Sunday, the 26th day of Liga ends with the Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The two teams are fighting for the title and will absolutely want to win this clash between two eternal rivals.
Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona Free Betting Tips
Quite disappointing last year, Real Madrid settled for 2nd place behind its rival from Barcelona. This season, the Merengues have picked up the fur of the beast in the championship and find themselves playing the title after playing the first 25 days. Indeed, with 53 points, the White House occupies the 2nd place with only 2 points behind on its opponent of the day. Lately, Zinedine Zidane’s men have been losing weight in the title race. After winning 5 victories in a row, the last of which against Atlético Madrid (1-0) and Osasuna (1-4), the Madrilenians were held in check by Celta Vigo (2-2) before losing on the pitch of Levante last Saturday (1-0). Wednesday evening, they were manhandled by Manchester City (1-2) during the 1/8 round of first leg of the Champions League.
For its part, FC Barcelona therefore won the title last season and finds itself defending it this season. After having experienced a rather complicated period at the beginning of 2020, the Catalans seem to be much better since a few meetings. After losing to Bilbao (1-0) in the King’s Cup, Quique Setien’s men won against Betis Sevilla (2-3), posting their best in the game. Subsequently, they won against Getafe (2-1) then they had fun dominating Getafe (5-0) last weekend. These victories allowed the Blaugrana to take back the top spot in the La Liga standings with 2 units ahead of Real Madrid. This week, the Catalans brought a draw from Naples (1-1) in the 1/8 knockout stages of the Champions League.
The staff for Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona
Real Madrid still records the forfeits of the important Nacho, Lucas Vazquez, Rodrygo and James Rodriguez and those of the long-term injured Asensio who are out of shape. In addition, Eden Hazard will also be absent for the rest of the season.
Opposite, Barcelona will make the trip without the attackers Dembélé and Suarez who are still at the infirmary where the side players Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto also appear. Absent this week in the Champions League because unqualified, Braithwaite should be present in the group. Last week, Leo Messi scored a quadruple against Leganes and brought his total goals to 18 this season.
The compositions for Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona
The likely composition of Real Madrid:
Courtois – Carvajal, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo – Valverde, Casemiro, Kroos – Bale, Benzema, Vinicius
Absent: Nacho, Rodrygo, James Rodriguez, Asensio, Hazard (injured).
Uncertain: Coming soon
The planned tactical arrangement (4-3-3):
Courteous
Carvajal – Varane – Sergio Ramos – Marcelo
Valverde – Casemiro – Kroos
Bale – Benzema – Vinicius
The likely composition of Barcelona:
Ter Stegen – Semedo, Piqué, Lenglet, Junior Firpo – Vidal, Busquets, Rakitic, De Jong – Messi, Griezmann.
Absent: Suarez, Dembélé, Sergi Roberto, Jordi Alba (injured).
Uncertain: None.
The planned tactical arrangement (4-4-2):
Ter Stegen
Semedo – Pique – Lenglet – Firpo
Vidal – Busquets – De Jong – Rakitic
Messi – Griezmann
The history of confrontations Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona
Since 2008, the two rivals have clashed 41 times. It is Barcelona which leads with 20 successes against 11 only for Real Madrid and 10 draws.
The two teams split in a goalless draw in the first leg in December (0-0).
Key points for the match Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona
– Messi is confident since he has just scored a quadruple in the championship.
– Both formations have several absent holders.
– The matches between the two teams are often chopped and tense.
– Real Madrid have not beaten FC Barcelona for 7 confrontations.
Free Betting Tips Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona
Between a Real team not necessarily sovereign in recent times and a Barcelona team not comfortable outside their bases, this meeting could result in a draw probably quite closed, like the first leg. Draw
Betting Tips: Under 3.5 goals
Odds: 1.43
