Livestream, March 18 - Barcelona and Real Madrid have been in excellent form recently and have a high goal-scoring efficiency. Both sides are very hopeful about a wonderful national derby for the fans.
The national derby will kick off at 04:00 Beijing time next Monday, and fans are looking forward to a great goal battle between the two teams. Both sides have been very strong in their recent momentum and have excellent offensive form, especially Barcelona, whose league goals in recent rounds have been comparable to the goalscoring efficiency that Real Madrid have shown this season.
The Ross and Rasa have scored 20 goals in their last six league games, while they have scored just nine goals in their previous 6 games, significantly improving their offensive efficiency.
The change was helped by new signings Ferran Torres, Adama Traoré, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and returning 38-year-old Dani Alves.
Former Valencia player Ferran Torres moved to Barca in January after a year and a half with Manchester City, and now he has scored five goals in all competitions for the Rossandriff and contributed three assists. He has scored in the last two league rounds, first helping the team to a away win over Elche, and then scoring twice in Barca's 4-0 win over Osasuna.
Barca boss Xavi Hernández proudly told the media after the match against Osasuna: "I said Ferran would definitely score, it was only a matter of time. ”
Another player to join from England is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the former Arsenal captain who scored a hat-trick in the team's 4-1 win over Valencia, which was only his second starter since joining. He then scored a goal in the Europa League with Napoli and helped the team beat Osasuna. The Gabonese striker has been able to show his superb goalscoring efficiency wherever he is, and on his way to conquering the five major leagues, La Liga is his fourth stop after Ligue 1, Bundesliga and the Premier League.
Barca could hardly believe they could get the seasoned striker in the winter window, and their manager Xavi aptly commented on the deal as a "gift from the sky".
Another red and blue striker, Ousmane Dembélé, is also recovering, causing a lot of trouble for the team in his 4-0 win over Osasuna.
In addition, Barcelona-born and debuted in the La Masia academy, Traoré has also proved to be a very sharp weapon, helping the team significantly improve the level of physical confrontation and making the opponent's defender feel threatened when he is in position with him.
Real Madrid have a psychological advantage
Barcelona have been in excellent form recently, while Real Madrid have a psychological advantage in this clash, they are currently at the top of the table and remain in the Champions League.
Carlo Ancelotti's side have made an epic comeback in the Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain, greatly boosting the morale of the team. Their goalscoring efficiency is no less than that of barca in the recent past, and the team's 34-year-old striker Karim Benzema is at the peak of his career and is never satisfied with scoring goals. After a hat-trick against Paris Saint-Germain, the French striker hopes to learn from the game he failed to score in October last year and deliver a fatal blow to Barca in the clash.
His strike partner Vini Jr, although he did not score as well as him, was equally crucial to the team, knowing how to help Benzema score and score on his own when it was critical. There is no doubt that the Rosso and Rasa will focus on the nimble Brazilian in their pre-match deployment, as he helped Real Madrid beat Barca 3-2 in the Spanish Super Cup in January.
The title race is still full of suspense
While the outcome of the national derby can normally affect the title, this year is clearly not the case, with the biggest rival of the leader Real Madrid this season being Sevilla.
Despite Barcelona's recent good form, manager Xavi has also admitted that it will be difficult to challenge Real Madrid's top spot this season. After his victory over Osasuna, he said: "Even if we beat Real Madrid in the next game, it will be difficult to win the La Liga title this season. Because they rarely make mistakes, they only lose two games and we lose four, so we can't be overly optimistic."
In addition, since Barca have lost to their opponents in the last four league national derbys, this will also affect their confidence to some extent. The Red and Blues hope to reverse the situation next Monday Beijing time, and of course they are capable of accomplishing this goal.