El Clasico once again will play a crucial part for determining the La Liga winner. This time, favorites are Real Madrid, as they are currently in perfect form and have 4 points advantage to their rivals. This means that only 10 rounds before the end of the season, a home win here would seriously tip the scales in favor of Real Madrid to win the title.
Lately, the Catalans don`t have good memories of their travels to the Santiago Bernabeu, where they haven`t won since 2012. Barcelona lost their last 2 away matches in La Liga and overall, most experts believe that they don`t stand good chances to win this game. Although, Barcelona showed weaknesses in some of their games this season, it is important to note that when Messi plays well, the Catalans win convincingly. Messi prepared for this derby with a hat-trick against Osasuna and if the Argentine demonstrates his full potential, this definitely could win Barcelona the match.
Barcelona won the last Clasico, which was the debut of Ancelotti in this great derby. Now, however, the work of Ancelotti gives good results and Real Madrid deservedly top the standings. Los Blancos seem perfectly organized in all lines, and so they haven`t lost any of their last 32 games. In fact, the last defeat of Real Madrid this season was namely, in the visit to Barcelona in October 2013.