Football fans are anticipating the much-awaited El Clásico match between Real Madrid and its rival Barcelona in the Spanish League, “La Liga”.
Santiago Bernabeu Stadium will host the Real Madrid Clasico against Barcelona at 10 pm on Saturday, Mecca time, as part of the 11th round of the Spanish League.
Barcelona leads the Spanish League standings with 27 points, followed by Real Madrid in second place (24 points).
Interesting facts before the Real Madrid vs. Barcelona Clasico
Real Madrid has an excellent record against Barcelona recently, having won the last 4 matches against its rival in all competitions.
In the event of winning the upcoming El Clásico, Real Madrid will reach 5 consecutive victories in El Clásico matches for only the second time in the last 59 years, after a series that extended between 2020 and 2022.
At the same time, Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid, could become the third coach to win 5 consecutive Clásico matches, after Miguel Munoz between 1962 and 1965 (7 with Real Madrid) and Pep Guardiola between 2008 and 2010 (5 with Barcelona).
Classico Real Madrid and Barcelona
This will also be the first time that Real Madrid has won 3 consecutive Clásico matches since 1991.
If Real Madrid comes out with a positive result, it will equal Barcelona's record for the longest unbeaten streak in the Spanish League (43 matches).
Classico Real Madrid and Barcelona
If Barcelona wins, Hansi Flick will be the first coach of the Catalan team to win his first Clásico since Gerardo “Tata” Martino did it in 2013.
Since then, 5 Barcelona coaches have lost their first Clásico, namely Luis Enrique, Ernesto Valverde, Quique Setien, Ronald Koeman, and Xavi Hernandez.