El Clasico: Real Madrid Vs FC Barcelona preview and updates
The El Clasico most anticipated fixture around the globe for the fans Barcelona Vs Real Madrid. La Liga is back again on Saturday night for the fans in the domestic league of Spain. Real Madrid will take on Barcelona and will host them in the Spanish capital Madrid at Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium on Saturday matchday 30 in the La Liga competition.
Barcelona and Real Madrid have played many games against each other. But, at this stage, Real Madrid seems in power as they have won 97 El Clasico happened so far whereas, Barcelona has managed 96 in the prime fixture like El Classico. Barcelona will be hoping to tie the count of El Clasico’s win so far to make it 97.
The defending Real Madrid is at 3rd place in the La Liga points table. Barcelona is up from them with 2 points more than the rivals Real Madrid. Both teams want to come up in the points table. And it has been suggested by the Spanish media that both Ronald Koeman and Zinedine Zidane will move away from their tried-and-trusted assaulting tridents in Saturday’s Clasico.
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Real Madrid
Real Madrid will be with a 19 man squad and excluding captain Ramos, Varane, and Eden Hazard. Rest all players are available for Clasico.
Zinedine Zidane said that he does not want to see Lionel Messi leave Barcelona at the end of this season. “I don’t want it to be Messi’s last Clasico,” Zidane said during Friday’s pre-Clasico press conference. “Let him stay, let him stay at Barcelona. He’s good there. It’s good for LaLiga if he stays.”
The possible lineup for Real Madrid: Courtois; Vazquez, Militao, Nacho, Mendy; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Asensio, Benzema, Vinicius
Barcelona
Barcelona will travel to the Spanish capital with a full squad list, although Koeman has made clear that he will not risk his central defender Pique as he has returned from an injury so there will be no rush to make him play.
Ronald Koeman said that “A Clasico is a different game to the others. Barcelona is doing well, we are on a good run, we are fighting to win,” Koeman said during Friday’s pre-Clasico press conference. “Madrid has had too much criticism; they are in the Champions League and fighting for LaLiga. I’m not a supporter of the people who have criticized [them]. They have great players and it’s a great match. Both teams know the importance of winning.
The possible lineup for Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Mingueza, De Jong, Lenglet; Dest, Pedri, Busquets, Alba; Griezmann, Messi, Dembele