Barcelona will host Real Madrid in the Nou Camp for the eagerly anticipated latest installment of the El CLassico. Both teams have had a change of manager during the summer as Barcelona led by Tarto Martino has led the team to the summit of the table while Madrid led by former Chelsea and Milan coach Carlo Ancellotti are just three points behind the league leaders.
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After dropping their first points of the season last week, Barcelona will be hoping to re-open the gap to six ahead of their rivals from the Bernabeu. Conversely, a win for Real could send Ancelotti's side to the top. Quite a feat considering the indifferent nature of their start to the season.
In recent years, this clash has been billed as Lionel Messi v Cristiano Ronaldo, and while the duo are likely to play huge roles, most of the pre-match talk will centre on two new faces, Neymar and Gareth Bale. Both Bale and Neymar are ready for the debut in the clash. Coach Carlo Ancelotti said "It is important to get match time, his fitness is better and he is ready to play a match now," When Neymar says "It's the match every player wants to play in. It's the game where each player wants to play his best football." He added: "This will be my first Clasico and I hope to have a great debut, preferably with a victory."
None of the team has got big injury crisis as Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has recovered from his injury and is available for selection but Jordi Alba and Ibrahim Afellay remain ruled out. Real Madrid will be without long-term injury victim Xabi Alonso, but Carlo Ancelotti has the rest of the squad available.
Goals, fights, red cards and controversy usually dominate El Clasicos. Saturday is expected to be no different. Now it is to see that is Barca’s winless streak in El Clasico is going to finish or Real can win the clash and goes equal in point table with Barca.
