Saturday - football day. Today the attention of all football fans around the world will be focused on Madrid, where an extraordinary duel between two eternal rivals will take place. "Real Madrid" - "Barcelona" Tournament: Spain's "Primera", 9th round Stadium: "Santiago Bernabeu", Madrid Referee: Jesus Gil (Spain) Date and time: 2014-10-25, 19:00 At the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium, the players of Madrid's "Real" and "Barcelona" will clash. This is the first "El Clasico" of the season, promising great intrigue. Madrid's "Real" There is no clear favorite in this pair, but Carlo Ancelotti's team will have some advantage, playing in their home stadium. However, history shows that home advantage is not always decisive. In the Spanish "Primera" championship, Madrid's "Real" club has been showing excellent form, with as many victories in the past five matches. However, in the league table, "Real" occupies the third place, trailing "Barcelona" by 4 points. The royal club in Europe also has no difficulties, having won all three games in the UEFA Champions League group B. In the last match, the "whites" left no hopes for the "Liverpool" team with a score of 3-0. C.Ancelotti will have some absences for this match, with the main one being Gareth Bale's injury. Bale returned after the international break but did not help the "Real" club. Also, the hosts will not have Fabio Coentrao and Jese Rodriguez, who are still recovering from a long-term injury. Predicted starting lineup: Iker Casillas Dani Carvajal - Pepe - Sergio Ramos - Marcelo Luka Modric - Toni Kroos - Isco James Rodriguez - Karim Benzema - Cristiano Ronaldo "Barcelona" Meanwhile, "Barcelona" does not have any advantage in these matches. In Luis Enrique's team, the good news is that the most expensive summer acquisition, Luis Suarez, will finally debut in official matches. The Catalonia team is having no troubles in the domestic championship and firmly leads in the first place with 22 points. "Barca" has not experienced any defeats yet and only played a draw once against "Malaga". It is interesting that the visitors in Madrid are still unbeaten in their domestic matches. In the UEFA Champions League, things are not going so well for "Barcelona", as they are currently in second place in group F. In three matches, the Catalans only lost to Paris Saint-Germain. In the last match, the Spanish vice-champions defeated Amsterdam's "Ajax" with a score of 3-1. "Barcelona" arrived in Madrid without some players, but these losses are not very serious. Brazilians Douglas and Adriano will not be able to help the Catalans. Predicted starting lineup: Claudio Bravo Dani Alves - Jeremy Mathieu - Javier Mascherano - Jordi Alba Ivan Rakitic - Sergio Busquets - Xavi Neymar - Lionel Messi - Andres Iniesta Head-to-head meetings: "Barcelona" 1 - 2 "Real Madrid" (2014) "Real Madrid" 3 - 4 "Barcelona" (2014) "Barcelona" 2 - 1 "Real Madrid" (2013) "Real Madrid" 2 - 1 "Barcelona" (2013) "Barcelona" 1 - 3 "Real Madrid" (2013) Record-breaking duel At the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium today, two record-breakers will face each other - goalkeeper Claudio Bravo and Cristiano Ronaldo. The latter is currently unstoppable in Spain and has already scored 15 goals in eight matches - a feat not achieved by any other player. Meanwhile, C.Bravo is the only goalkeeper in the "Primera" championship who has not conceded a goal this season. No other goalkeeper in Spain has managed to keep their goal "dry" for the first 8 rounds. Interestingly, Lionel Messi, who is just two goals away from breaking the legendary Telmo Zarra's record, could also enter the record book. Zarra with 251 goals is the all-time top scorer in the "Primera" league. "El Clasico" promo
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