El Clasico - Real Madrid vs. Barcelona

So, it is back again for the second and most probably for the last time this season and it’s none other than El Clasico, one of the most awaited football game in the history of football.

A match where Real Madrid take on Barcelona, which are probably the two best teams on the planet right now .

This fixture is ranked No. 3 in terms of the craze shown by the fans after the Champions League final and World Cup final as No.1 and No.2 respectively . Earlier it was special because of the political issues that ran between the two of them but now it is more likely to be enjoyed as a game.

Because, both of the teams have the best players from all around the world that displays a great game of football and are always on top of the headlines in the football world.

In 1943 when Real Madrid faced Barcelona at the semi finals of Copa Del Rey, Barca was defeated by 11 -1 in the second leg.  Although the first leg was won by Barcelona by 3 – 0 at Catalonia, but Madrid complained about the fans who kept disturbing the Madrid players distracting by continuously whistling and throwing  bottles  on them and also mentioned that referee gave all the three goals wrong for Barcelona.  Barcelona fans were then banned for travelling from Madrid to Barcelona.

These incidents made this game much larger than it was supposed to be. It would have been just a simple game like others but these differences made it so passionate for fans that they can’t resist the feeling to watch this match. The players there might not feel so pressurized while playing on the field as much as the fans face it. Because it’s the fans who have to face the consequences of lost match.

History has made it big, present is making it bigger!

Earlier in those times, there were only few things that were noticed in a game of football. But now the time has changed where everything is kept in record to make a perfect distinction between the two sides. Now even the players get compared head to head in terms of match stats like passing, dribbling, headers, shots and many  more things. Yes! We’re getting to that point where we all want to sit and talk everything about every player of the two teams.

Both Real Madrid and Barcelona have won many titles in their history and it’s been a very complicated affair every time to clearly state the actual winner or to distinguish between the two that which one is better. Both have top quality players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale, Modric, Sergio Ramos, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar, Iniesta, Pique and many more.

 Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in 2015 with the scoreline as 4 – 0 at Santiago Bernabue  and this time Barcelona take on Real Madrid at Camp Nou on April 3^rd . This is one of the most awaited affair this season as Real Madrid are seeking revenge and Barcelona are in a mood to file a consecutive 40^th win this season.

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After comparing  both the teams head to head we see that Barcelona have 76 points in hands having played 30 matches out of which they won 24 matches, drew 4 and lost 2 matches and are sitting at the top of table.

Whereas, Real Madrid have 66 points in hands having played 30 matches out of which they have won 20 matches, drew 6 and lost 4 and are on the 3^rd position on the table right behind Atletico Madrid.

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The above comparison clearly shows that Barcelona is having a much solid season as compared to Real Madrid. And Barcelona are more likely to win this fixture by defeating Real Madrid.

El Clasico is a fixture where not  just the season stats of the team needs to be counted but also the season stats of the players matters too. Because it’s the player’s form that decide the outcome of the performance of the team. Let’s look out for some of the top players and their records throughout the season. 

Starting with Neymar and Bale!

Neymar has scored 21 goals and have made 10 assists having played 2337 minutes for Barcelona whereas, Gareth Bale  has scored 15 goals and assisted 9 times having played for just 1336 minutes for Real Madrid.

Although Neymar has scored more goals as compared to Bale but on an average Bale takes on the race as Bale is expected to score a goal per  89 minutes as compared to Neymar who is expected to score a goal per 111 minute. Neymar is running in great form whereas Bale has just returned from his injury just few matches back. But this El Clasico will define who helped the team from the wings better this time.

Luis Suarez and Karim Benzema!

Luis Suarez have scored 26 goals and assisted 12 times having played for 2520 minutes and talking about Benzema who has scored 20 goals and having 3 assists is at 5^th position . Although Benzema is not doing as good as Suarez but Benzema has always shown his worth in big matches so Suarez should play well to show his worth this time.

It’s time for both Luis Suarez and Karim Benzema to show who did better as a striker this El Clasico.

Finally coming to best that is,

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi !

Cristiano Ronaldo is sitting at the top of the goal scores table as usual with 28 goals and assisted 9 goals in his name whereas Lionel Messi is at the 3^rd position with 22 goals and 10 assists in his account.

This shows that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi  are going head to head on terms of assists but in terms of goals, Cristiano Ronaldo is 6 goals ahead of Lionel Messi. But there’s no doubt that both Ronaldo and Messi will play at their best as they’ve done earlier in every El Clasico they’ve played.

This was just the basic stats, to get the detailed stats visit BBC Football

This match will be worth watching as Zinedine Zidane will face Barcelona for the first time as a manager for Real Madrid and will have to face Luis Enrique who have made this team played at their top form for so long.

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