Comments and predictions for Barcelona vs Real Madrid: Chasing from the first minute
The match between Barcelona vs Real Madrid in La Liga takes place at 9:15 p.m. on May 11. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Barcelona vs Real Madrid squad information
Barcelona welcome back left-back Alejandro Balde from a hamstring injury, likely to be on the bench. Robert Lewandowski is also back and could feature from the bench. Inigo Martinez has recovered from a muscle problem.
However, Pablo Torre and Marc Casado are still unable to play due to knee injuries, while Jules Kounde and Marc Bernal are definitely absent.
The goalkeeper position is a big question mark now that Ter Stegen has recovered, but Szczesny has been in good form since joining and could continue to start.
Real Madrid suffered a big loss with the loss of key players at the same time: Rudiger, Mendy, Alaba, Carvajal, Militao and Camavinga - all out for the rest of the season.
Rodrygo returns after recovering from illness, but Arda Guler is likely to start after his impressive display against Celta Vigo.
Valverde could fill in at right-back, while Ceballos and Modric would play in central midfield, allowing Jude Bellingham to move forward to support the attack.
Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe are sure to start. Mbappe will be looking for his first win against Barcelona in a Real shirt, after losing all three times this season.
Latest expected lineup for Barcelona vs Real Madrid
Barcelona:
Szczesny; E Garcia, Cubarsi, Martinez, Martin; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Torres
Real Madrid:
Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Tchouameni, F Garcia; Ceballos, Modric; Guler, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappe
Latest football commentary on Barcelona vs Real Madrid
Barcelona head into this weekend's El Clasico on the back of a thrilling Champions League semi-final clash with Inter Milan. Although Raphinha scored in the 87th minute to send Barca close to the final, Inter equalised in the 93rd minute and ended the Catalans' hopes in extra time, winning 7-6 on aggregate.
Despite the pain, Barca's season can still be considered a success if they win La Liga, especially if they have also won the Spanish Super Cup and the 2025 King's Cup.
Barcelona are currently four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, having won four straight games, including a 2-1 win over Valladolid last weekend. They have three games remaining against Espanyol, Villarreal and Bilbao. A draw in El Clasico would be enough to keep them on top, but a defeat would open the door for Real.
Remarkably, Barca have beaten Real Madrid three times this season – including a 4-0 win at the Bernabeu in La Liga in October, as well as in the Super Cup and Copa del Rey finals.
On the other side, although the El Clasico result has not yet decided the situation, Real Madrid must win if they still hope to win the championship. After winning the European Super Cup in August, the Royal team experienced a disappointing season: being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League by Arsenal and losing to Barca in the final of the King's Cup.
There is likely to be a change in management in the summer, with Xabi Alonso the leading candidate to replace Ancelotti – who could move to the Saudi Pro League to continue his career.
Real have had a week off to prepare for El Clasico, while Barca have just exhausted their strength against Inter. They are on a four-game winning streak in La Liga, keeping three clean sheets. Los Blancos have won two of their last three games against Barca in the competition, including a 2-1 win in the first leg of the 2023-24 season.
Latest Barcelona vs Real Madrid score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Barcelona vs Real Madridas follows:
- Sportsmole:Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid
- WhoScore:Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid
- Our newspaper predicts:Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid
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