Former Real Madrid forward, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 will affect Los Blancos mentally and they will lose the psychological edge.
The retired Spanish footballer expressed that the Spanish capital-based club will suffer in the aftermath of a defeat, if they are beaten against their traditional rivals over the weekend.
Los Vikingos will take up the challenge of facing La Blaugrana when they travel to the Catalan capital in their upcoming Spanish La Liga fixture on Saturday.
The match which will take place at the Nou Camp can act as the catalyst in Jose Mourinho’s ambition to lead the Santiago Bernabeu outfit to silverware, since a victory on Saturday can take them 7 points clear at the top of the Spanish Primera Division’s
league standings.
However, a loss at the hands of the current Spanish champions can complicate matters for Los Merengues as it will reduce their advantage over Barca in the league table to just one point.
The difference between the two Spanish giants in the standings currently stands at four points and the title race is all open for both sides.
Although at the start of the last month, Madrid’s lead over Barca in terms of points was 10 points and many started to claim that the Whites had successfully ousted the Catalans as champions of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011. However, contrary to that, recent results from both sides
have reduced this advantage to just four points.
Morientes believes that Los Blancos are already under pressure because Barcelona’s comeback in the race for the title was quite unexpected.
He added that if Madrid lose on Saturday, the pressure on them will increase and they may end up losing the title race which is for them to loose.
While talking to reporters, the Spaniard was quoted as saying:
"If Barca win they will fill Madrid with fear in their bodies, because in just a short time they will have seen their 10-point cushion [dramatically] reduced, the psychological aspect will be a determining factor in the game."
Saturday’s El Clasico is one of the most anticipated games of the season and is expected to be heavily competitive. No matter what the final result is, it can be presumed that the fans are in for a delicious footballing treat.
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