El Clasico: Some intresting facts you must know before the match.
There are six days to go before Real Madrid host Barça, so here are some top stats to whet your appetite for the big game.
Second and third closing in on the leader
Barça (62 points) and Real Madrid (60) are second and third as they hunt down leaders Atlético Madrid (66). The red-and-whites were runaway leaders at one stage, but they’ve being dropping points and that’s allowed the ‘big two’ to get right back into contention. There is a round of games to be played before El Clásico, but the game between Real and Barça is going to have a massive bearing on this year’s championship. Whoever loses is going to need to do a LOT of work to end up with the Liga trophy at the end of the season.
Leo Messi, all-time top scorer
Leo Messi has scored 26 goals against Real Madrid, already eight more than the nearest challengers, Alfredo di Stefano and Cristiano Ronaldo (18). Messi scored 18 of his goals in La Liga, two in the Champions League and six in the Spanish Super Cup.
Messi and Ramos, omnipresent
The respective captains are also the players with the most appearances in the history of the fixture. Ramos has 45, and Messi has 44. They’re followed by Xavi Hernández, Manolo Sanchís and Francisco Gento (42 each) and Sergio Busquets (39).
11 clean sheets each
Both teams have avoided conceding in 11 league games this term. Barça have conceded in total just one more goal (24) than Real Madrid (23).
Possession kings
Barça have the highest average possession of the two sides (65.11% v 59.79%), and have also made more passes (19,834 v 16,486), showing a clear difference in the way the two teams approach the game.
51 players used
Between them, the two teams have fielded 51 different players this season. Ronald Koeman has used 25 and Zinedine Zidane has gone for one more with 26. The most used Barça players have been De Jong, Messi, Alba, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Antoine Griezmann and Pedri, while for Madrid the top names are Thibaut Courtois, Varane, Benzema, Casemiro, Luka Modric and Ferland Mendy.
Team: The Ball Man
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