Live Real Madrid Blog: Gareth Bale Real Madrid's main threat to Barcelona in El Clasico

Sport360 staff 23:57 27/10/2018
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    21:03 – Gareth Bale Real Madrid’s main threat to Barcelona in El Clasico

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    Sunday brings with it the first El Clasico of the season.

    La Liga leaders Barcelona host Real Madrid at the Camp Nou and hold a four-point advantage over their seventh-placed arch-rivals.

    Here, Brendon Netto looks at the key tactics Los Blancos may employ for this encounter.

    19:57 – Baptista says Real will move on from Ronaldo

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    Former striker Julio Baptista says nobody has ever been irreplaceable at Real Madrid and believes Los Blancos will move on from the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo despite their struggles since the exit of the five-time world footballer of the year.

    Read what the Brazilian had to say here.

    19:17 – Valverde wary of wounded animals Real

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    Ernesto Valverde has warned his Barcelona side to be wary of the wounded beast, and believes Real Madrid are an even more dangerous animal because of their poor form.

    Read the story here.

    17:15 – Ten classic Clasicos over the past three decades

    The fixture that rarely fails to impress has given both the teams moments to savour and forget. The fixture has seen drama-filled, nerve-wrecking closely contested games and a few ones which have leaned heavily in a single team’s favour.

    Philippe Coutinho and Gareth Bale

    Philippe Coutinho and Gareth Bale

    Refresh your memories of the highs and lows of your team here.

    15:00 – Look back at some of the best El Clasico encounters

    The biggest fixture in the footballing world has seen some iconic encounters in the past.

    Former Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona star Lionel Messi

    Former Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona star Lionel Messi

    Here is a look back at some of those.

    14:00 – Clasico bigger than Messi and Ronaldo

    La Liga president Javier Tebas says this weekend’s El Clasico will not disappoint, despite the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

    Watch him speak about it here.

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    13:40 – What Madrid miss from Ronaldo

    Sunday’s El Clasico will be the first since 2007 without Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

    Ronaldo scored 38 per cent of Madrid’s against Barca during his time at the Bernabeu.

    How will they cope without him? Watch the video here.

    Ronaldo's absence is dearly being felt by Real Madrid.

    Ronaldo’s absence is dearly being felt by Real Madrid.

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