Real Madrid and Barcelona face off in the biggest soccer match of the year. The game, which kicks off at 2:30 PM EST at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, is filled with a plethora of storylines that have fans salivating.
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Barcelona is running away with La Liga and the winning record books and there is currently little that Real Madrid can do. Everything entering Saturday's fated Clasico seems to be stacked against Madrid's team, but is there any reason to believe that the team can truly compete at the Camp Nou, where it has struggled in recent years? Here are some reasons to believe that Madrid can win the 2:30 PM EST match at the Camp Nou this Saturday April 2.
Barcelona and Real Madrid will face off in the biggest soccer game in the world this weekend.
Barcelona enters the game as the runaway favorite, having already compiled a huge points on Los Blancos and also runaway with a massive undefeated run that is closing in on 40 games. Throw in the 4-0 away win last fall and there is little reason to doubt that Barcelona can beat Madrid. Here are some other reasons why the deed is inevitable.
The game is scheduled for Saturday April 2 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. Kick-off starts at 2:30 PM EST.
In 2010, Barcelona performed the "manita" on Real Madrid, taking down its rivals 5-0 on its home field.
It was arguably the finest performance by Barcelona in the Clasico and a defining performance of the tiki taka style that flourished during its "Golden Generation."
On Saturday, the team topped that feat taking down Los Blancos 4-0 in Madrid.
It was a match defined by Barcelona's efficiency in attack without Lionel Messi making a major impact on the proceedings. On the other end of the pitch was a Madrid team that had no answer for a Blaugrana side finding its stride.
In many ways this match was as much a show of Barcelona brilliance as it was of calamitous Madrid play. So what went wrong for Los Blancos?
It is now almost one month away from El Clasico, the single most important event of the soccer calendar.
This year will likely be the most fascinating version of the event with both teams entering fielding many question marks. Last year's first such competition saw both sides on fire. The second match essentially determined the Spanish League title.
This year is a bit different. Neither team is looking completely dominant in the early going and look markedly vulnerable. There was no Clasico that featured two vulnerable teams last year; Madrid did look a bit warn heading into the second contest, but Barcelona was in peak form.
So what are the weaknesses the both teams have exposed thus far?
Something unexpected happened this weekend. For the first time in history, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score goals in two consecutive league games.
Real Madrid or Barcelona? The Spanish league season gets underway in one day, and that is the question likely to dominate from this weekend all the way through the spring. Though Atlético Madrid and Valencia are capable contenders, most would agree that the perennial rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona is what will likely determine the title at the end of the season. Which side is better? Here is a breakdown of the two teams.
Spanish soccer is about to get interesting. Or at least that is the idea.
A new deal has been announced that ends the Barcelona-Real Madrid monopoly of Spain's television money.
Soccer games are usually won in the midfield. He who controls the middle of the pitch, controls the game and there is no doubt that in the upcoming Clasico, between two sides that love possession, this is going to be all the more imperative.
The reality is that whichever side manages to dominate the ball in the middle of the park will likely pick up a crucial three points on Sunday. But which side dominates the midfield?
The Clasico returns on March 22 with Real Madrid and Barcelona contesting arguably the most crucial game of the year.
If Real Madrid wins, then it retains control of first place. With a win Barcelona would extend its lead to four points of its rival and control its own destiny the rest of the way. A draw would sustain Barcelona's one-point lead in the division.
Goaltending will undoubtedly be the big question for this Clasico with one side essentially set in goal while the other struggling to figure out who mans the pipes. Here is how the goaltending situation breaks down.
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The Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona is just weeks away. One of the main storylines heading into the big game will come down to keeping goals out of the net, which means Real Madrid's Iker Casillas will be taking on Barcelona's Claudio Bravo. So which team has better goaltending?
The biggest soccer event will take place this weekend when Real Madrid and Barcelona face off in arguably the most crucial game of the year for both sides. Barcelona is four points behind Madrid and would be seven behind if it lost; a draw would keep the team four points behind the lead and not help the side's hopes of retaining its crown. For Real Madrid, a win would not only take down its biggest rivals, but get rid of its most difficult game remaining on the Spanish League schedule.
The Copa del Rey final is one of the most hotly anticipated matches of recent seasons. Obviously every Barcelona-Real Madrid matchup is a reason for anticipation and joy in the soccer world, but seeing the two most famous clubs in the world renew their rivalry with a piece of hardware on the line is obviously a bigger treat than anyone could possible hope for.
