Barcelona host Real Madrid in El Clasico at the Camp Nou on Sunday, with Hansi Flick’s side needing just a point to clinch back-to-back La Liga titles. Leading by 11 points with four games remaining, Barca could also chase a 100-point season record if they win out. The match kicks off at 1900 GMT.

What does Barcelona need to win La Liga against Real Madrid?

Barcelona need only a draw in El Clasico to be crowned La Liga champions. A win would keep them on track for a historic 100-point season, matching the all-time record set by Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid in 2011-12 and equalled the following year by Tito Vilanova’s Barcelona side.

Can Barcelona break La Liga’s all-time points record?

Barca’s current tally of 29 wins is the most by any side at this stage of a La Liga season. Four more victories would bring them level with the record of 32 wins in a 38-game season, shared by those same Mourinho and Vilanova teams.

A win on Sunday, followed by victory over Real Betis the following weekend, would also make Barcelona the first team to go unbeaten at home across a full 38-game La Liga campaign, having won all 17 of their home matches so far.

Who is missing for Barcelona and Real Madrid in El Clasico?

Barcelona will be without teenage winger Lamine Yamal, sidelined for several weeks with a hamstring injury. Raphinha returned to the bench last weekend after his own injury spell but did not feature in the win at Osasuna that moved Barca to the brink of the title. For Real Madrid, top scorer Kylian Mbappe is a doubt with a thigh problem.

Vinicius Junior is expected to lead the line for Carlo Ancelotti’s side and is the key threat, according to Barca defender Jules Kounde. “He’s the player who has given me the most problems,” Kounde said. “He’s a great player, very fast, and he changes direction constantly.”

What is the mood inside Real Madrid ahead of El Clasico?

Madrid arrive at the Camp Nou in a difficult moment. Federico Valverde reportedly required stitches after a training ground altercation with Aurelien Tchouameni, one of several such incidents reported at the club this season.

Alvaro Arbeloa’s side are on course to finish a second consecutive season without a major trophy, adding pressure to Sunday’s fixture. Still, Madrid have already beaten Barcelona once this season and will be motivated to delay any title celebrations and avoid handing Flick’s side a guard of honour.

What is the history of El Clasico title deciders?

Only once before has the La Liga title been decided by the result of an El Clasico. Real Madrid clinched the first of their record 36 league titles by drawing 2-2 against Barcelona in the 1931-32 season. Sunday’s match is also the first Clasico at the partially rebuilt Camp Nou in over three years.

The last was in March 2023, when a late Franck Kessie goal gave Xavi Hernandez’s Barca a victory that opened up a 12-point lead and effectively sealed that year’s title.

Player to watch: Vinicius Junior

With Mbappe sidelined, Vinicius has been Madrid’s most dangerous attacker. His match-winning brace at Espanyol last week prevented Barcelona clinching the title early and spared Madrid from forming a guard of honour on Sunday.

Key stats

2: Current players to have scored a hat-trick in El Clasico, both for Real Madrid: Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe.

17: Wins from 17 home La Liga games for Barcelona this season.

264: Competitive Clasicos played between the two clubs, with Real Madrid leading on 106 wins to Barcelona’s 105.

Weekend fixtures (all times GMT)

Friday: Levante v Osasuna (1900)

Saturday: Elche v Alaves (1200), Sevilla v Espanyol (1415), Atletico Madrid v Celta Vigo (1630), Real Sociedad v Real Betis (1900)

Sunday: Mallorca v Villarreal (1200), Athletic Bilbao v Valencia (1415), Real Oviedo v Getafe (1630), Barcelona v Real Madrid (1900)

Monday: Rayo Vallecano v Girona (1900)