Real Madrid, Barcelona ignite ‘El Clasico’ rivalry


2018/19 La Liga

Matchday 26


1-4 March 2019
Kick-off times in CAT


The latest incarnation of ‘El Clasico’, the famous rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona, takes centre stage in Matchday 26 of the 2018/19 La Liga season.

Real v Barca (at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday at 21h45) is set to be a key factor in the La Liga title race this season: a win for Los Blancos will bring them back into the battle for Spain’s top honour, while the Blaugrana will feel that a victory at the Santiago Bernabeu will remove one of their last major hurdles on the path to glory.

Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari.

Both teams enjoyed victories in the previous round of La Liga: Real claimed a controversial 2-1 away win away to Leganes (thanks to two penalties), while Lionel Messi was in ominous form for Barca as they won 4-2 away to Sevilla. The Argentine master netted a hat-trick at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to move further clear at the top of the Spanish top-flight scoring charts.

Second-placed Atletico Madrid will be hoping their derby rivals can beat Barca at home on Saturday night, which would then give them the chance to close the gap at the top to just four points with a win away to Real Sociedad at Estadio Municipal de Anoeta on Sunday (19h30).

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann.

Elsewhere, Valencia will host Athletic Bilbao at Estadio Mestalla on Sunday night (21h45). Both teams are in good form (Los Che are unbeaten in nine matches across all competitions ahead of a Copa del Rey match on Thursday, while Bilbao racked up a second successive win when they beat Eibar 1-0 this past weekend) and chasing a place in next season’s UEFA Europa League.
 

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Key match stats

Real Madrid v Barcelona – Head-to-head, all competitions

Matches played 239
Madrid wins 95
Barcelona wins 93
Draws 51

Real Sociedad v Atletico Madrid – Head-to-head, all competitions

Matches played 42
Sociedad wins 16
Atletico wins 19
Draws 7

Valencia v Athletic Bilbao – Head-to-head, all competitions

Matches played 53
Valencia wins 23
Bilbao wins 15
Draws 15


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Published: 02/28/2019