Spains fiercest rivalry will feature Barcelona against Real madrid this weekend as both clubs resumes their rivalry for the first clasico of the 2013/2014 season.Barcelona leads the pile in la liga and could open a 6-point gap between them and carlo ancelotti's men if they win tomorrow.Real madrid saw-off malaga in a 2-0 win last weekend while barcelona were held by osasuna in a 0-0 score line.
Real Madrid sit third in La Liga, three points adrift of Barca, with their only loss of the season coming against neighbours Atletico Madrid last month.
Both sides have new stars keen to make an impact in their first Clasico - Neymar in Barca's case, and Gareth Bale for Madrid -
while coaches Martino and Carlo Ancelotti will also experience their first taste of Spain's fiercest derby.
While much attention will focus on the impact of Neymar and Bale - the latter having returned from a back injury against Malaga on Saturday - Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are more than likely to
steal the show.
Widely regarded as the two best players on the planet, both have made an outstanding start to the current campaign, with Ronaldo's brace in a 2-1 Champions
League win over Juventus on Wednesday taking him to 15 goals from 12 appearances this season.
Four-time world player of the year Messi, meanwhile, has 12 goals in nine outings.
Real will be without midfielder Xabi
Alonso, despite him returning to training following a broken foot, while Barcelona defender Jordi Alba (hamstring) will also miss the fixture.Madrid have won 90times whilst barcelona have won 86times during the 224matches both sides have played against eachother.
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