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Updates of Barcelona and Real Madrid Match: 29 November 2009

Real Madrid visits Barcelona on 29 November 2009 in the first ‘el-classico’ of the season. With Madrid leading the point table by 1 point over Barcelona, the result of the match could see a change in the standings. Remembering last season’s 6-2 record victory at Real Madrid, Barcelona is determined to pick up three points on Sunday against their arch rivals and a victory for the Catalan side will see them move back to the top. However, Real Madrid is also gearing up to take revenge of their humiliating defeat of last season at home. Real has spent heavily in the Summer to close the gap on Barcelona who became the first Spanish club in the history of Spanish football to win three prestigious titles: Champions League, La Liga, Copa del Rey last season.

Match: Barcelona vs Real Madrid; Spanish La Liga 2009-10

Date: 29 November 2009

Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain

Time: 18:00 GMT

Live on: Sky Sports 1, Super Sports 3 TV Channels

El Classico is perhaps the fiercest rivalry in European club football and most important this rivalry also has ad global appeal thanks to the world wide fan base of the two Spanish giants. However, Sunday’s match is special as it involves some of today’s best footballers in the world including Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lionel Messi, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Xavi, Andres Iniesta and some others. Actually, both the clubs invested huge amount in Summer transfer market to strengthen their squads. In fact, the combined spending amount of the two clubs is more than £300million. Real Madrid signed Cristiano Ronaldo for a record transfer fee and spent a big amount to buy the likes to Kaka, Xabi Alonso, Karim Benzema and some others, while Barcelona signed Ibrahimovic for a big amount.

So, tomorrow’s match will see some of the best players being involved in it. From another point of view, you can say that it is a battle between Ronaldo and Messi, the two widely regarded best footballers of today. Ronaldo is the reigning holder of world player of the year award, while Messi is the most favorite to win the same title this year. Naturally, football fans are looking for a face-to-face battle between the two. The interesting thing is that both the players missed few games due to their respective injuries, but are now fit enough to feature in tomorrow’s game. Ronaldo played just 20 minutes of Real Madrid’s 1-0 Champions league victory over FC Zurich, while Messi has also reportedly recovered from his muscle injury that forced him out of Barca’s midweek 2-0 win over Inter Milan in Champions League. There is good news in Barcelona camp as star striker Ibrahimovic is also ready for the clash against Real Madrid.

So, it seems that both sides will have their star players available for the high profile fixture and it seems that the match has everything to be a classic. However, Barcelona will miss their Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure who has just returned to training after suffering from Swine flue. It is true that Real Madrid landed many star players last Summer, but Barcelona also has a star-studded squad. Their forward line up boasts of the likes of Messi and Ibrahimovic, while their midfield is perhaps one of the best in the world with Xavi and Iniesta in dominating form. So, Toure’s absence may not be a big deal for manager Josep Guardiola. Barcelona defense is also very strong in the presence of Dani Alves, Puyol, Pique and Abidal.

Ibrahimovic is confident of winning the match, even though he agrees that Real Madrid is a strong team.

Sportsillustrated reported:

Ibrahimovic says the European champions have a stronger team then its archrival, despite Madrid having spent over ?250 million ($375 million) on players in the offseason. Ibrahimovic was confident his side will "beat them.''

Ibrahimovic is expected to be available for Sunday's game at the Camp Nou after missing a midweek Champions League win over Inter Milan to rest a sore hamstring, saying that these are the games that go down in "history.''

Real Madrid undoubtedly has one of the best footballers in its squad at this moment. Kaka, Benzema, Raul and Ruud van Nistelrooy are there in their forward line up alongside in-form Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain. In the midfield, Real has the players like Ronaldo and Xabi in the midfield alongside Marcelo and Lass. However, Real Madrid defense must be at their best while facing Barcelona because they have to stop the players like Ibrahimovic and Messi. I do not think that Real Madrid defense is as strong as Barcelona defense, even though they have the defenders like Sergio Ramos and Arbeloa.

Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso is now wary of the threat posed by Spain teammates Xavi and Iniesta. However, he does not think that the match will be decisive for the season.

Sky Sports reported:

Alonso has revealed that Los Blancos are trying to treat the Barca showdown as just another three points, insisting the tie will not prove decisive in who will win the league this season.

The former Liverpool midfielder - who returned to his homeland last summer in a £30million move - hailed Xavi and Andres Iniesta as the players to watch.

"It will be important, but not decisive. Three more points are at stake, but we will face our greatest opponent and there are nevertheless many games left in the championship," he told his club's official website.

Actually, it is a high profile affair and players will be temped to give their best. Naturally, some psychological pressure will be there on the players of both sides. So, holding their nerve and remaining clam would be important and the side who will be bale to do it better would come out of winner. On technical ground, the main battle will be in the midfield. The likes of Xavi and Iniesta will try to dominate the game, while Real will expect Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso to be at their best.

Online Live Score and Updates

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Overall, I think that neither side has any advantage over each other. You may say that Barcelona is very strong at home and they will capitalize on the home advantage. Then you should know that Real Madrid suffered a devastating defeat in front of their home fans last season. So, for a match of this magnitude, home advantage does not count a lot; rather playing their natural game will be much more important than any other issue. Whoever wins the battle, one thing is pretty much certain that a lot of things are at stake ahead of the game and there is every possibility football fans could experience a classic match.