Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde said on Thursday he is hopeful the Clasico will go ahead as planned at the Camp Nou on October 26.
The 55-year-old told reporters his team do not want the fixture to be switched to Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and want to play the game as scheduled in front of their own supporters:
"It's true that there was a proposal to change the fixtures round, but we weren't in favour of that because we play (away) the Wednesday before. There's nine days to go until the game.