Written by Phillip Bupp at Bloguin
In case you didn’t know, El Clasico is this weekend. This Saturday at 12:15 ET on beIN Sports, Real Madrid and Barcelona will face off for the first time this season at the Bernabeu. After an early threat by Celta Vigo, Barcelona and Real Madrid occupy the top two spots in La Liga.
One of the big storylines from the game is whether or not Barcelona’s Lionel Messi comes back from his knee injury. He has been in training and some of his teammates as well as Adidas insist that he’ll play but that may mean coming off the bench.
While there would be some concern from Barcelona fans about playing against Real Madrid, Barcelona has really held their own during Messi’s injury. Barcelona wasn’t perfect, they lost to Celta Vigo and Sevilla during this stretch. But thanks to a strengthened partnership between Neymar and Luis Suarez on the attack, Barcelona has maintained a three point lead over Real and some even say that if Barcelona wins, they will inevitably win the La Liga title. While that’s really just a bunch of hyperbole given that there is still six months left in the season, it will put Barcelona into a commanding six point lead.
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