3,000 police and security to be deployed for rescheduled El Clásico

Matches between Real Madrid and Barcelona are often tense and played against a backdrop of regional rivalry.[Courtesy]

Some 3,000 police officers and private security agents will be deployed for the rescheduled 'Clasico' between Barcelona and Real Madrid next week, local officials said Friday, amid renewed fears of unrest around the fixture.

Protestors from the Catalan separatist movement Democratic Tsunami have called for a "massive" protest outside Camp Nou, where Barca are due to play the match against Real in La Liga on December 18.