Real Madrid vs Barcelona: 5 reasons why Los Blancos will beat the Blaugrana in El Clasico

It is here, finally! In a few hours, the season’s biggest match will kick off with both Real Madrid and Barcelona desperate to win and get all the three points. Playing at the famous Santiago Bernabeu tonight, Los Blancos will be determined to settle the La Liga title race once and for all.

Probably for the first time in many years, Real Madrid go into these match as slight favourites and Zidane and co will be quietly confident of getting a positive result. Without much ado, let us take a look at 5 reasons why Real Madrid will get the better of Barcelona in El Clasico tonight:

#5 No Neymar

First things first, the most obvious reason: No Neymar. Make no mistake, the Brazilian is probably Barcelona’s most important and influential player currently. Suspended for El Clasico tonight, Real Madrid’s right-back Dani Carvajal will be breathing a sigh of relief at Neymar’s absence.

Capable of taking the bull by the horns, Neymar has a knack of being at his best in the biggest of matches and his absence will certainly be felt by Luis Enrique and Barcelona. Another major issue is the fact that Barcelona do not have any suitable replacement for the Brazilian.

While the likes of Paco Alcacer and Denis Suarez could play in place of the Brazilian, even Barcelona fans will be the first to admit that they have not had very successful seasons. Also, with Arda Turan injured, Luis Suarez suffering a surprising dip in form and Barcelona looking jaded recently, Madrid will be confident of getting a decisive result over their arch rivals.