Madrid: Disgraced Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, who is serving a four-month ban for a biting incident at the World Cup, could make his Barcelona debut against Real Madrid in El Clasico in October.
La Liga announced its fixtures for the season on Thursday and the first meeting of the two Spanish giants will be on the weekend of October 25-26 at Real’s Bernabeu stadium.
However, Suarez would only be able to play if the match went ahead on Sunday the 26th, the day after his suspension ends.
The 27-year-old was given a nine-match international ban and suspended for four months from any football-related activities by world football’s ruling body Fifa after biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in a Group D game in Brazil in June.
Earlier this month, Suarez was transferred from Liverpool to Barca for a fee that media reports put at €81 million (Dh400 million).
After an initial appeal against the biting ban was rejected, Barca decided to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
If CAS decides to cut the suspension, Suarez could appear for his new club earlier.
Opening round of La Liga fixtures: (August 24) Sevilla v Valencia Levante v Villarreal Barcelona v Elche Granada v Deportivo La Coruna Rayo Vallecano v Atletico Madrid Eibar v Real Sociedad Real Madrid v Cordoba Celta Vigo v Getafe Almería v Espanyol Malaga v Athletic Bilbao.
