Finally, an even contest! El Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona promises a thrilling spectacle

On Sunday at 16:15, the world will stop for a moment. El Clásico will take place in Madrid’s Concha Espina street at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The most watched football match in the world, the clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona. And finally, it promises to be a thrilling spectacle once again.

El Clásico has always been the most watched football match in the world. But with the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, the prestige of this duel has slightly diminished. However, the clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona remains the most watched duel in the world.

Moreover, after the summer transfer period. Barcelona has cracked the piggy bank, bought some reinforcements and strengthened its squad, so we can look forward to a duel between two of the best strikers of recent years, Karim Benzema and Robert Lewandowski.

Even taking into account the table, it will be exciting compared to recent years. Last season, Barcelona were losing a lot and Real Madrid dominated La Liga by 13 points and they finished the last 5 rounds with the title in their pocket, so two draws and one loss, otherwise the gap would have been even bigger.

In the spring, although Barcelona crushed their rivals 4-0, Real had a comfortable 15-point lead and had a heroic progression over PSG. In El Clásico, there was virtually nothing at stake except prestige. Before that, Barcelona had failed to beat Real Madrid for six matches in a row, five of which were won by the White Ballet.

But this year it is a different story. Barcelona drew only in the first round, and won the following seven matches. After eight rounds, they have a stunning 20:1 record.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, won the first six rounds and, together with the cups, went on a run of ten wins in a row. In the end, they lost to Osasuna and moved into second place by a score of 19::7.

Neither team has lost in the league yet, Real Madrid even have no defeats through all competitions this season. Both teams are in great form and we could be looking at an extremely tight game.

It will be interesting to watch the mini-match. With Araujo injured, who will defend Vinícius? How will substitute stoppers García and Pique fare against Benzema? And how will Real’s defence defend Lewandowski? And how will the clash of generations in the centre of midfield (Modric, Kroos – Pedri, Gavi) play out? We will find the answer to all this on Sunday evening.

Source: Real Madrid, Barcelona