Real Madrid vs Barcelona
La Liga 2018-19
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2019
Kick-off: 8pm GMT
A second Clasico in four days awaits on Saturday as Real Madrid host Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu in their second La Liga meeting of the season.
Los Blancos welcomed their arch-rivals to the Spanish capital in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final on Wednesday, paying the price for a string of missed chances.
A Luis Suarez double and an own goal from Raphael Varane sealed a 3-0 win for Ernesto Valverde’s side – a tie that finished 4-1 on aggregate.
The result acted as a seismic blow to Real’s hopes of winning a trophy this season with the club nine points behind Barcelona in La Liga.
They hope to cut that gap this weekend - and salvage some pride in the process.
Score prediction: Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona
Real weren’t outclassed by their fierce rivals on Wednesday – despite the score line suggesting so – and if it hadn’t been for the errant finishing of Vinicius Jr, things may have turned out differently.
The Bernabeu crowd will expect revenge.
Real Madrid and Barcelona team news
Arthur was among the Barcelona subs on Wednesday and could push for a return to the starting XI after recovered from a hamstring injury.
The home side meanwhile will be without versatile defender Nacho after he was sent off in last Sunday’s victory over Levante.
Isco is back in full training after recovering from a recent back problem but was still left out of Santiago Solari’s matchday squad on Wednesday.
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Match odds
- Real Madrid to win: 31/20
- Barcelona to win: 31/20
- Draw: 14/5
First goal scorer
- Lionel Messi: 3/1
- Luis Suarez: 4/1
- Karim Benzema: 4/1
- Philippe Coutinho: 5/1
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TV channel and live stream online coverage
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Head to head record and history (h2h)
Barcelona and Real Madrid have played each other on 274 previous occasions across all competitions, with Barcelona leading the way with 114 victories compared to Real's 99. There have been 61 draws.
