Barcelona are to host Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga on Saturday, and are in a must-win situation as they trail the league leaders by a 4-point margin.
Real Madrid have dominated the Spanish La Liga for majority of the season, with Barcelona trailing behind the league leaders.
While playing under Jose Mourinho, Madrid have found their best form in the past three to four years.
The Portuguese coach has revived the old Galacticos and has made an unstoppable force in not only http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 but also in Europe.
During the month of March, Barcelona saw their form slump while Real Madrid showed how they are capable of breaking La Blaugrana’s dominance on Spanish soil. Los Blancos took a 10-point lead over the Catalan giants and took advantage of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s slip-ups
in the league.
However, towards the end of March and start of April, Real Madrid showed signs of fatigue and proved that they are only humans. Drawing their fixtures against Malaga, Villarreal and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863, Madrid brought Barcelona into touching distance, giving the Catalan
giants a hope in the league.
Barcelona got back the much-needed spark, with Lionel Messi back on song. The Catalan giants have now won 11 games consecutively, hence putting Madrid’s title hopes in jeopardy.
The two sides will face each other on Saturday, with Barcelona coming from a defeat against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 in the Champions League while Madrid tasting defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich in the same competition.
Barcelona
Barcelona are currently in blistering form in terms of La Liga. The Catalan giants have won the last 11 games in the league, with Lionel Messi showing phenomenal statistics in the process.
However, Josep Guardiola might be without the services of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique. The Spanish centre-back limped off during the game against Levante and was not fit to play against Chelsea during the midweek fixture.
On the bright side, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 pulled his groin during the game against Chelsea, but his second half performance shows that the Argentine will be playing against Madrid
for sure.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629, who broke his tibia during the FIFA Club World Cup, is not expected to return for this fixture and will not be available for Barcelona.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid have been showing signs of fatigue recently and Jose Mourinho will try and give his side one last push in order to take the Spanish La Liga title this season.
Real Madrid are not in the best of forms at the moment, despite a 4-1 win against their local city rivals, Atletico Madrid.
There have been hiccups in Madrid’s season and April has not been the best month for Jose Mourinho’s men.
The league leaders will be playing without the services of Ricardo Carvalho and the absence of the Portuguese defender has been noticed by Madrid.
Despite scoring a lot of goals, the Spanish giants have been conceding a lot as well and with the absence of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-c29670 and Ramos are not doing the best of jobs in the
centre-back roles.
Prediction
Good form or bad form, Josep Guardiola has always managed to get good results against Los Blancos since his arrival at the Nou Camp back in 2008. The Catalan coach has lost only a single game against the Spanish giants, and it was in the final of the Copa
del Rey last season.
Barcelona are expected to win the game against Madrid and with so much at stake, Josep Guardiola’s men will do anything to get a positive result. Therefore, Barcelona are expected to win the match 3-1, repeating their heroics at the Bernabeu earlier this
season.
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