There is already a date and time for the first El Clásico of season

It's official now. The first match between Real Madrid and Barcelona of the current sporting season in Spain won, on Monday, the date and time.

El Clásico, which will take place at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, was scheduled for October 16 and has a kick-off at 3:15 pm.

Given this scenario, Barcelona will have less time to rest than their eternal rivals. The Catalans play Inter, for the Champions League, on October 12, while Real Madrid goes to Poland on October 11 to face Shakhtar Donetsk, also in a duel related to the millionaire competition.

Barcelona and Real Madrid have already faced each other this season. At the time, and still in the pre-season period, the Catalans thrashed the Merengues by 4-0.