Barça-Madrid, on Sunday May 6 at 8.45pm CEST | FCBarcelona.com
The League El Clásico at the Camp Nou has a date and time. It will be played on Sunday, May 6, at 8.45pm CEST, in a match corresponding to day 36 and will be the penultimate home game of the season.
It will be the fourth official El Clásico of the campaign, after the two Spanish Super Cup ties and the 0-3 achieved by FC Barcelona before Christmas at the Santiago Bernabéu. In addition, there was another one last July, in a friendly match in Miami won by Barça. That was part of the American tour, and FC Barcelona will visit the country again this summer.
The likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and Manchester giants United and City continue their involvement from previous years, while Benfica, Sevilla, Atletico Madrid and Liverpool join, having not played a part in the 2017 edition.
United States:
| Date | Match | Time (local / BST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20 | Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund | TBC | Soldier Field, Chicago |
| Jul 22 | Liverpool vs Borussia Dortmund | TBC | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte |
| Jul 25 | Manchester City vs Liverpool | TBC | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford |
| Jul 25 | AC Milan vs Manchester United | TBC | Rose Bowl, Pasadena |
| Jul 25 | Roma vs Tottenham | TBC | SDCCC Stadium, San Diego |
| Jul 25 | Borussia Dortmund vs Benfica | TBC | Heinz Field, Pittsburgh |
| Jul 25 | Juventus vs Bayern Munich | TBC | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
| Jul 28 | Manchester United vs Liverpool | TBC | Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor |
| Jul 28 | Bayern Munich vs Manchester City | TBC | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens |
| Jul 28 | Barcelona vs Tottenham | TBC | Rose Bowl, Pasadena |
| Jul 28 | Benfica vs Juventus | TBC | Red Bull Arena, Harrison |
| Jul 31 | Manchester United vs Real Madrid | TBC | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens |
| Jul 31 | Tottenham vs AC Milan | TBC | US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis |
| Jul 31 | Barcelona vs Roma | TBC | AT&T Stadium, Arlington |
| Aug 4 | AC Milan vs Barcelona | TBC | Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara |
| Aug 4 | Real Madrid vs Juventus | TBC | FedEx Field, Landover |
| Aug 7 | Real Madrid vs Roma | TBC | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford |
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