, Raphinha had gotten ahead of the Madrid backline but his diving header is just wide of Courtois' goal. Nearly!

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38' Aurelien Tchouameni picks up a yellow card for a foul. Will be a bother for Real Madrid for the rest of the match. It is also the fifth yellow of the season for the Frenchman, which will rule him out of Madrid's next match.

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34' GOAL! Raphinha! The Ballon d'Or favourites puts Barcelona in front! From 0-2 down to 3-2 up, all inside the first half. The Brazilian charges into the box from the left-wing and drills it past Thibaut Courtois. Barcelona, relentless, wow.

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32' LAMINE YAMAL! Of course! The 17-year-old wonderkid makes his mark on El Clasico. Patient build-up by Barcelona, falls to Yamal on the edge of the box and he curls it in from the right side! Barcelona are level.

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29' First yellow card of the match! Lamine Yamal trying to dribble past Fede Valverde on the Barcelona right flank, but the Uruguayan brings him down with a sliding challenge. Instant yellow shown by the referee.

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20' DRAMA CONTINUES! Barcelona strike back! Moments after Courtois is forced into a big save by Gerard Martin, Barca hit back from the resulting corner. Ferran Torres flicks it on with a header, and Eric Garcia bundles it in! What a match!

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14' MBAPPE SCORES AGAIN! What a start for Real Madrid! Madrid hit Barcelona on the counter-attack, Vinicius sets Mbappe through with a superb outside-the-foot pass and the French forward slams it past Szczesny with ease. 

A check for offside is going on.

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13' Cross in from the left flank by Gerard Martin after a nice build-up by Barcelona, flashes just past of Olmo who was arriving in the box. Olmo seemed to be in an offside position, but the flag had not gone up. Barcelona responding strongly after going a goal down.

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11' Dani Olmo tries to go through on goal, but excellent recovery by Jude Bellingham! The English midfielder tracks Olmo's run and puts in a superb sliding tackle to prevent the chance. Barcelona waste the chance from the resulting corner.

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That is Kylian Mbappe's 25th goal of the La Liga season. He equals Robert Lewandowski's tally. Remember, this is Mbappe's first season in Spain. Lewandowksi is on the bench today. Fascinating start to this contest.

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5' MBAPPE SCORES! Real Madrid take the early lead! Cool as ice, Mbappe steps up and slots it into the bottom-left corner. Szczesny dives the correct way, but can't save it. Barca have been made to pay for their early error. 

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3' Mbappe goes down in the box! Big mistake by Pau Cubarsi in possession, the French forward capitalizes, tries to go around the goalkeeper but he is brought down by Szczesny. Mbappe will take the penalty!

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We are live! Real Madrid kick off, they are attacking from right to left. First Clasico start for Arda Guler. First foul of the match inside 20 seconds as Valverde brings down Olmo. Raphinha tries to send a cross in, but it goes out for a goalkick.

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Real Madrid and Barcelona players walk out into the pitch at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys! Barca's iconic anthem being chanted around the ground. All eyes on the biggest clash of the La Liga season. Can Real Madrid beat Barcelona for the first time this year?

In case you're just joining us, Real Madrid have made the bold decision to go with Arda Guler in their starting lineup, with Rodrygo on the bench. For Barcelona, Robert Lewandowski is not fit enough to start, so it is Ferran Torres leading the line with Raphinha and Lamine Yamal.

Stay tuned to NDTV Sports, folks! We are just 15 minutes away from the biggest clash in football, for one final time in the 2024/25 season. Mbappe, Yamal, Vinicius, Raphinha, Bellingham, Pedri. The best players in the world go head-to-head!

This has been a superb first year for Hansi Flick at Barcelona. The Blaugrana entered the year second-favourite to Real Madrid, but riding on their young sensations and a new identity, have comfortably been the best team in Spain, and maybe even the world. But Madrid are still hanging on, and they cannot afford to celebrate La Liga just yet.

It would be fair to say that Vinicius Jr, despite all his ability, hasn't had a season on par with his capabilities. After being one of the Ballon d'Or favourites in 2024, Real Madrid's star left-winger has been less impactful this year, despite boasting good numbers. 

No better way to redeem yourself than deliver a match-winning Clasico performance.

In 2024/25, Barcelona have beaten Real Madrid in all three El Clasico matches. One in La Liga, one in the Supercopa final and in the Copa del Rey final. Here are the results:

La Liga: Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona

Supercopa Final: Real Madrid 2-5 Barcelona

Copa del Rey Final: Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid (a.e.t)

Barcelona's teenage sensation Lamine Yamal is the talk of the town at the minute. The 17-year-old was electric over the two legs against Inter, and has emerged as Barca's best player over the last month or so. Can he help them win today and further solidify his Ballon d'Or charge?

If Yamal does win the Ballon d'Or in 2025, he will become the youngest-ever to do so.

We take this opportunity to wish a very happy 33rd birthday to Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Undoubtedly, one of the best shotstoppers of his generation. He will have a big role to play today if Madrid want to win.

The race for the top-scorer award in La Liga, the Pichichi, is on! Lewandowski currently leads with 25 goals, but Kylian Mbappe is hot on his heels with 24 strikes. Can Mbappe take the lead tonight with a good performance?

We are just 45 minutes away from kick-off at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona. One final Clasico this season, the fourth one. So far, Hansi Flick's Barcelona have dominated and won all three.

Both sides will have defensive worries today. Barcelona are missing key right-back Jules Kounde, while Alex Balde is only fit to make the bench. On the other hand, Real Madrid's key defender Antonio Rudiger is serving a big suspension following his red card against Barca in the Copa del Rey final.

Real Madrid have made the big decision to start Turkish wonderkid Arda Guler and keep Brazilian forward Rodrygo on the bench today. Guler has been in excellent form recently, and even shone when these two sides met in the Copa del Rey final a couple of weeks ago.

Carlo Ancelotti has had a glittering managerial career at Real Madrid, but this season has not gone to plan. Ancelotti has lost two cup finals to Barcelona, and also been outclassed out of the Champions League. This is set to be his final season, with Xabi Alonso expected to arrive from Bayer Leverkusen next year.

Can Ancelotti deliver one more title to Madrid?

Lewandowski and Alex Balde are not fit enough to make the starting XI, so it is Ferran Torres and Gerard Martin who continue in those positions. All eyes will be on their teenage sensation Lamine Yamal!

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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) May 11, 2025

Carlo Ancelotti has announced his starting XI for the final El Clasico of the 2024/25 season. Arda Guler is handed a start after great form in recent matches. Rodrygo is on the bench. Lucas Vazquez captains the side, starting at right-back.

Nuestro XI inicial!
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— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) May 11, 2025

Barcelona enter this game following the hurt of losing the Champions League semi to Inter just 4 days ago. One of the best two-legged ties in recent memory ended in a dramatic 7-6 aggregate win for Inter, knocking Barcelona out.

However, Barca are still on course for a domestic treble, and a win today will surely ensure that!

For Real Madrid, this is a must-win match if they want to keep their La Liga hopes alive. The reigning champions enter this match 4 points behind their big rivals, with 4 matches to go. Win, and they cut that gap down to just 1 point. Lose, and the title race is all but over.

A very good evening to one and all. Welcome to NDTV Sports, for the Live coverage of the decisive La Liga El Clasico! It's the biggest game in the world - it's Barcelona against Real Madrid! Stay tuned for all the live updates of this all-important match.