Overview
- Barcelona leads Real Madrid by four points in La Liga, with four matches remaining in the season.
- A Barcelona victory would position them to clinch the title midweek with a win over Espanyol, while a Real Madrid win would narrow the gap to one point.
- Barcelona has won all three competitive Clásico meetings this season under Hansi Flick, including the Copa del Rey final two weeks ago.
- Barcelona faces injury concerns, including doubts over Robert Lewandowski’s match fitness and the absences of Alejandro Baldé and Jules Koundé.
- Real Madrid enters the match rested with no new injuries, though Ferland Mendy, Eduardo Camavinga, and Antonio Rüdiger remain sidelined.