Spanish giants to meet in El Clasico

Having won the World Club Cup, Real Madrid now face a season- defining contest with Barcelona. Trailing their rivals by 11 points, defeat for Real in the 237th El Clasico could decide the destination of the La Liga title before Christmas

REAL MADRID v BARCELONA
Santiago Bernabéu
HEAD-TO-HEAD
(All-time meetings)
Real 95 Barcelona 92
D49

RECENT MEETINGS
Apr 23 Real 2-3 Barcelona
Aug 13 Barcelona 1-3 Real
Aug 16 Real 2-0 Barcelona 

Coach 
Zinedine Zidane 
Captain
Sergio Ramos
Top La Liga goalscorer
C. Ronaldo, M. Asensio, 4
La Liga 2017/18


Coach
Luis Enrique
Captain
Andrés Iniesta
Top La Liga 
goalscorer
Lionel Messi, 14
La Liga 2017/18

2017/18 LA LIGA STATISTICS (per match)

2.00  Goals for      2.63 
0.73  Goals against  0.44
14.7  Shots          12.2 
590   Passes         661
1.66  Yellow cards   1.75

 
W13 D3 L0
W9 D4 L2


SPANISH HEAVYWEIGHTS: HONOURS
33  La Liga (right) 24
19  Copa del Rey 29
10  Spanish Super Cup 12 
12  Champions League (left) 5
2   UEFA Competitions* 4
3   FIFA World Club Cup 3

  
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Pictures: Getty Images *UEFA Cup / UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup
Source: La Liga