Sunday's "El Clasico" between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the "Bernabeu" stadium will start at 21:00 and will meet the 29th round in the Spanish La Liga.
This confrontation is not expected to decide the title of the champion, but the rivalry remains very big.
For Real Madrid it would be a double victory. Against the rival, but also another big step towards the title of champion.
It is different for Barcelona. Coach Xavi has the opportunity to show how fast the "Blaugrana" revolution is going.
The Madrilenians entered this match with 10 points more than second place Sevilla, and 15 more than Barcelona.
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Karim Benzema is a doubt to play on Sunday due to a calf injury picked up in the 3-0 win against Vedat Muric's Mallorca.
Real Madrid is in the best series in recent years in "El Clascio". He has won the last five meetings in all competitions.
The last time a team dominated this encounter was Pep Guardiola's Barça, who won five games in a row from 2008 to 2010, including a famous 6:2 win at the Bernabeu, and 5 :0 at "Camp Nou".
Benzema leads the list of the best goalscorers in La Liga this year. There are 22 goals scored and 11 assists.
In Barcelona, Xavi's influence has been seen, and it is best seen in how the team applies pressure, but the biggest improvement is in scoring goals.
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All this was made possible thanks to the transfers of Ferran Torres, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Adama Traore.
Torres has scored five goals in all competitions, while Aubameyang has seven goals scored. Adama Traore has contributed four assists in six appearances.
Goals conceded have been a big problem for Barcelona before January.
In the first 21 league games this season, Barça players scored 32 goals. Meanwhile, in the last six matches in La Liga, they have scored 20 times.
Riqui Puig became the 22nd player to score for this team in this edition.
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These goals have contributed to the series of four consecutive victories in the league, and 12 games without defeat, while with Xavi as coach, Barça has risen from ninth place to third place.
The last time they were defeated in regular time was in December by Bayern Munich.
