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Spanish La Liga Starting XI: FC Barcelona V Real Madrid, 22 March 2015

Spanish La Liga Starting XI: FC Barcelona V Real Madrid, 22 March 2015

Spanish La Liga

Teams: Barcelona V Real Madrid

Venue: Camp Nou

Barcelona will be hoping to stretch their lead at the top of La Liga when they host Real Madrid in the much anticipated Clasico on Sunday.

The only player who is confirmed to miss the all-important fixture for the Catalan club is Thomas Vermaelen, while Luis Enrique's side will look more or less the same in all areas of the field.

Barcelona go in to the clash having won their last six matches, where they've scored 17 goals, but have only managed two clean-sheets.

Enrique's men will be looking to emulate their home record against Real, having scored two goals or more in their last eight home games in all competitions against their historical rivals.

On the other hand, Carlo Ancelotti's team will be looking to repeat the form from the first round of league fixtures against Sunday's opponents, where they beat Barcelona 3-1, after Neymar gave the Catalan club the lead.

Although winning their last game, Real lost their two games before that, including their embarrassing home defeat to Schalke in the Champions League.

Ancelotti will be hoping that his dangerous front-three will be at their best, as they've come under heavy pressure of late, with rumours that not all is well in the camp.

In a personal battle, Cristiano Ronaldo will be hoping to close the gap on El Clasico's all-time top goal-scorer, Lionel Messi, as the Argentine leads him by seven goals with 21, while the 30-year-old Portuguese star has 14.

Here is how the teams will line-up:

Barcelona: Bravo; Alves, Pique, Mathieu, Alba; Rakitic, Mascherano, Iniesta; Messi, Suarez, Neymar

Real Madrid: Casillas; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Kroos, Modric, Isco; Bale, Ronaldo, Benzema 

What do you think will happen in the much anticipated El Clasico? 

 

 

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