Real Madrid currently edge the series with 102 wins to Barcelona’s 100, while 52 matches have ended in a draw. Real Madrid go into the match top of the Laliga table with 25 points from 10 matches, one point ahead of Barcelona in third place. The Catalans, however, remain the only unbeaten side in the league this season.
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Goals from Karim Benzema and Federico Valverde gave Real Madrid a two-goal lead, and although Ferran Torres halved the deficit, a late Rodrygo penalty wrapped up a 3-1 victory.
The top of the table clash between the two giants which is set to be aired on SuperSport La Liga (DStv channel 204 and GOtv channel 32) at 8:00pm on Sunday will see both teams challenge each other for the top spot at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Aubameyang headed the visitors in front in the 29th minute and scored their final goal early in the second half.
Real Madrid are currently 10 points clear of second-placed Sevilla at the top of the table, while Carlo Ancelotti’s side have a 15-point advantage over Barcelona heading into this weekend’s contest.
La Blaugrana find themselves seventh in the table after eight matches, while Carlo Ancelotti’s men have slipped off top spot after taking just one point from their last two games.
‘El Clasico’, the most famous rivalry in all of club football, takes centre stage as Barcelona take on hated rivals Real Madrid.
Bale suffered a muscle tear in his right hamstring during a training session last Saturday and subsequently missed the games against Celta Vigo and Inter Milan.
Tebas however all but ruled out taking the showpiece “El Clasico” match out of Spain.
Los Blancos are currently third in Spain’s top flight, two points behind second-placed Barca, who now trail leaders Atletico Madrid by just a single point with nine games left.
Messi’s Barça go into the clash just a point off the top spot, and two points ahead of a Real Madrid that just beat Liverpool in the Champions League.
As ever, this game could play a key role in determining the order of finishers at the top of La Liga, with both Los Blancos and the Blaugrana hungry to challenge Atletico Madrid in what has become a three-horse race for the title.
After a nightmare week for Zinedine Zidane, Real started the clash in the best way possible
This is because both sides will spend the hours before the match cooped up in the same hotel.
On Monday, nine Catalan separatist leaders were jailed for between nine and 13 years for their role in an illegal referendum and subsequent failed independence bid, sparking protests and clashes across the region.
Just three days after locking horns at the Bernabeu in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final, Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet once again, this time in La Liga.
The Argentine star was forced off the La Liga game after 15 minutes following a nasty fall which saw him awkwardly bend his arm.
Real Madrid’s miserable season has taken another turn for the worse with the loss of key central defender Raphael Varane to injury.
Barcelona have regained top spot in La Liga and piled more pressure on the shoulders of beleaguered Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui courtesy of a 5-1 win in the first Clasico of the season on Sunday.
For the first time since December 2007, the Spanish rivals – winners of 13 of the last 14 domestic league titles – will lock horns without Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi on the field