Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Sevilla - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - October 6, 2019 Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele celebrates scoring their third goal with team mates REUTERS/Albert Gea/Files
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona's rescheduled La Liga game at home to Real Madrid is set to take place on Dec. 18 as both clubs came to an agreement after the match, due to be played on Oct. 26, was postponed amid violent political demonstrations in Catalonia.
Following huge protests over the jailing of nine Catalan separatist leaders, the league's organising body made an official request to the RFEF this week for the 'Clasico' to be rearranged, which was approved on Friday.
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