I am expecting a positive result for Real Madrid in the Spanish El Clasico for a variety of reasons.

First off, this Barcelona is too unbalanced and “young” to deliver in games of this caliber.

Sometimes the young blood can serve them well, but on occasions like this one I can feel it is more likely to be an issue for Koeman. Gavi, Balde, Garcia and Dest, to some extent, still don’t have the right level of experience and should find it hard to cope both with the opponent and their own emotions.

I had a pick on Barcelona’s game in midweek tipping them to prevail over Dynamo Kyiv by a 2+ goals margin and admitted the Blaugrana had shown positive vibes over last weeks. However, there’s no reason to get carried away as the team's record in high profile games is dismal. Bayern, Benfica, Atletico Madrid - on all occasions Barcelona failed to avoid defeats. Basically, the only time they succeeded against a decent opposition was the 4-2 win over injury-hit Real Sociedad.

Hosts have a traditional injury “kit”, which they’ve been carrying in the past months on regular basis. Pedri, Braithwaite and Arauje are definitely out. Key left fullback Alba picked up an injury vs. Dynamo Kyiv and is a big doubt; same with Ousmane Dembele. Aguero is fit for nothing more than 15-20 minutes of football, so Barca doesn’t really have a bench to rely on as things stand.

Real Madrid is a lot of fun under Ancelotti and also tends to be inconsistent. However, such affairs as El Clasico is the sort of game these players live for. The experience advantage Real Madrid possess over this version of Barcelona is tremendous. If we add Vinny Junior and Karim Benzema in stunning form, then the favourite looks really obvious on paper. Besides, Real has all regulars available and has been recently boosted by the return of left fullback Mendy.

Real had a perfect warm up midweek game vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (5-0) and have to take points from Barcelona on Sunday.

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由于种种原因，我期待皇马在西班牙甲级联赛中取得积极的结果。

首先，这支巴塞罗那太不平衡，太“年轻”，无法在这样的比赛中发挥作用。

有时年轻的球员可以很好地为他们服务，但在像这次这样的场合，我能感觉到这更可能是科曼的问题。从某种程度上来说，Gavi, Balde, Garcia和Dest仍然没有足够的经验，他们很难同时应对对手和自己的情绪。

在周中巴塞罗那的比赛中，我曾预测他们将以2个多球的优势战胜基辅迪纳摩队，并承认巴塞罗那在上周表现出了积极的气氛。然而，这支球队在高关注度的比赛中表现不佳，所以没有理由太过激动。拜仁、本菲卡、马德里竞技——巴塞罗那在所有场合都未能避免失败。基本上，他们唯一一次成功战胜像样的对手是4:2战胜受伤的皇家社会。

在过去的几个月里，巴萨一直带着一个传统的伤病“工具箱”。佩德里，布雷斯韦特和阿劳杰绝对出局了。左后卫阿尔巴在对基辅迪纳摩的比赛中受伤，这是一个很大的疑问;奥斯曼·丹贝利也是如此。阿奎罗最多只能打15-20分钟的比赛，所以巴萨没有板凳可以依靠。

在安切洛蒂的领导下，皇家马德里充满了乐趣，同时也趋向于不稳定。然而，像《王者荣耀》这样的比赛正是这些球员所向往的。皇家马德里在经验上的优势是巨大的。如果我们加上小文尼和本泽马的惊人状态，那么最受欢迎的球员在纸上看起来真的很明显。此外，皇马拥有所有的主力球员，最近左后卫曼迪的回归也让他们士气大增。

皇马在周中对顿涅茨克矿工进行了一场完美的热身赛(5-0)，并将在周日从巴塞罗那手中拿分。