#1 Real Madrid vs Barcelona

El Clásico is considered to be one of the biggest derbies between the top two Spanish League clubs. In the most recent clash, Barcelona has knock-out Madrid from the Copa del Rey semi-final, with a 3-0 win at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. It was a hard physical battle as the game ended with 30 fouls and 4 yellow cards.
Barcelona are currently enjoying a nine-point gap from their arch-rivals in the league and a win in this fixture would solidify the lead. After such an embarrassing loss at home, Madrid would be keen to inflict some damage against Barca in order to keep alive their title hopes. Madrid have struggled to impress this season and they have lost seven games in La Liga thus far. This has been extremely damaging and the club could end up not winning any titles this season.
With all the pressure on Solari's team to perform, Barcelona may find it easier to perform without that much attention and pressure. Most recently, the home side lost to Girona at home with Sergio Ramos seeing red. When they beat Levante in La Liga, Real Madrid needed two penalties to help them secure the three points. The favourite of this tie is clearly Barcelona but there is still much to play in this clash.