Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in a match in the round with the number 26 in La Liga. The match will be played on Sunday, from 20:00 pm on Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Zinedine Zidane’s team has not impressed in recent weeks, Real having only one victory in the last 5 matches played in all competitions (3 defeats). In the middle of this week, the “galactics” were defeated on their own by Manchester City. The “citizens” prevailed with a score of 2-1 in the 8-th round of the UEFA Champions League final, after Real opened the score through Isco, in the 60th minute.
In La Liga, “Los Blancos” are without victory in the last two stages. They drew on their own field with Celta Vigo (2-2) and gave up 0-1 in the move from Levante, failure which led to the failure of the first position in the standings.
At the opposite end, Barcelona comes after four wins in a row in La Liga. Even so, Quique Setien’s band is not feeling well on the move, winning only one of the last four games played on foreign soil (two draws and one defeat).
As for European competitions, the Catalans drew on the field of Napoli, score 1-1, thus having the first chance to qualify in the next round.
-243 times the two formations met in official competitions;
-The balance is extremely balanced, 96 victories for Catalans and 95 for Madrid (52 draws);
-The difference in the friendly matches is a considerable one, Barcelona having 19 victories, while Real has only 4;
-In La Liga there is 100% balance so far, both with 72 wins (35 draws);
-The biggest difference in score was recorded in 1943, when the Madrid team prevailed on their own ground, with the score of 11-1;
-The best scorer in El Clasico history is Lionel Messi (26 goals), while Sergio Ramos is the most present player in this derby (43);
-Barcelona is unbeaten in the last 7 straight duels (4 wins and 3 draws);
-The match of the tour of the current season of La Liga ended with a draw, score 0-0;
Probable teams:
Real Madrid: Courtois – Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Mendy – Kroos, Casemiro, Valverde – Isco – Bale, Benzema;
Absent: Marco Asensio, Eden Hazard (injured), Rodrygo (suspended);
Barcelona: Ter Stegen – Semedo, Pique, Umtiti, Firpo – Arthur, Busquets, Jong – Vidal – Griezmann, Messi;
Absent: Ousmane Dembele, Luis Suarez, Sergi Roberto, Arda Turan (injured), Jordi Alba (uncertain);
Real’s defense showed major weaknesses in the last official matches. The “Galactics” have an average of 1.8 goals received in the last five matches and an average of 2.6 goals conceded in the last three home games. Barcelona has been the best team in the last period, but also in the last 3 trips from Madrid. We expect guests to leave with a point on the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,52
