Barcelona can capitalise on Real Madrid’s turmoil by clinching a second consecutive LaLiga title at home tonight. Real, trailing Barca by 11 points, are reeling from a dressing-room brawl between Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni, with the season slipping away and another trophyless campaign looming.
The match will start at 1am (Monday), Bangladesh Time.
** Hansi Flick’s Barcelona need just a draw in the Clasico to secure their 29th LaLiga title.
** A win in the remaining four games could see Barca reach 100 points, equaling the all-time league record set by Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid in 2011-12.
** Winning the remaining matches would see Barca break the single-season record of 32 wins, held jointly by Mourinho (2011-12) and Barca’s Tito Vilanova (2012-13).
** Barca could become the first team in a 38-game LaLiga season to win all home matches if they beat Real Madrid and Real Betis in the coming weeks.
** Historically, the title has been decided in the Clasico only once -- in 1931-32, when Real Madrid drew 2-2 with Barcelona to win their first of 36 league titles by edging out Athletic Bilbao.
** Real will miss Valverde (injured in the brawl) and Kylian Mbappe (injury), while Tchouameni is available. Barcelona will be without Lamine Yamal due to injury.