Real Madrid vs Barcelona - Betting Tips and La Liga Preview

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Ahead of this latest El Clasico, both Barcelona and Real Madrid experienced difficult games in midweek Champions League action with Barca drawing at Napoli and Real suffering a 2-1 home defeat by Manchester City. The hosts now face the prospect of welcoming the current league leaders in the Spanish La Liga and with any prospective loss ensuring the visitors extend their gap to five points from second-placed Real. Host manager Zinedine Zidane will also be aware that Real have failed to beat Barcelona at the Bernabeu in League action since winning 3-1 back in October 2014.

Two successive defeats in competitive action will not have helped morale in the Real Madrid camp prior to El Clasico, as their Champions League loss followed a surprise 1-0 loss at Levante with the home goalkeeper emerging as a man of the match. Los Blancos have not enjoyed the best of months having been eliminated from the Copa del Rey when beaten 4-3 by Real Sociedad on