Saturday, the first big poster of the season in La Liga pits FC Barcelona against Real Madrid for Classico on the occasion of the 7th day. The two teams will want to win in order to move up the standings and, above all, in order to impose their superiority on their rival.
FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid Free Betting Tips
The terrible end of last season has left its mark on FC Barcelona. Never really at the insane level regularly displayed in the early 2010s, the Catalans were unable to take off in La Liga. Worse, in the post-confinement Money Time, the Blaugrana let go, losing too many points in affordable matches, and let Real Madrid become king of Spain. In the Champions League, the Barcelona has experienced an even more dire fate by leaving the quarter-finals with, as a bonus, the biggest humiliation in its history inflicted by Bayern Munich (8-2). Forced to question itself, the FCB, therefore, carried out a reconstruction during the summer with many departures. If it seemed to have paid off in the first two days with two victories against Villarreal (4-0) and Celta Vigo (0-3), Ronald Koeman’s men then slowed down by being held in check. by Sevilla FC (1-1) then bowing to Getafe (1-0) last weekend. This week, they regained confidence by winning widely in the Champions League against Ferencvaros (5-1).
For its part, Real Madrid, therefore, regained its crown last year by making the difference at the end of the season vis-à-vis their lifelong rival. Very realistic after confinement, the Merengue have won 10 of their 11 matches to clinch a new title of champion of Spain. On the other hand, Zizou’s men did not shine on the European scene by being out in the Round of 16 by Manchester City. Back in business this season, the Madrilenians remained on 3 successes against Betis (2-3), Valladolid (1-0) and Levante (0-2) before being surprised by Cadiz (0-1) on the week- the last end. This week, they will try to regain a little confidence by hosting Shakhtar Donetsk for their return to C1.
The workforce for FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid
FC Barcelona will still have to do without their No. 1 goalkeeper Ter Stegen, titular left-back Jordi Alba, summer rookie Matheus Fernandes and now-replacing world champion Umtiti who are all stuck in the infirmary. At the front, the Pulga, Leo Messi, should obviously be aligned. On the other hand, the French Griezmann is challenged internally after very disappointing performances. To see if he keeps the confidence of his coach, something unlikely after not having played this week against Ferencvaros. Otherwise, the Brazilian Coutinho holds the rope to start while Ansu Fati and the fragile Dembélé could also have a place in the 11. Especially since the last city made a good comeback against Ferencvaros by being scorer than passer.
Real Madrid will travel less for this meeting with the injuries of substitutes Odriozala and Mariano, side Carvajal, young playmaker Odegaard and Belgian international Eden Hazard, all recovering. For the moment, Karim Benzema has scored only one goal for the Merengue and does not meet expectations after having carried his team at arm’s length last year.
The compositions for FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid
The probable composition of Barça:
Neto – Sergi Roberto, Piqué, Lenglet, Dest – Buquets, De Jong – Dembélé, Coutinho, Fati – Messi.
Absent: Ter Stegen, Jordi Alba, Matheus Fernandes, Umtiti (injured).
Not sure: None.
The planned tactical disposition (4-2-3-1):
Neto
Sergi Roberto – Pique – Lenglet – Dest
Busquets – De Jong
Dembélé – Coutinho – Ansu Fati
Messi
The probable lineup of Real Madrid:
Courtois – Nacho, Varane, Ramos, Mendy – Kroos, Casemiro, Modric – Asensio, Benzema, Vinicius
Absents: Odriozola, Mariano, Carvajal, Odegaard, Hazard (injured).
Not sure: None.
The planned tactical disposition (4-3-3):
Courteous
Nacho – Varane – Ramos – Mendy
Kroos – Casemiro – Modric
Asensio – Benzema – Vinicius
The history of the confrontations FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid
In the last 10 confrontations between the two teams, Barça has won 4 wins against 3 for Real. Otherwise, there were also 3 draws.
Key points for the match FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid
– The meeting should take place behind closed doors.
– Coaches are allowed 5 changes in this part.
– The two top names in the Spanish championship are not confident.
– Real Madrid are barely offensively, maybe more than Barça.
– Barça are lucky to be able to count on Messi, able to make the difference at any time.
– Barça have not lost at Camp Nou against Real since 2016 in La Liga
Betting Tips: FC Barcelona
Odds: 2.05
