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Today will be the first meeting of this season's Spanish giants. The eternal rivals "Barcelona" and Madrid's "Real" will face each other at the "Camp Nou" stadium.
"Barcelona" - "Real Madrid" League: Spanish "Primera" Stadium: "Camp Nou" (Barcelona) Referee: Alberto Undiano Date and time: 2013-10-26, 19:00
The 10th round of the Spanish "Primera" championship will take place. The "El Clasico" match will be the first for managers Gerardo Martino and Carlo Ancelotti, as well as for this summer's most expensive club signings Neymar and Gareth Bale.
Team standings in the national championships After nine matches in Spain, the Catalan team is in the lead with 25 points, while "Real" has 22. However, after this showdown, the royal club will have the opportunity to surpass their neighbors from Barcelona.
In their last match, "Barcelona" unexpectedly dropped points in Pamplona. The Catalans failed to secure a victory, and the "Osasuna" players managed to keep their own goal dry.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid secured an easy victory against "Malaga" with a score of 2-0 in Saturday's match. The winning goals were scored by Angel Di Maria and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Head-to-head meetings in the "Primera" championship In the last five encounters in the top national league, Carlo Ancelotti's team had more success, celebrating victories twice and earning two draws. The Spanish champions won only once against the Madrid footballers, but it was at their own fortress – the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium.
In total, "Barcelona" and "Real" have met in the Spanish championship 166 times throughout the clubs' history. "Los Blancos" have won 70 times against the Catalans, while Barcelona triumphed in 64 matches. "Real" have also scored more goals - 270, compared to Barcelona's 259.
Team news: Left-back Jordi Alba, Ibrahim Afellay, and Isaac Cuenca will be unavailable for Gerardo Martino's team. Meanwhile, Real Madrid will be without the fully recovered defender Xabi Alonso.
Top scorers in "El Clasico": Alfredo Di Stefano ("Real", 18 goals), Lionel Messi ("Barcelona", 18), Raul ("Real", 15), Cesar Rodriguez ("Barcelona", 14), Francisco Gento ("Real", 14), Ferenc Puskas ("Real", 14), Cristiano Ronaldo ("Real", 12), Santillana ("Real", 12), Hugo Sanchez ("Real", 10), Juanito ("Real", 10).
