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This will be the 238th El Clasico ▪ in all competitions. Barcelona have won 93 games and Real Madrid 95. They have drawn 49 games

Barcelona have failed to win in their last three Clasicos at the Camp Nou in all competitions (D1 L2). Their last win against Real Madrid at home was in March 2015 (2-1).

Real could be the first team in El Clasico history to reach 400 goals in all competitions (399 currently - Barcelona have scored 387 goals). Barcelona can reach their 50th La Liga win at home against Real Madrid (W49, D18, L20). Only against four teams they have won more often at home: Espanyol (66), Athletic (61), Real Sociedad (60) and Sevilla (57).

This will be the first El Clasico with one team already being La Liga champions, since May 2008 – Real Madrid were champions and won the match 4-1.

Lionel Messi is the all-time top-scorer in El Clasico in all competitions (25) and the all-time top-scorer in El Clasico in La Liga (17). Cristiano Ronaldo (17) could equal Alfredo Di Stefano (18) as Real Madrid’s all-time top-scorer in El Clasico in all competitions.

Lionel Messi has failed to score in his last four Clasicos at the Camp Nou in La Liga, his longest drought at home against Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 11 goals in his last 11 visits to Camp Nou in all competitions. All 11 goals were scored from inside the box and only one from the penalty spot.