Real Madrid vs Barcelona 2015 (start time 9:15 am PST) features two teams with recent winning records.
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The Argentina captain has been sidelined since suffering knee ligament damage in the win over Las Palmas in September. “I will speak with him after training and see what feedback I get”.
El Clasico is one of the biggest games in world football and with the pair once again slugging it out at the top of the table, there is much at stake as United Kingdom fans can watch the match tonight with an exclusive live stream of every kick from the Santiago Bernabeu.
Mundo Deportivo reports that it will be up to the Argentine whether he starts the game or not, but they expect Barca’s “trident” of Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez to play at the Bernabeu, while Sport claim that the world is waiting on Messi. “I will talk to him today (Friday) and I’ll likely talk to him again tomorrow”. Enrique added that the team knows that “he’s not going to be 100 percent fit” but that “it’s great for us he’s back”.
Barcelona travel to the home of their bitter rivals Real Madrid three points ahead of them in La Liga, but Enrique says he is “iceberg” cool about the prospect of facing Rafael Benitez’s side.
Neymar has thrived on the extra creative responsibility given him by coach Luis Enrique and he appears to have developed a stronger understanding with his team mates, especially Suarez. In fact, the Madrid No. 7 has already drawn a blank in seven league matches this season having only failed to score in 10 league games across of the whole of the last campaign.
“I have lots of respect for your profession as journalists but the story about this meeting is completely false”, he said. “I want to keep trying to give my best, to work hard and to help the team win”.
“For me this game will not determine what will happen in the Liga championship, no matter what the result will be”. Such a result would see Real pull level wit Barca at the top of La Liga, and could be down to key player Cristiano Ronaldo scoring his first outfield goal in the fixture.
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“It’s only the second time we’ve had everyone fit to play”.
