Barcelona star Neymar will most likely feature in his first ever "El Clasico" derby on Saturday when Real Madrid visit Barcelona. Neymar says he knows how to handle Real Madrid aggressive defender Pepe after being shown a video tape of the Portuguese international. Neymar, aged 21, has already faced Pepe in September's friendly between Brazil and Portugal, which the Brazilians won 3-1.
The young forward says he will not be "provoked" as he knows how to deal with Pepe's style of play following a tape sent by the Brazil Football Confederation before the friendly. “They sent me a video and they also sent one to Thiago Silva so that we didn't get provoked," he said. “It wasn't just for my sake, it was for the sake of my team-mates too."
Neymar has scored two goals in eight league games for Barcelona this season. The last time the two teams met at Camp Nou it was Real Madrid who won, 3-1 in a Copa del Rey match last February. After that the two teams met at Santiago Bernabeu and Real Madrid won 2-1 in March.
Here are the odds for the big derby at Bet365:
Barcelona win - 3/4
Draw - 3/1
Real Madrid win - 10/3
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