A new episode of the El Clasico Derby will take place on Sunday when Barcelona host Real Madrid at Camp Nou. The home fans will be hoping for another great display from Lionel Messi, who was quite impressive this week during the Champions League match against Manchester City.
Barca defeated the Citizens 1-0 to book their place in the Champions League quarter finals and the result continued their great recent run of form. The Catalans clinched nine wins out of their last ten league fixtures and leapfrogged Real Madrid at the top of the Primera Liga table. Sergio Busquets will be unavailable for the derby but goalkeeper Claudio Bravo should take back his place between the sticks.
Real Madrid got back to winning ways last weekend with a 2-0 triumph over Levante after two league matches without a win. A defeat against Barcelona would see Luis Enrique's men go four points clear at the top of the table, a situation that might lead to Carlo Ancelotti's dismissal at the end of the season. The first Clasico of the season was won by Real Madrid, it ended 3-1 at Santiago Bernabeu in October.
Probable line-ups:
Barcelona: Bravo - Alves, Pique, Mathieu, Alba - Mascherano, Iniesta, Rakitic - Neymar, Messi, Suarez
Real Madrid: Navas - Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo - Kroos, Modric, Isco - Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo
My prediction: Barcelona to win 3-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Barcelona win - 4/6 Draw - 7/2 Real Madrid win - 7/2
Shumar4life 9 years ago
Barcelona is simply in better form right now and I believe that they have huge chance to win the title in Primera. They found their form in the right time. In other hand, Real lost this match but they have more balanced team, and that is their main advantage over their rivals. It will be interesting to see, who will win...
Barcelona is simply in better form right now and I believe that they have huge chance to win the title in Primera. They found their form in the right time. In other hand, Real lost this match but they have more balanced team, and that is their main advantage over their rivals. It will be interesting to see, who will win it and I believe that we will see lot of interesting moments untill the end of season
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Johnajax 9 years ago
This match showed us that this season Barcelona is better team than Real Madrid and I think that this year Barcelona will win La Liga. Real played well in first half but in second Barcelona was dominant, played better, had more chances and deserve this win. Real must look for their chances in next matches but I think that...
This match showed us that this season Barcelona is better team than Real Madrid and I think that this year Barcelona will win La Liga. Real played well in first half but in second Barcelona was dominant, played better, had more chances and deserve this win. Real must look for their chances in next matches but I think that Barca won't let anything to happen to lose first place.
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mdacic 9 years ago
Match between Real and Barcelona is always something special and we always enjoy in every "el classico". Barca wins 2-1 and I must say that I am big fan of Barcelona and their style of football but I am not satisfied how they played against Real. Real had a lot of chances to score second goal and Barca shouldn't let that...
Match between Real and Barcelona is always something special and we always enjoy in every "el classico". Barca wins 2-1 and I must say that I am big fan of Barcelona and their style of football but I am not satisfied how they played against Real. Real had a lot of chances to score second goal and Barca shouldn't let that happened. But in the end all went great, Barca win and I am happy :)
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kruno1414 9 years ago
Another great El Clasico behind us , this time Barcelona clinched the win and they are a bigger step closer to winning a tittle . Real played good in first half but in second got tottaly destroyed by Barca's fantastic trio forward . In the last 15 minutes you can tell that the tiredness was present at Real Madrid lines...
Another great El Clasico behind us , this time Barcelona clinched the win and they are a bigger step closer to winning a tittle . Real played good in first half but in second got tottaly destroyed by Barca's fantastic trio forward . In the last 15 minutes you can tell that the tiredness was present at Real Madrid lines and that cost them even a try to comeback to win a point !
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timidi 9 years ago
I think that Barcelona didn't deserve to win in this game. Real Madrid was much better in first half and deserve to score at least two goals in first half. Goal by Bale was regular and I don't know why it is disallowed. I must admit that after that second goal for barca Real Madrid was bad but I think that Real deserved...
I think that Barcelona didn't deserve to win in this game. Real Madrid was much better in first half and deserve to score at least two goals in first half. Goal by Bale was regular and I don't know why it is disallowed. I must admit that after that second goal for barca Real Madrid was bad but I think that Real deserved at least one point from this match.
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seculla 9 years ago
It was a good game with a real fight, especially in the first half. I think that referee gave too many yellow cards, he gave yellow card for almost every foul in first 70 minutes of the match, and after that he even didn't whistle some fouls because if he did he should give some player a red card. I think that that fact...
It was a good game with a real fight, especially in the first half. I think that referee gave too many yellow cards, he gave yellow card for almost every foul in first 70 minutes of the match, and after that he even didn't whistle some fouls because if he did he should give some player a red card. I think that that fact turned game into not so interesting in second half, but that's just my opinion. All in one, every "El Clasico" is offering fun and joy for every football fans.
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sharpe 9 years ago
I am not a very big fan of the Spanish football but without a doubt this will be an exiting game. Always the host team have an advantage in this derbies but real can afford to loose this time or they've might seen themselves four points away from the top and that will be huge blow for them. Maybe a title decider.
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seculla 9 years ago
Well, I think that this is the most famous and the most wanted derby in the World lately. When Barcelona and Real Madrid is playing against each other, no matter in which competition, that is different than any other match and there is always fight for scoring more goals than another in order to win. This year, this match...
Well, I think that this is the most famous and the most wanted derby in the World lately. When Barcelona and Real Madrid is playing against each other, no matter in which competition, that is different than any other match and there is always fight for scoring more goals than another in order to win. This year, this match maybe will decide who will be the champion in Primera. I won't predict anything, I will just watch and enjoy.
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