The "El Clásico" match, which will take place between "Real Madrid" and "Barcelona" teams in Spain's La Liga championship at 19:15 local time, has attracted the attention of football fans. This encounter is of great importance for both teams and promises results that could affect the course of the season.
Redaksiya reports that the "El Clásico" match taking place this weekend comes after "Barcelona"'s 4-0 victory at the "Bernabeu" stadium a year ago. In that match, "Real Madrid"'s French star had difficulty breaking through "Barcelona"'s high defensive line.
There are some questions regarding "Real Madrid"'s performance in big matches. The team lost to "Paris Saint-Germain" in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup this summer, and in September, they were defeated 5-2 in a derby against "Atletico Madrid". The 18-year-old member of the Spanish national team, "Real Madrid"'s left-back, will face Alvaro Carreras. Last season, while playing for "Benfica", he struggled against Carreras in three games against "Barcelona" in the Champions League. Last season, "Barcelona" secured four "El Clásico" victories over "Real Madrid", but under the leadership of currently in-form striker Kylian Mbappe, "Los Blancos" will try to restore balance in La Liga on Sunday. The "Barcelona" team under Hansi Flick, having defeated "Real Madrid" twice in La Liga, as well as in the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup finals, won a domestic "treble", which led to the end of Carlo Ancelotti's career. Mbappe had scored in his last 11 games at club and national team level before the victory against "Juventus" in the Champions League.
The 26-year-old Mbappe has scored 10 of "Real Madrid"'s 20 goals in La Liga and leads the Spanish championship's top scorers list. He has scored 15 goals, accounting for 54 percent of the club's goals in all competitions. The return of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal, Dani Ceballos, and Dean Huijsen is expected for the "Real Madrid" team. Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba, however, will miss the match due to muscle and groin injuries. In May, despite Mbappe scoring a hat-trick against "Barcelona", "Los Blancos" lost 4-3 at the "Olympic" stadium, and Flick's team almost secured the league championship.