Real Madrid - Barcelona 30.01.2013 20:00
Once again the whole world is awaiting the spectacle "El Clasico". We are just a few hours away from the start of this great derby that opposes probably the two best teams in the world. Beauty, elegance, and perfection in the football game can be seen only in "El Clasico". The outcome of this match is always difficult to predict, but a thorough analysis of the facts is definitely a great help in preparing the football prediction for Real Madrid - Barcelona.
"Los Blancos" - awarded with the recognition of FIFA Club of the 20th century, meet their biggest rival with very serious problems in defense. The symbol of the team Iker Casillas and a main defender Pepe miss the meeting due to injuries. Fabio Coentrao and Sergio Ramos will not participate, as both players are serving suspensions. It is an extremely unpleasant moment for Mourinho no to be able to rely on virtually all main players of his defense. It is unnecessary to analyze the attack of Barcelona, which is deadly effective and undoubtedly will benefit in the best way, even from the tiniest mistake the defense of Real makes. For Barcelona the situation with absent players is completely the opposite and the team will play with the best they have at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are in top form and largely the outcome of the game depends on their performance. Messi continues to break records, but Ronaldo continues to score against Barcelona. Ronaldo has scored at least one goal in the last six editions of "El Clasico". Most of the experts, however, believe that the absence of such key players for Real might be crucial and Ronaldo will not be enough for Real to win. The incredible pace and speed in the game of Barcelona by the model "Tiki-Taka" represent the biggest challenge for any defense. Unfortunatelly for Mourinho, in this match he will have to improvise, particularly in defense.
In the last 9 games between Real Madrid and Barcelona there have been over 2.5 goals scored as in the last 5 of these games Real always scored 2 goals. It would not be surprising if in this match there are a lot of goals. The clash of these titans almost never ends without goals as in 50 games 152 goals were scored. Some bad words can be said for Barcelona`s defensive performance this season. The team did not manage to keep a clean sheet in 5 of its last 6 games. Furthermore, the only one clean sheet came in a match for Copa del Rey against Cordoba - a team from Segunda Division. We can conclude that for both teams, the strength of the attack contrasts to that of their defense. However, for the football fans this means that we can expect an attractive game - or simply "El Clasico".
Although Real Madrid does not know the taste of defeat at Santiago Bernabeu in 31 consecutive matches, the bookmakers favorite Barcelona for this meeting with odds of around 2.20
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