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2022/23 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 26
FC Barcelona v Real Madrid
Spotify Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
Sunday, 19 March 2023
Kick-off is at 21h00
FC Barcelona will battle it out with Real Madrid in a
Spanish La Liga match at the Spotify Camp Nou on March 19.
Current Form
Barca claimed a 1-0 win over Atletico Bilbao away on March 12 and they are now undefeated in their last two matches in the league.
Barcelona are enjoying an 12-match unbeaten run at home having won 10 matches and drawn just two at the Spotify Camp Nou.
On the other hand, Madrid claimed a 3-1 win over RCD Espanyol at home on March 11 as they extended their unbeaten run to five matches in La Liga.
The Whites are also undefeated in their last two matches on the road having recorded one draw and one win as the visitors.
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What Is At Stake
Barcelona are still in control in the race for the La Liga title and they are nine points clear at the top of the league standings.
Barca will be keen to open a 12-point lead at the top of the log with a victory over Madrid.
The Whites, on the other hand, cannot afford to drop points in the El Clasico as it is imperative for the defending champions to secure a win.
Team News
Ousmane Dembele and Pedri are currently injured, while their Barcelona teammate Robert Lewandowski is also an injury doubt.
Meanwhile, Madrid will be without two players who are injured namely, David Alaba and Ferland Mendy.
Key Players
All eyes will be on Raphinha who has scored in each of his last two matches for Barcelona and he could be the man to hurt Madrid.
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez will have to come up with a plan to tame Madrid star Vinicius Junior who is a very dangerous winger.
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Quotes
"We have pressure, we want to win the league but we are very well placed," Xavi said after their win over Bilbao.
"Today was like a final game for us, we needed this one. Let's not think about El Classico, we needed to think about today and win the three points and we did that.
“We needed to work hard and I think we had personality on the pitch which is not easy here, because Athletic they pressure a lot. I think it was very good in several moments, it was a very good win, a character win."
Head-to-Head
Madrid claimed a 3-1 win over Barcelona in their last meeting in La Liga and the game was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on 16 October 2022.
Prior to that match, Barca had ended their five-match winless run in the league against the Whites as they emerged victorious in March 2022.
(Last Five La Liga Meetings)
Matches - 5
Barcelona - 1
Madrid - 4
Draws - 0
Spanish La Liga matchday 26 fixtures
Friday, March 17
22:00 - Real Valladolid v Athletic Bilbao
Saturday, March 18
14:00 - UD Almeria v Cadiz CF
16:15 - Rayo Vallecano v Girona FC
18:30 - RCD Espanyol v Celta Vigo
21:00 - Atlético Madrid v Valencia CF
Sunday, March 19
14:00 - Real Betis v Real Mallorca
16:15 - CA Osasuna v Villarreal CF
16:15 - Real Sociedad v Elche CF
17:30 - Getafe CF v Sevilla FC
21:00 - FC Barcelona v Real Madrid
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