The Spanish football federation released the fixtures for the 2016-17 season on Friday, with Atletico Madrid hosting promoted Alaves to kick off their campaign.
Barcelona and Real will have to wait until the first weekend of December for the season’s first Clasico, at the Camp Nou, with the arch rivals meeting on April 22-23 for the reverse fixture in the Spanish capital.
Real visit city rivals Atletico over the weekend of November 19-20, before the two sides face off at the Santiago Bernabeu in early April.
The league season will run until May 21 with the final of the Copa del Rey planned for the following weekend.
Barcelona will warm up for their season opener against Sevilla in the Spanish Super Cup. The first leg takes place in Seville on August 14 with the second leg three days later in Barcelona.
Europa League winners Sevilla face a particularly hectic August schedule, with Jorge Sampaoli’s men also playing Real in the European Super Cup in Trondheim in Norway on August 9.
These are the dates for #ElClásico 2016/17
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 15, 2016
Camp Nou: 3/4 DEC
Santiago Bernabéu: 22/23 APR pic.twitter.com/3ZJUxOelXi
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— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) July 15, 2016
Real Sociedad-Real Madrid, on matchday 1, will take place on Sunday August 21 at 8.15pm CEST.#RMLiga pic.twitter.com/kuLe0WdRbp
Opening La Liga fixtures:
Malaga v Osasuna
Real Sociedad v Real Madrid
Sporting Gijon v Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona v Real Betis
Deportivo de La Coruna v Eibar
Atletico Madrid v Alaves
Valencia v Las Palmas
Granada v Villarreal
Sevilla v Espanyol
Celta Vigo v Leganes
Dates of El Clasico next season:
Barcelona v Real Madrid (December 3/4)
Real Madrid v Barcelona (April 22/23)
