Real Madrid-Barcelona Clasicos in November and April

The Spanish heavyweights will clash at the Santiago Bernabeu on the weekend of November 8, with the return at Camp Nou scheduled for April 3

Real Madrid will host Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on the weekend of November 8 and will travel to Catalunya for the return La Liga fixture on April 3, it has been announced.

The fixtures for the 2015-16 Spanish league season have been released, with the Clasico dates being scheduled for rounds 12 and 31 of the new campaign. Both sides won their respective home fixture last term, with Madrid celebrating a 3-1 win at the Bernabeu before a 2-1 reverse at the Camp Nou.

Barca begin the defence of their title with a trip to Athletic Bilbao on the weekend of August 23, with Real Madrid travelling to newly-promoted Sporting Gijon. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, host another new Liga outfit in Las Palmas.

Since Barcelona have not been allowed to register new signings Aleix Vidal and Arda Turan due to their two-window Fifa transfer ban, the former Sevilla midfielder and ex-Atletico attacker will not have to wait until January’s visit to Espanyol for their first competitive fixture in a Blaugrana shirt.

The Catalans finish their campaign on May 15 with a home game against Eibar, will Madrid face a visit to Deportivo La Coruna.

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