Time will stop for Football fans from around the world as they tune into the long anticipated El Clasico or Real Madrid Vs Barcelona game which goes under-way at local time 22:00 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

Call it what you want, El Clasico, Clash of the titans, Cristiano Ronaldo Vs Lionel Messi, etc etc. This game has always been a classic but Saturday’s clash is something much more special then your average El Clasico games.

Both sides are tied on 77 points at the top of the table in La Liga with Real Madrid in first place due to goal difference. Most football fans believe the winner of the El Clasico will also win the Spanish Crown of La Liga with only eight games left to the end of the season.

Both team will be going onto the field knowing that a loss will be a huge blow to their championship hopes. The game is personal for both Real and Barca with passed history between the two teams and cities as both teams represents two rival cities and regions (Catalonia and Castile). Back to the game

Real Madrid are currently under immense pressure as huge signing in the beginning of the year including Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema, Raul Albiol, Xabi Alonso, etc, promised Champions League success which was especially important as the final will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu but were eliminated by Lyon in the Champions League Knockout Stage against French side Lyon.

However Barcelona are aware of the general acceptance that Real Madrid will win the La Liga due to their big signings and want to beat the Galacticos to prove this notion wrong.

The Catalans beat Arsenal 4-1 with all four goals coming from an inspired Messi who devastated the Arsenal side.

Real Madrid will be going on the filed on Saturday knowing that this game really divides the men from the boys. Real want to show that there are not just a team with big signings but a side that can play as a team which Barcelona has been doing for the past two years so perfectly.

Barcelona are also strengthened by the return of the two central defence that missed the midweek clash against Arsenal, Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique.

Barca will be without the influential and dangerous Zlatan Ibrahimovic who also missed the clash against Arsenal due to a calf injury sustained last weekend in the 4-1 win over Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou. However Andres Iniesta is set to return to the side after an injury left him out of the squad for the past two weeks.

Real Madrid is also missing a very influential player as Kaka is ruled out of tomorrows game due to a thigh problem which has prevented the Brazilian star from playing since 10th March. But Xabi alonso is included in the side even though he has problems with his ankle.

Kaka will be a huge miss for Real with the Brazilian man having the ability to change the game around from any point of the game. He will surely be missed by Real Madrid especially in such a gigantic game.

Cristiano Ronaldo Vs Messi- who is the best player in the world…
The El Clasico is widely being considered as Cristiano Ronaldo Vs Messi as both players are in impeccable form. Messi has scored 26 goals in the La Liga this season with Ronaldo trailing with 18 goals but.

Ronaldo also wants to retain the player of the year award which Messi won in the 2008-2009 season where as Ronaldo got the award in the 2007-2008 season playing for Manchester United.

Both players are extremely influential to there teams with Arsene Wenger saying in the midweek after loosing against Barca, “It was like he (Messi) was playing on playstation”.

Barcelona has won the last three El Clasico’s with a memorable 6-2 win over real last season at the Bernabeu

Real’s home record is perfect with the Galacticos winning all their league home games this and have also won their last twelve games in a row in the La Liga. Barcelona has won there 5 of their last eight games but are high on morale after the 4-1 frashing of Arsenal in the midweek clash.

Real Madrid will look mainly at the inform Gonzalo Higuain the 22-year-old French born Argentinian who has scored 24 goals in 24 games in the La Liga.

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