Who Will Decide El Clásico Tomorrow? Barcelona Suffers Impressive Absences And Real Madrid Is Armed With The Ground And The Crowd

Football fans around the world are awaiting the El Clásico match between the two rivals, Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, at 15:15 GMT at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, as part of the tenth round of the Spanish League competition, “La Liga”.

The two teams enter the match in different situations, as Barcelona suffers from influential absences, while Real Madrid seeks to exploit the ground and the crowd to achieve victory.

The two clubs also enter the match feeling ecstatic after achieving victory in their matches in the Champions League. Barcelona defeated its guest, Olympiacos, Greece, 6-1, while Real Madrid defeated Italian Juventus, 1-0, in the third round of the league stage.

Barcelona shock

Barcelona suffered a painful blow before El Clásico when the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected the club’s appeal, which meant that coach Hansi Flick would be absent from participating in El Clásico due to the red card he received in a previous match. The absence of Brazilian winger Rafinha was also confirmed due to him not being 100% ready, joining the list of injured people absent from the match.

Charged atmosphere

Despite the absences, Barcelona club president Joan Laporta tried to raise the morale of the fans with a defiant statement before the match, stressing his confidence in achieving victory on the Bernabéu pitch.

On the other hand, the atmosphere of Real Madrid is witnessing a state of anger after the provocations of some Barcelona players, which reinforces the “Merengue” desire for revenge and revenge on the field.

Struggle for the lead

Real Madrid leads the Spanish League “La Liga” table with 24 points, two points ahead of its traditional rival, Barcelona, ​​which is runner-up.

The match is considered decisive in the struggle for the top spot in the Spanish League, and it will be played on Real Madrid’s soil and in front of its enthusiastic fans, which gives it a great moral advantage.

The tenth round of La Liga will reveal the course of the competition between the two giants. Will Barcelona succeed in overcoming its missteps and achieving victory, or will Real Madrid impose its control, taking advantage of its moral superiority and ground factor?

Historical stations

Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet in El Clasico tomorrow, 96 years after the first confrontation between the two traditional rivals in the local championship, and these are the most prominent stations and moments in the history of this renewed conflict between the two poles of Spain, according to the network. CNN

First match

The first match between the two sides in La Liga was held on February 17, 1929. It was played on the grounds of Barcelona’s old stadium, Les Cortes, and ended with the visitors winning by two goals to one, before Barcelona won the second leg of that season with a clean goal to win the first title in the Spanish League.

Biggest result

We go back in time to the 1934/1935 season, when Barcelona defeated Real Madrid on its home field by 5-0, before Real Madrid turned the score around in the second leg with an 8-2 victory, making it the largest result in the history of the two teams’ confrontations to date.

Biggest draw

The match between the two teams in 1943 on the grounds of the old Barcelona stadium witnessed the largest draw between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​when the match ended with a score of 5-5.

The first match broadcast on television

The match between Barcelona and Real Madrid on February 15, 1959 was the first match to be broadcast on Spanish channels. Real Madrid prevailed in that confrontation with a clean goal, but Barcelona won the title that season.

Real Madrid fans applaud the Barcelona star

Brazilian star Ronaldinho gave one of the best individual performances in the history of El Clásico when he succeeded in scoring two amazing goals in the match played in November 2005, which ended with a hat-trick for Barcelona, ​​which prompted a number of Real Madrid fans to applaud him at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Messi’s appearance

Argentine star Lionel Messi officially presented his credentials to football fans when he starred in El Clásico, which was held on March 10, 2007, scoring a hat-trick against legendary goalkeeper Iker Casillas at Camp Nou when he was 19 years old.

Historical hexagram

Barcelona and Real Madrid fans alike will never forget that match, which ended with six goals to two, in favor of Barcelona, ​​in the match that was held at the Santiago Bernabeu on May 2, 2009, to be the match that announced the beginning of the Barcelona era under the legendary coach Pep Guardiola.

The era of Messi and Ronaldo

Messi and Ronaldo played their first encounter in El Clásico on November 29, 2009, and Barcelona won with a clean goal scored by Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Camp Nou.

Between 2009 and 2018, the most prominent title in El Clásico became the confrontation between Messi and Ronaldo, to write together the most prominent football epics, which increased the competition and excitement of this historical confrontation between the two traditional rivals.

Capital dominance

Real Madrid dominated El Clásico between 2020 and 2024, when it won five matches and lost only two in seven matches, but the arrival of German coach Hansi Flick to train Barcelona restored spirit to Catalonia, which made Barcelona victorious in the home and away matches last season in the league, with scores of 4-0 and 4-3.

Top 10 highest paid players

Real Madrid and Barcelona occupied the list of the 10 highest-paid players in the Spanish League “La Liga” this season.

Kylian Mbappé, the star of the French national team and Real Madrid, tops the list of the highest paid in the Spanish League, as he receives an annual salary of up to 26.9 million pounds sterling, followed by David Alaba, who earns 19.4 million pounds sterling annually. The ranking is as follows:

1. Kylian Mbappe – £26.9m per year
2. David Alaba – £19.4m per year
3. Vinicius Junior – £17.9m per year
4. Jan Oblak – £17.9m per year
5. Robert Lewandowski – £17.9m per year
6. Jude Bellingham – £17.9m per year
7. Frenkie de Jong – £16.4m per year
8. Lamine Yamal – £14.4m per year
9. Rodrygo – £14.3m per year
10. Rafinha – £14.3m per year

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