Real Madrid - Barcelona prediction (10:15 p.m. October 26): Will Yamal pay the price?

On the eve of the El Clasico, Lamine Yamal suddenly became the most talked about character, not because of his talent on the field, but because of the somewhat arrogant statements of the 18-year-old star.

Nhận định Real Madrid - Barcelona (22h15 ngày 26/10): Yamal phải trả giá? - 1 — Lamine Yamal unexpectedly provoked Real Madrid before the El Clasico match (Photo: Getty).

In a conversation with former Barcelona player Gerard Pique, Yamal called Real Madrid “a thief and a complainer”. According to Marca, in the Real Madrid dressing room at the Valdebebas training center, the players received this statement with annoyance and anger. They said Yamal “lacks the spirit of a team” and increasingly reveals offensive behavior off the field.

What makes them even more indignant is the contradiction in Yamal's words, especially in the context of the "Negreira" case, the scandal involving Barcelona allegedly paying money to the former Vice President of the Committee for Referees (CTA) for nearly two decades, which is still not closed.

A message that Real Madrid stars want to send to Yamal. They want to use their performance on the field to make the young Barcelona player pay the price for his "inappropriate" statement. It can be seen as a way to "discipline" the arrogant young man.

Real Madrid have the basis to do that. They are playing extremely well under the reign of new coach Xabi Alonso. The new wind that the coach born in 1981 has "awakened" Real Madrid after closing a chapter with coach Ancelotti.

The “White Vultures” are currently at the top of La Liga with 8 wins and 1 loss after 9 matches, 2 points more than Barcelona. In the Champions League arena, Los Blancos also won all 3 victories.

What makes Real Madrid more confident is that they are playing at the "holy land" Bernabeu. Here, the Spanish Royal team is very strong, having won 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Nhận định Real Madrid - Barcelona (22h15 ngày 26/10): Yamal phải trả giá? - 2 — Real Madrid thrived under coach Xabi Alonso (Photo: Getty).

The only worry is that Real Madrid lost all four matches against Barcelona last season. However, as mentioned, Los Blancos have ended the reign of coach Ancelotti and opened a new promising chapter with coach Xabi Alonso.

Meanwhile, Barcelona were without two key players for the match. First was Raphinha. The striker was unable to return to the El Clasico in time after suffering a recurrence of an injury in training just before the match. In addition, coach Hansi Flick was also unable to appear on the bench after receiving a red card in the match against Girona. Losing their “captain” left Barcelona like a “headless snake” before the important match.

Barcelona need to be careful with Real Madrid's excellent transitions this season. Otherwise, Los Blaugrana's defensive weaknesses will continue to be exploited.

Real Madrid vs Barcelona squad information

Real Madrid cannot field 4 players: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Antonio Rudiger, Dani Carvajal, Dean Huijsen due to injury. Meanwhile, Ferland Mendy is doubtful to play.

Barcelona also lost a series of key players such as Marc-Ander ter Stegen, Gavi, Raphinha, Dani Olmo, Joan Garcia and Robert Lewandowski due to injury.

Expected lineup Real Madrid vs Barcelona

Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Carreras, Asencio, Militao, Valverde; Bellingham, Tchouameni, Guler; Vinicius Jr, Mastantuono, Mbappe

Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Garcia, Balde; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Lopez, Rashford; Torres

Score prediction Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona

According to the prediction of the supercomputer Opta, Real Madrid has a 45.3% chance of winning this match. Meanwhile, this number is 31.1% for Barcelona. The probability of the match ending in a draw is 23.6%.