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El Clasico: Match Preview | La Liga 2020/21

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The most crunching and interesting battle of the Spanish top flight will take place on Saturday when Barcelona hosts Real Madrid at the Camp Nou.

Madrid have not had the best of days in last two matchdays losing to Cadiz in the La Liga and the Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League respectively.

Zinedine Zidane and his side are in desperate need of results at the moment after their unconvincing displays in their last two games.

The game against Barca will be one that most fans will have their eyes on with both teams keen to grab the bragging rights in the first Clasico of the 2020/21 La Liga campaign.

Barcelona occupy the ninth position in the league table after four games played, earning seven points in the process while Madrid have 10 points from five games so far.

WHEN AND WHERE?

Venue: Camp Nou
Date: Saturday, October 24
Time: 14:00 GMT

TEAM NEWS

Samuel Umtiti and Jordi Alb are doubtful for the clash against the Los Blancos over the weekend through respective injuries.
Ronald Koeman will also be without the services of first-choice goalkeeper Marc Andre Ter Stergen on Saturday, which means Neto is set to be in post once again.

Madrid will once again have to do without the services of Eden Hazard, Dani Carvajal, Alvaro Odriozola and Martin Odegaard.
Sergio Ramos and Mariano Diaz are also doubts for the game but Toni Kroos and Benzema are set to reclaim their place in the starting lineup.

PREDICTED LINEUP

Barca: Neto; Dest, Pique, Lenglet, Roberto; Busquets, De Jong; Messi, Coutinho, Fati; Griezmann

Madrid: Courtois; Nacho, Varane,Ramos, Mendy; Valverde, Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Benzema, Vinicius

PREDICTION

Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid

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