La Liga: New Date For Rescheduled Clasico Confirmed

Saturday’s meeting between Barcelona and Real Madrid saw the El Clasico postponed. It has however been confirmed that the first Clasico of the 2019/2020 season will take place on December 18.

Protest in Barcelona over the past two weeks led the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to request that the game be moved from Camp Nou to Santiago Bernabeu, with the reverse fixture then to be played in Catalunya later in the season.

Both clubs were previously against the switch. the match was instead rescheduled, with a final call on that date having been made by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

The two clubs opted for December 18; La Liga have confirmed that they will appeal the new date will stand given their hope of showcasing the biggest match in the competition to a wider audience.

The original fixture was set to kick-off at 12pm BST (7am ET) so as to allow fans in Asia as well as in the United States and South America to watch the match live.

 The proposed new evening kick-off set to deter the former arrangement and will likely not get the targeted wider audience.