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Barcelona will take on Real Madrid for the first time this season on December 18, La Liga have confirmed.
El Clasico will kick off at 7pm GMT (8pm local time) after the initial date scheduled for October 26 was postponed due to security issues in Catalonia, sparked due to Catalan seperatist leaders sentenced to jail.
December 18 was originally problematic due to television clashes with the Copa del Rey and Club World Cup.
It means La Liga's top two sides will now meet at the Nou Camp in a pivotal contest due to the most open title race in recent memory.
Ernesto Valverde's side are top on goal difference ahead of Zinedine Zidane's outfit.
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Top 30 International goal scorers 30. Luis Suarez, Uruguay 58 goals (111 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-28. Imre Schlosser (not pictured), Hungary 59 goals (68 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-28. David Villa, Spain 59 goals (98 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers 27. Robert Lewandowski, Poland 60 goals (110 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers 26. Neymar, Brazil 61 goals (101 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-23. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sweden 62 goals (116 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-23. Amjed Radhi , Iraq 62 goals (121 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-23. Ronaldo, Brazil 62 goals (98 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers 22. Didier Drogba, Ivory Coast 65 goals (105 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-18. Robbie Keane, Republic of Ireland 68 goals (146 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-18. Lionel Messi, Argentina 68 goals (136 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-18. Gerd Muller, Germany 68 goals (62 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-18. Carlos Ruiz, Guatemala 68 goals (133 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-15. Hossam Hassan, Egypt 70 goals (169 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-15. Stern John, Trinidad and Tobago 70 goals (115 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-15. Piyapong Pue-on, Thailand 70 goals (100 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-11. Miroslav Klose, Germany 71 goals (137 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-11. Kiatusik Senamuang, Thailand 71 goals (134 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-11. Majed Abdullah (not pictured), Saudi Arabia 71 goals (116 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-11, Kinnah Phiri, Malawi 71 goals (115 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers 10. Sunil Chhetri, India 72 goals (113 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-8. Sandor Kocsis, Hungary 75 goals (68 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers T-8. Bashar Abdullah, Kuwait 75 goals (134 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers 7. Pele, Brazil 77 goals (92 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers 6. Hussain Saeed (back row, fourth from left), Iraq 78 goals (137 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers 5. Godfrey Chitalu (not pictured), Zambia 79 goals (111 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers 4. Kunishige Kamamoto (white number 18, centre), Japan 80 goals (84 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers 3. Ferenc Puskas, Hungary 84 goals (85 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers 2. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal 96 goals (162 games)
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Top 30 International goal scorers 1. Ali Daei, Iran 109 goals (149 games)
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While Atletico Madrid and Sevilla remain just one point behind.
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