Real Madrid travel to the unfamiliar confines of Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys to take on familiar foes in Saturday afternoon’s El Clásico, with the top spot in La Liga on the line.
Barcelona sit one point behind Real Madrid in Spain’s top flight and are unbeaten in 10 games this season with seven wins and three draws. Madrid have lost just once, winning eight and drawing the other.
Saturday’s game will be the first ever La Liga Clásico at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, where Barça are playing their home games while Camp Nou is refurbished.
As such, it’ll become the third different stadium Barcelona have hosted a Clásico in the league; they lost 2-1 in February 1929 in their debut Clásico at El Corts and were also beaten in February 1958 (2-0) when welcoming their rivals to Camp Nou for the first time.
Head-To-Head Summary:
Real Madrid won on their last visit to face the Catalans, beating Xavi’s side 4-0 in last season’s Copa del Rey semi-final second leg having lost the first 1-0 at home.
That second leg was played at Camp Nou, whereas this will be the first meeting between them at Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium in La Liga.
