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Real Madrid vs Barcelona, El Clásico live blog, Confirmed Lineups: Jordi Alba returns to Barça XI

BARCELONA

Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Piqué, Umtiti, Alba; Arthur, Busquets, De Jong; Vidal, Messi, Griezmann (4-3-3)

Bench: Neto (GK), Lenglet, Firpo, Rakitic, Collado, Ansu Fati, Braithwaite

REAL MADRID

Starting XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Valverde, Casemiro, Kroos; Isco, Benzema, Vinicius (4-3-3)

Bench: Aréola (GK), Militão, Mendy, Modric, Vázquez, Bale, Mariano

WELCOME TO THE SANTIAGO BERNABÉU!!! The home of all-time La Liga champions Real Madrid is the site of a gigantic El Clásico between the hosts and two-time defending champions Barcelona, who come into this one two points ahead of their biggest rivals at the top of the table and could take a giant step towards winning a third straight league title with a sixth straight win at the Bernabéu.