This archive report was first published on 23 October 2019.
On October 23, 2019, the Spanish Football Federation confirmed that the highly anticipated El Clasico match between Barcelona and Real Madrid has been rescheduled for December 18.
The original fixture was set to take place this weekend at Camp Nou, but the clash has been postponed amid growing political unrest in Catalonia.
According to a statement released by the Spanish football federation's competition committee, the decision to reschedule the match was made after analyzing proposals from both clubs, who agreed on a date of December 18 for the postponed match.
La Liga, however, had preferred for the pair to meet on December 4, but the RFEF took aim at the organization, stating that the two great rivals had both maintained their initial proposal for their preferred date, despite numerous reports submitted by La Liga which are not binding.
The recent jailing of nine Catalan political leaders had sparked confrontation within the city last week, and a demonstration rally is subsequently planned for this Sunday - the date the fixture had initially been scheduled for.
La Liga have been against the idea of staging the fixture during midweek, amid worries that it would harm overseas viewing figures.
