Are you looking for El Clasic who is less bad at the moment.
Barcelona won 4/4 of their last league games at Real Madrid. She did not receive a hit in three matches, and in two cases she received a handicap
The roles at the top of the Premier League and Real Madrid, which had the all-time advantage over Barcelona, changed quite quickly, now before the big derby and El Clasic has two points less than the Catalans and a victory priority (or at worst a draw) in Sunday night.
The potential defeat of Real Madrid would push to five points minus and regardless of the inconclusiveness of both sides during the last months, it would be a new blow to the Madrid players and a very difficult situation until the end of the season.
Back in early February, Real seemed to be enjoying a good season and much of that team was in control. But then came the relegation in the King's Cup (a home defeat by Real Sociedad 3-4 where very tight defensive threads were cracked by then). It was followed by a pale home league draw against the Celts (2-2), a defeat at Levante (0-1) and a lost match in the first match of the eighth Champions League final on home soil against Manchester City (1-2).
In recent weeks, attacking issues have again come to the surface. Benzema definitely can't do it all on his own and this team in that sense is sorely missed by Eden Hazard and his potentially great Chelsea games. But Hazard is neither great nor at all playing this season due to his massive injuries.
Real have not lost a league home game (8-4-0) this season and receive very few goals at the Santiago Bernabeu (0-0), and recall that he did not receive a goal during December when he played at the Camp Nou (0-0). Moreover, he was closer to success then.
- Anything is possible against a top rival, but hopefully the best. My squad can certainly rise above worse performances in recent times. The formula for success in this kind of derby match is head, heart and togetherness. We have all this, but we have to show it , ”Real coach Zinedine Zidane emphasized before the big show .
Barcelona have returned to the top of the Champions League ladder, but we cannot say that this happened precisely because of a sudden positive change in Catalan habits. Barcelona have only used Real's stumbles, but the statistics are not fooling either: Barcelona have won their last 4/4 league games (home Levante 2-1, Getafe 2-1 and Eibar 5-0 and away 3-2 at Betis).
Apart from Eibar, these were very hard-won victories, and often in them was primarily the inspiration of Messi. But, apart from those victories, Barcelona have fallen out of the King Cup (from Athletic) lately, saving for defeat in the first match of the eighth Champions League final (1-1 at Napoli).
Barcelona's biggest problem this season is injuries, some club turmoil, and away games at Primera. Barça have a poor 5-3-4 away away which is far from the numbers such a powerful team must have.
Otherwise, visiting Madrid has been very comfortable for Barcelona in recent years. Specifically, Barcelona won 4/4 of their last league games at the Santiago Bernabeu. She endured as many as three hits without receiving a goal, as well as winning two games with a handicap (4-0, 3-2, 3-0 and last season 1-0). It is too solid a basis for such results to be incidental.
Barcelona are 4-3-0 against Real in their last seven appearances (all competitions) and lost their last game in August 2017 (0-2, Spanish Super Cup). - To Real this game is probably more important than to us when talking about the situation on the ladder. Of course, nothing would solve our victory either, but the five plus points created would still look very nice. We are relaxed, we have a plan we need to implement on the ground and we look forward to this challenge. City's recipe? It was worth seeing that match, but we also have our recipe - Barcelona coach Quique Setien said.
