Real Madrid vs. Barcelona: 2017 ICC Time, TV Schedule and Live Stream

The first Clasico of the 2017-18 campaign and first match between Real Madrid and Barcelona on American soil will take place on Saturday, when both teams play their final matches of this year's International Champions Cup.

The tournament is billed as a pre-season friendly competition and has lived up to that so far, but it's hard to imagine things being genial when these two rivals meet. Los Blancos and the Blaugrana have a longstanding disdain for each other, and that shouldn't be any different when the match is played on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Time: 7:30 p.m. ET/12:30 a.m. BST (Sunday)

Venue: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

TV Info: Premier Sports (UK), ESPN2 (U.S.)

Live Stream: Premier Sports, WatchESPN

Preview

El Clasico easily ranks among the greatest rivalries in all of football, and while it may lack the sheer hatred of comparable rivalries―the Glasgow and Rome derbies come to mind―the enormous stakes usually involved more than make up for it.

These giants of La Liga have arguably been the most successful European clubs of the past decade, and Real won the battle last year, landing the league title and UEFA Champions League. Barcelona took home the Copa del Rey, setting up two more early-season meetings in the Spanish Super Cup.

As shared by MailOnline Sport, those matches will take place not far apart:

The domestic Super Cup presents managers Zinedine Zidane and Ernesto Valverde with an interesting dilemma. On the one hand, neither will want to risk form or injury or give away tactics they could use in the matches that matter. At the same time, this is still a Clasico―losing would be a bad way to prepare for the upcoming season.

Between the teams, Barcelona have had the better ICC tournament―they're the only side with a perfect record left in the American portion, while Real have gathered just a point from their first two matches.

Star forward Luis Suarez has been satisfied with the progress made:

Real gave the likes of Dani Ceballos and Jesus Vallejo plenty of minutes in the 4-1 loss against Manchester City on Wednesday, and it wouldn't be a surprise to see the both of them among those who feature heavily against Barca.

These matches tend to get physical, and while no one knows just how far the players will take it in pre-season, playing the pivotal starters for too long is risky. The UEFA Super Cup, in which Real will face Manchester United, takes place on August 8―that's enough time to build more fitness and get back into a routine.