Are you El Clasico? – Barcelona vs Real Madrid 2025/26 Dates

El Clasico is the biggest event in world football, the meetings between Barcelona and Real Madrid are the most watched matches in the Spanish football calendar. Clubs meet twice a season in Laliga, but more often than not, with regular clashes in cup competitions and sometimes pre-season preparations.

Below, we’ll take a look at when El Clasico will be played, the latest results between the clubs and all scheduled and potential meetings for the 2025/26 season.

Going to the big game is possible, although it’s often more expensive to make sure you’re on top. Anyone looking to get El Clasico tickets will need to pay attention to the sale dates and be prepared to pay more than the usual laliga attack.

When will El Clasico be played?

The next confirmed Clasico match will take place on the weekend of May 9th / 10th 2026 with Barcelona at home. The exact time and date will be announced one month in advance. It will take place on the 35th matchday of the season in Laliga, so it is likely to be an important game in terms of the end of the title race.

The clear expectation is that Barcelona will be played at the Nou Camp at that time. Delays in construction work have forced a return to their revised home, which ends up holding the clasico for the 2022/23 season. However, it should certainly be ready by May 2026, although it will not be fully operational.

Latest El Clasico results

Barcelona was the best in the first edition of the El Clasico competition during the 2024/25 season, winning convincingly, with nine goals scored. They then beat Los Blancos in the Copa del Rey Final in extra time, on the way to the competition in Seville in April, before coming from behind to end the title race in May 2055.

Entering the new 2025/26 campaign, Real Madrid had not defeated their opponents since a 3-2 victory at the end of the 2023/4 laliga season. That was the best period of the side from the capital that brought great Spanish and European Silverware.

Last Meeting: Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona

There were 23 goals in four competitive clasicos last season. The first meeting with Xabi Alonso as the real manager of Madrid produced only three, but there was no shortage of talking points in the meeting that can be seen as the beginning of a new era for Barca – Real Clash.

Kylia Mbappe and Jude Bellingham got the first goals for Los Blancos, who were the dominant force in a full-time, highly contested contest. Red cards were shown to Pedri and Andrit Lunin in the burning area, but the pride thing was returned by Pest, although it is true that Barca was facing injury problems.

El Clasico Dates – Barcelona vs Real Madrid 2025/26 Fixtures

• Weekend 9th / 10th May 2026 – Barcelona vs Real Madrid (Laliga)

As it stands, there is only one explanatory meeting scheduled for the 2025/26 season. However, there are also opportunities for meetings in the three cup competitions.

The most likely is the Spanish Supercopa, which will also take place in Saudi Arabia in January. Barcelona Face Athletic Club, while Real Madrid Face Atletici Madrid in the semi-Finals, which means there is a good chance that we will get addicted to the clasico for the fourth year in a row.

If Barcelona and Real Madrid both won their semi-finals, El Clasico would take place at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on Sunday 11 January 2026.

The schedule of the Champions League and the lack of national protection also means that we can get a clasico in that competition at any time in the Ndlozi stage.

The clubs can also be paired together in the Copa del Rey, which reaches full depth in early 2026.

Mark is a freelance football writer based in Madrid, and editor of Laligaexpert.com. He has been covering La Liga and European football since 2014.