EL CLASICO:::::HAKUNA MBABE BARCA 2 REAL MADRID 2 TAZAMA MATUKIO YOTE KATIKA PICHA HAPA.

 

FT: Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 2

Barcelona: Valdes; Alves (Montoya 28), Mascherano, Adriano, Alba; Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta; Fabregas (Sanchez 64), Messi, Pedro.
Subs not used: Pinto, Bartra, Song, Roberto, Villa.
Goals: Messi 31 & 61.
Booked: Pedro, Busquets.
Real Madrid: Casillas; Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Khedira, Alonso; Ronaldo, Ozil (Kaka 80), Di Maria (Essien 88); Benzema (Higuain 62).
Subs not used: Adan, Albiol, Coentrao, Modric.
Goals: Ronaldo 23 & 66.
Booked: Alonso, Khedira, Pepe, Arbeloa.

FULL-TIME: As ever, that more than lived up to the billing. Real executed their plans the better of the two sides, but Barca have outdone their opponents in the finishing stakes. As for Messi v Ronaldo, they have once again shown that no one in the world comes close to them on individual talent. Good night and thanks for reading.

92 mins: Close! Iniesta slides Pedro through with one of the best passes you're likely to see but the winger's drive is wide of Casillas's right-hand post.

90 mins: Xavi's effort is deflected wide off the wall for a corner. Three minutes to be added on.

89 mins: Arbeloa is booked for cynically bundling Messi over on the edge of the box... big chance here.

88 mins: Off the bar!!! The youngster Montoya curls an audacious effort from the edge of the box that has Casillas beaten all ends up before clattering off the frame of the goal. 

No chance: Casillas is beaten by Messi's stunning free-kick

86 mins: Messi uncharacteristically overhits a pass when Pedro would have been clear on goal. We are now entering squeaky bum time.

84 mins: Ronaldo rather theatrically goes down cutting in from the left flank but he wins the free-kick.

83 mins: Corner to Barca... It's cleared. Meanwhile, Sanchez has now been caught offside three times in the last 10 minutes.

80 mins: Mourinho plays his last card in bringing Kaka on for Ozil - who was quite brilliant tonight.

78 mins: Pepe is booked for a high challenge on Sanchez - the only surprise is how long it took.

77 mins: Valdes has to be alert to block a drive from Higuain from a tight angle. Real still look very dangerous on the break.

Back in it: Ronaldo silences the partisan crowd

76 mins: Messi is over another free-kick 25 yards out... it's wide.

74 mins: Close! Barca enjoy a lengthy spell of possession before Iniesta gets in behind Arbeloa and pulls the ball back across goal, but Marcelo is there in the nick of time to clear with Pedro lurking.

70 mins: Messi curls wide having played a neat one-two with Sanchez.

69 mins: Ronaldo is down and receiving treatment on that shoulder he hurt a few minutes ago.

GOAL!!! Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 2 (Ronaldo)
No one's laughing now! Messi 2-2 Ronaldo. A wonderfully timed reverse pass puts Ronaldo through one-on-one and he makes no mistake.

Touch of class: Messi curls home a free-kick

65 mins: Ironic applause ring around Camp Nou as Ronaldo misses the ball attempting and overhead kick and lands awkwardly in his shoulder - he's all right so we can laugh.

62 mins: Another brilliant challenge from Ramos halts Pedro in the box.

GOAL!!! Barcelona 2 (Messi) Real Madrid 1
What a goal!!! An absolutely textbook free-kick from the little genius, curling the free-kick into the top corner with pace, dip and swerve. Awesome.

Protest: Barca fans call for Catalan independence

60 mins: Alonso goes right through the back of a marauding Messi 25 yards out but he somewhat fortuitously escapes the second yellow. Chance here from the dead ball...

57 mins: That game has resumed the same pattern as the first half, with Barca passing and pressing high up the pitch and Real breaking with speed. It's a wonderful contrast of attacking styles.

54 mins: Busquets cynically scythes down Ronaldo from behind and is rightly booked. Ronaldo has a chance here from the free-kick... It comes to nothing.

52 mins: Penalty shout! That was very clumsy on Iniesta from Pepe but the referee awards a corner. - he's bottled that one, it was either a goal kick, dive or a penalty.

51 mins: Iniesta finds Alba with an exquisite throughball but Ramos is there once again to clear - he's having a blinder.

Battle royale: Players from both sides challenge for the ball

48 mins: Having seen the replay I'm even more convinced that should have been a penalty as Ozil skinned Adriano in the box.

46 mins: A brilliant Arbeloa block prevents Messi from finding Pedro far a tap-in. What a start the half!

46 mins: Penalty shout! That looked like Ozil was tripped but the referee waves away the appeals.

46 mins: We're back under way...

HALF-TIME: The referee brings to an end a rather scrappy yet immensely gripping first half. Madrid have picked off Barca extremely well on the break and had four glorious chances in the opening half an hour, only one of which was taken - by Ronaldo. Messi's equaliser came courtesy of a defensive howler from Pepe and kickstarted a spell of dominance for the hosts, though they have struggled to find the final ball and often been crowded out on the edge of Real's area. Both sides will be looking to improve in the second half - which promises to be a cracker.

Level terms: Messi celebrates his equaliser

43 mins: Apart their fine finishes, Ronaldo and Messi have both been very quiet tonight. It's been a midfield battle between the likes of Busquets and Alonso - who has just picked up Madrid's first card.

40 mins: Pedro is booked for catching Ramos with a high foot. By the dramatic way in which the ref showed him the card you feel he may want to be the centre of attention tonight... we'll see.

39 mins: Madrid have struggled to get their passing going since that goal - they will be regretting those three missed chances now, especially Benzema's last one which was frankly dreadful.

35 mins: Barca are now enjoying their best spell of possession with the wind in their sails.

GOAL!!! Barcelona 1 (Messi) Real Madrid 1
Ronaldo 1 Messi 1... A horrible mistake from Pepe who mistimes his jump to try and head clear Pedro's deflected centre and Messi is there to pounce and slam home from 12 yards. Barca score with their first chance.

Lone ranger: Ronaldo (left) celebrates his goal as his team-mates watch on

29 mins: Two corners in quick succession for Barca... it comes to nothing. The home side have really not been at the races so far tonight and are being picked off on the break with ease.

28 mins: Barca's defensive injury crisis worsens as Alves hobbles off to be replaced by young right back Martin Montoya.

27 mins: Real could be four up here. Will they be made to pay for their profligacy?

25 mins: Sitter!!! Di Maria puts it on a plate for Benzema just 10 yards out but the striker fluffs his lines, the ball hitting his standing leg again and striking the post. It was practically an open goal!

Sitter: Ramos reacts after heading wide from 12 yards

GOAL!!! Barcelona 0 Real Madrid 1 (Ronaldo)
Who else?... Real break with purpose, not for the first time, and Benzema slides in Ronaldo, who fires home low left-footed shot that beats Valdes at his near post. Alves should have shut him down quicker there and Valdes hardly covered himself in glory either.

21 mins: Iniesta has Barca's first shot in anger, curling high and wide from 20 yards out.

19 mins: Real force the first corner of the game... Miss!!! Ramos should have buried that - a free header on the penalty spot but it's wide.

15 mins: Unsurprisingly, Pepe is the first player to be found guilty of play-acting after he is caught on the ball by Fabregas - the big defender was lucky to get the free-kick there.

13 mins: Chance! Ozil finds Benzema at the back post cutting in from the right to cross but the big Frenchman completely miscues his volley, the ball hitting his standing leg and nearly going out for a throw in.

Protest: Those calling for Catalan independence show their support at Camp Nou

11 mins: Sergio Busquets is lucky to escape a booking as he pulls back a breaking Di Maria.

8 mins: Adriano is nearly caught dallying on the ball by Khedira on the edge of his box and he's rushed into a sliced clearance.

4 mins: Both teams have started at break-neck speed. Real look like giants out there against what is an even smaller than usual Barca line-up.

2 min: Adriano is indeed alongside Mascherano at the back. Ronaldo has started on the left for Real with Di Maria on the right.

1 min: Hold on to your hats, we're off...

6.48pm: Incredible scenes as 98,000 home fans hold aloft cards to display the image of Catalonia's La Senyera flag - this one is as politically-charged as they get.

High hopes: Roanldo is challenged by Dani Alves

6.46pm: A couple of interesting side-plots to the action on the pitch today are Jose Mourinho and Tito Vilanova squaring up for the first time and the Catalan independence protest that is set to take place throughout the game...

6.44pm: Real have no such injury problems and are able to field what is probably their strongest line-up. Expect Angel Di Maria, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo to interchange positions behind Karim Benzema, who will no doubt be asked to rough-up the lightweight centre back pairing of Mascherano and Adriano.

6.39pm: Barca, beset by injuries, are forced to line up Adriano - normally a left back or left winger - alongside Javier Mascherano at centre back. That move comes after captain Carles Puyol broke his arm in midweek, adding to a defensive injury list that already contained Gerard Pique and Eric Abidal.

6.34pm: Just six games into the season and this is already looking like a must-win for Real Madrid - defeat and they're 11 points behind their main rivals. They can take heart from the fact that they won here in the league last year though.

6.30pm: As I'm sure you all know our live coverage is centred around English Premier League clubs, but we've made an exception tonight as we bring you coverage of 'El Clasico'... can you blame us?

Star performers: Barcelona's Messi (left) and Real's Ronaldo