It is yet another weekend of Derbies in Europe, and this one comes from Spain – the El Clasico. Real Madrid will play host to arch-rivals Barcelona on Saturday, in an attempt to stay relevant in the title chase of the La Liga. Real Madrid have recently captured the Clubs World Cup after defeating Gremio at the final. Bacelona are coming off a really strong performance at home last week, where they destroyed Deportivo la Coruna.
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Real Madrid (9-2-4) are coming off a slim win against Gremio in the final of the Club’s World Cup, and grabbed their second trophy of the season. They are now gearing up for a really crucial match against Barcelona. However, Real Madrid are not having the best of seasons so far, and are really unlikely to challenge the top spot of the La Liga. They have already fallen 11 points behind league leaders Barcelona, but a win here would cut that deficit to eight points. It is still a long-shot. In their most recent La Liga match they demolished Sevilla by a massive 0-5 at home, while prior to that they had secured their qualification to the next round of the Champions League. They will be coming here with no significant absences, and this is the match they’ve all been waiting for all season.
Barcelona (13-0-3) destroyed Deportivo la Coruna by an easy 0-4 at home last week. That was their third consecutive win in all competitions, having also kept just as many clean sheets. Barcelona have been really stable this season, and are still riding at the top of the La Liga with 42 points. They feature both the best offense with 42 goals, and the best defense with just 7 conceded. They have taken advantage of Real Madrid’s slip-ups, and are already eleven points ahead of their arch rivals. Barcelona have also been really strong on the road (6-0-2), where they have only conceded 3 goals, against 16 scored. Moreover, they have they have two more wins and two draws in their road matches in other competitions. They will be making this trip without Deulofeu and Umtiti who have been ruled out, while Dembele, Rafinha and Turan are still doubtful.
Barcelona at Real Madrid Prediction
Real Madrid and Barcelona have already met twice this season, for the Spanish Super Cup in mid-August. Real Madrid won both matches and captured the silverware, but Barcelona won by 3-2 in this venue last season, after a 1-1 draw at home. There is a good reason to back Real Madrid, on this one, as it is one of their last chances to make a push for the title.
Prediction: Real Madrid -0.25 (-115)