La Liga El Clasico 2023 date and time revealed: When do Barcelona and Real Madrid clash?

El Clasico 2023 date and time revealed: The date and time of the first La Liga El Clasico of 2023 has been announced, with Barcelona and Real Madrid set to battle it out on October 28, at 7:15pm PT. The match will be played in round 11 of the league, while the return leg will be played near the end of the season at the newly renovated Santiago Bernabeu at the end of April. 

The first El Clasico of the new season will be played at Barcelona’s new home for the season – Estadi Olimpic Lluís Companys. Camp Nou is currently under renovation and will be unavailable for the entirety of the 23/24 campaign. 

El Clasico 2023 Date and time revealed 

The last official encounter between the two teams ended in a 4-0 win for Real Madrid in the second leg semifinal of the Copa del Rey 2022. However, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3-0 in their preseason meeting earlier this summer. 

Real Madrid have an unconventional new attack with Jude Bellingham emerging as their star goalscorer after the departure of Karim Benzema. On the other hand, Barcelona have reinforced their squad significantly with Joao Felix, Cancelo, Ilkay Gundogan, Oriol Romeu joining and Yamine Lamal breaking into the first team.

It will be interesting to see who gets the advantage in the first big derby of the season, with both teams currently undefeated in the league.