2017-18 LaLiga Santander: Real Madrid - FC Barcelona Clasico, Saturday 23/12/2017 at 13:00 CET

El Clasico n° 270 between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona (Matchday 17 of the 2017-18 LaLiga Santander), is scheduled for Saturday 23/12/2017, with kick-off at 13:00 CET. This time slot allows for the game to be broadcast in prime time in Asia, from 20:00 in Beijing (CHN) and 21:00 in Tokyo (JPN), with a morning broadcast in the USA: 07:00 in New York (USA), and 10:00 in Rio de Janeiro (BRA). The match was originally scheduled for Wednesday, 20/12/2017, but it was pushed back three days to allow Real to better prepare for the match after the Club World Cup, which the Madrid club won in the United Arab Emirates on 16/12/2017 (victory in the final, 1-0, against Gremio Porto Alegre, BRA).

Real Madrid CF - FC Barcelona will be the culmination of five days of matches of the Spanish league spread from Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23/12/2017. Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, explained that this calendar aims to attract new viewers abroad, and especially to compete with the Premier League, which increases the frequency of its matchdays at the end of the calendar year, including its traditional…