Benzema or Lewandowski: Who is the best striker in LaLiga? The Estadio Santiago Bernabeu will host the 250th competitive edition of the El Clasico this Sunday in one of football’s most anticipated fixtures.
Level on points, top of the table with just a goal difference of 7 points, this season’s El Clasico LaLiga fixture will be both historic and remarkable. Barcelona’s squad is packed with quality. Impressive in both boxes, top scorers in LaLiga with 20 goals, and have conceded just one in eight games.
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Carlo Ancelotti’s side, Real Madrid, has won seven and drawn one of their eight league fixtures this season, only dropping points at home to Osasuna on 2nd October.
Real Madrid has won four of their last five games against FC Barcelona, including a Supercopa de Espana victory, but they suffered a 4-0 defeat at home to Barca last season.
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Current Form
Despite bossing LaLiga, Xavi’s side Barca has not had similar success in the UEFA Champions League. The Catalans drew 3-3 with Inter Milan in midweek, a result that has Barcelona in 3rd position in group C. They are 3 points behind Inter, who need just a win in their final fixture against Viktoria Plzen to qualify for the knockout stage.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, has already qualified for the knockout stages in the Champions League despite drawing with Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
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Time to Bounce Back
Having not won LaLiga since the 2018-2019 season, FCBarcelona may just have to shift their full focus to the league in case they fail to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League. The odds are pretty much stacked against them.
Real Madrid will once again try to show their supremacy over FC Barcelona in the last few seasons. Los Blancos has been dominant and in good form having won the Champions League and LaLiga last season, and level on points with Barca in this campaign.
Match Deciders
Robert Lewandowski- top scorer in LaLiga with 9 goals and two assists. Terrifying to the Los Blancos faithful.
Karim Benzema- three goals in five matches indicating a good run of form.
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Ousmane Dembele- rejuvenated form under manager Xavi, with two goals and two assists, Dembele is Lewandowski’s main sidekick.
Vinicius Junior- five goals and Real Madrid’s top scorer. The 22-year-old Brazilian is set to replicate recent success under Carlo Ancelotti.
Team News
Real Madrid
Predicted Lineup: Lunin, Carvajal, Eder Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos, Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius
Unavailable: Rudiger (unless he makes a swift recovery from a nasty midweek injury), Courtois
FC Barcelona
Predicted Lineup: Ter Stegen, Roberto, Kounde, Pique, Alonso, De Jong, Pedri, Kessie, Dembele, Lewandowski, Raphinha
Unavailable: Ronald Araujo, Bellerin, Christensen
Prediction
Barcelona has got to fix their eyes on LaLiga in case they fall back into the Europa League. Real Madrid, however, has the chance to dominate the El Clasico rivalry by beating Barcelona at home and continuing with good form in Europe.
Final Score: Real Madrid (2)-(0) FC Barcelona
