Overview
- Barcelona leads La Liga by four points with four games left and could all but secure the title with a victory.
- A win would make Barcelona the first team in 123 years to win all four Clásicos in a single season.
- Real Madrid has intensified tensions by releasing a controversial video accusing referee Alejandro Hernández Hernández of bias.
- Barcelona faces the challenge of rebounding from its Champions League semifinal exit just four days ago.
- This match is expected to be Carlo Ancelotti’s final Clásico as Real Madrid manager, with Xabi Alonso likely to succeed him.