Barcelona won the El Clasico on Saturday over Real Madrid, taking the La Liga match by a score of 2-1 at Camp Nou and they were up for all of the match before letting a late goal but held on to win at home.
The match on Saturday between Barcelona and Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Saturday night and the two teams will be ready for a tough battle and the two best players in the world will be going head to head in Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and the La Liga matchup will be at Camp Nou and will start at 12 pm noon ET and at 6:00 pm from Spain.
The clubs have played nine matches each and Barca comes in as the team higher on the table, as they have a nice points lead and Real is at third place, meaning this is a big matchup for both teams. Both have played as much as each other and the points are very close with Barca having three up on Madrid and the goal differentials are off the charts for Barca, as they have allowed six and scored 28 for a 22 goal difference, while the Blancos have a 10 goal differential with 19 scored and nine allowed and the top two players of course are Messi and Ronaldo with eight goals each, while Cesc Fabregas has six assists to lead Barca.
Carlo Ancelotti is hoping for a nice win and Ronaldo obviously will be a huge part of that and having Gareth Bale in the lineup will be a boost, especially if he can start the match. The win would put some distance between the two will be at six with a win for Barca, but Real Madrid has been hot in the matchups and comes in having won a few in a row against Barca and while Bale has been limited mostly since making his transfer from Tottenham and after playing 170 minutes over his first five matches, he is expected to be out on the pitch for the bulk on Saturday. Madrid comes in having won the last match 2-1 and before that was a draw and before that Real Madrid won as well, making it since back to before last season that Barcelona came out on top.
The La Liga match is one of the most anticipated of the year and Neymar along with Bale will be playing in their first Clasico match and this time it is expected to be a big one and Camp Nou should be going crazy on Saturday as three of the best players in the world are all all going to be in the match. Ronaldo and Bale have not had the chance to play much together this year and while Ronaldo has praised him to reporters, no one knows how they will be in a big match like this and it could start on Saturday if Bale can get on the field. Bale and Ronaldo obviously have high expectations and Messi will be looked at to score as well and he is coming up on another record as he could end up as the top Clasico scorer.
Barcelona has had a tough time against Madrid and have not won in five matches over different leagues, with three losses and two draws and now they will be looking for their next chance on Saturday. Real Madrid has been scoring in bunches and they will be looking to Ronaldo and Bale on Saturday and Barcelona comes into the 10th game week with some luck, as they have won at home in that week against Madrid the past three times and they will be looking for it again.