Barcelona and Real Madrid are playing El Clasico live on the La Liga schedule for the Spanish Primera League game on Sunday and the matchup is from Camp Nou starting at 4 pm ET and it will be streaming from beIN Sport online as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi play in a top flight battle.
El Clasico has both teams looking to keep things going and Barcelona comes in as the top team in La Liga over Real Madrid and with the back stretch here, this game could be crucial. Luis Enrique said that his team is ready and Barcelona doesn't need to win this game to win the title and now they have 11 games left with a one point lead and Real Madrid comes in after winning the last two Clasico matchups.
The team is looking to win three in a row for the first time in decades, but Barcelona has not lost to the team at home when they are first in La Liga in even longer. Messi is having another fantastic season and he has more goals than the top three players for Real Madrid combined. Messi has 17 goals this season and while Ronaldo is playing well, he has not scored as much as Messi and the two always get compared to each other.
Coming into the game Barcelona has won nine of the last 10 in league play and they previously lost to Real Madrid in this last matchup. Real Madrid is second in the standings and they come in with Granada and Rayo on the schedule and down the line they also have Atletico Madrid and that will be in the Champions League quarterfinal. Those two matchups will be in april and that is a rematch of the title game last year. Real Madrid won the league title last year and they are looking to get into form for the final stretch of the season.
A win would give Barcelona a four point lead and that could be crucial if they want to hang on for the title at the end of things. Real Madrid can pull themselves back into first with a win and both sides should be intense in this game and whoever has the motivation up front should dictate the pace in this match. Barca is dealing with an injury to Sergio Busquets and Real Madrid doesn't have any major injuries, but James Rodriguez likely will not start.
