On Saturday night the season kicks off with Barcelona v Real Madrid, though the latter are strictly not called that
On Saturday night the Spanish season opens with el clásico but this time it is different. At 6pm at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, for the first time ever, FC Barcelona Femení will play Real Madrid – even if they are not actually called that yet. By popular demand Madrid have finally joined the women’s professional game and they make their debut in Catalonia against the team set to be their great adversaries, last season’s league and Champions League runners-up. Tickets are on sale from €5 and they anticipate a full house for a historic rivalry with an entire history still to be written, starting right there.
Officially Barcelona face Club Deportivo Tacón but their opponents will play in white; they have been preparing for this match – their first in the first division – at Real Madrid’s Valdebebas training ground, where they will also play their home games; they made galáctico signings over the summer; and they have been integrated into the structure at the Santiago Bernabéu. Soon, they will change their name too: next season, CD Tacón will be known as what they have become: Real Madrid’s women’s team.
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