Real Madrid-Barcelona: LaLiga confirms 13:00 CET kick-off time for first El Clásico of season
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Real Madrid and Barcelona's first meeting of the LaLiga season is to be played at 13:00 CET on Saturday 23 December, it has been confirmed.
Real host Barça in week 17 - the last round of fixtures before the Christmas break - on their return from the FIFA Club World Cup, whose final is on 16 December.
The matchday is to be spread out over no fewer than five days, from Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23, with two regional derbies - Valencia-Villarreal and Deportivo La Coruña-Celta Vigo - also scheduled for the date of El Clásico.
2017/18 LaLiga week 17 fixtures:
-Tuesday 19 December
Levante-Leganés (21:30)
-Wednesday 20 December
Getafe-Las Palmas (19:30)
Real Sociedad-Sevilla (21:30)
-Thursday 21 December
Eibar-Girona (19:30)
Betis-Athletic (21:30)
-Friday 22 December
Alavés-Málaga (19:30)
Espanyol-Atlético (21:30)
-Saturday 23 December
Real Madrid-Barcelona (13:00)
Valencia-Villarreal (16:15)
Deportivo-Celta (18:30)
Week 16 schedule also confirmed:
LaLiga has also announced the fixture schedule for week 16 of the Primera División, which runs from Friday 15 to Monday 18 December. The round's stand-out clash is the Basque derby between Athletic Club and Real Sociedad.
-Friday 15 December
Eibar-Valencia (21:00)
-Saturday 16 December
Athletic-Real Sociedad (16:15)
Sevilla-Levante (18:30)
Atlético-Alavés (20:45)
-Sunday 17 December
Girona-Getafe (12:00)
Celta-Villarreal (16:15)
Las Palmas-Espanyol (18:30)
Barcelona-Deportivo (20:45)
-Monday 18 December
Málaga-Real Betis (21:00)
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