EL Clasico: Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona preview; predicted lineups; streaming details

EL Clasico: Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona preview; predicted lineups; streaming details

El Clasico

Real Madrid take on their biggest rivals FC Barcelona in the 2nd El Clasico of the season. The match is of more significance than just bragging rights as the La Liga title race has heated up since the international break.

Barcelona are 2nd with 65 points and Madrid are currently 3rd with 63 points. A victory for either side in the 182nd El Clasico of La Liga will significantly boost their chances of winning the league this season.

Preview

FC Barcelona have managed to arrest their early season slide in the domestic league and now sit 2nd just 1 point off table toppers Atletico Madrid. Barcelona are on a 6 match winning run and have hit top momentum just at the right time. With a rest of a week, they will be fresher than their rivals who had a crucial Champions League match mid-week.

Real Madrid have managed to dug out wins in their league matches despite losing a number of players to injuries. They will miss the services of Sergio Ramos, Varane, Hazard and Carvajal and are arguably in their most important week of their season. Madrid had a tough match against Liverpool on Wednesday and will be lot wearier than their rivals.

Probable Starting Line-ups

Real Madrid –

Courtois (GK)

Lucas Vázquez, Eder Militão, Nacho, Ferland Mendy

Fede Valverde, Casemiro, Toni Kroos

Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Jr.

FC Barcelona –

Ter Stegen (GK)

Araujo, De Jong, Lenglet

Dest, Busquets, Pedri, Alba

Messi, Dembélé, Griezmann

When and Where to watch – The match will start at 12.30 A.M IST on 11th April. The streaming will be done on Facebook on the official page of La Liga. (Follow this link)

Previous meetings – Real Madrid emerged 3-1 winners the last time these two teams at the Camp Nou in October. Real Madrid also defeated them previous season at the Bernabeu 2-0 with goals from Vinicius and Mariano.

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