Barcelona head into El Clasico on a 39-game unbeaten run stretching back
to October and, according to boss Luis Enrique, are "crazy" about
winning what many consider the biggest game in club football
Lionel Messi is one goal short of 500 in his career and Enrique has described the Argentina forward's strike rate as "from another galaxy" as he looks to reach a new milestone against Real.
Messi's penalty against Bolivia in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier took him to 499 goals for club and country.
Barcelona's players will wear shirts with the message "Gracies Johan" - thank you Johan - for their first match since former player and manager Johan Cruyff died of cancer at the age of 68
A mosaic displaying the same message and involving more than 90,000 fans will also be on display before kick-off in honour of the man who coached Barca to their first European Cup triumph in 1992.
Barcelona won four consecutive La Liga titles - 1991 to 1994 - under Cruyff, who remained influential at the club after his sacking in 1995
Barcelona are 10 points clear of their fierce rivals Real Madrid and closing in on a third title in four seasons.
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane says there is no added pressure on him or his players before Saturday April 02,2016's El Clasico with Barcelona at the Nou Camp
Karim Benzema's brilliant scissor kick made it 1-1, before Gareth Bale had a goal harshly ruled out for a push.
After Real captain Sergio Ramos was dismissed for receiving two bookings, Ronaldo's superb finish won the game.
It was an emotional night at the Nou Camp, as Barcelona united to pay tribute to their iconic former player and manager Johan Cruyff, who died of cancer on 24 March, aged 68.
Barca's players wore shirts
embroidered with the message "Gracies Johan", while the fans lifted up
sheets of paper in the stands before kick-off to spell out the same
message.
Lionel Messi is one goal short of 500 in his career and Enrique has described the Argentina forward's strike rate as "from another galaxy" as he looks to reach a new milestone against Real.
Messi's penalty against Bolivia in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier took him to 499 goals for club and country.
Barcelona's players will wear shirts with the message "Gracies Johan" - thank you Johan - for their first match since former player and manager Johan Cruyff died of cancer at the age of 68
A mosaic displaying the same message and involving more than 90,000 fans will also be on display before kick-off in honour of the man who coached Barca to their first European Cup triumph in 1992.
Barcelona won four consecutive La Liga titles - 1991 to 1994 - under Cruyff, who remained influential at the club after his sacking in 1995
Barcelona are 10 points clear of their fierce rivals Real Madrid and closing in on a third title in four seasons.
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane says there is no added pressure on him or his players before Saturday April 02,2016's El Clasico with Barcelona at the Nou Camp
Real Madrid beats FC Barcelona 2-1 and ended its 39-match unbeaten run
Goal Scorers
For Real Madrid - Karim Benzema(62)and Cristiano Ronaldo(85)
For FC Barcelona -Gerard Pique(56)
Cristiano Ronaldo's late goal
gave 10-man Real Madrid victory in El Clasico and ended La Liga leaders
Barcelona's 39-match unbeaten run.
Gerard Pique's powerful downward header from a corner had given Barca a 56th-minute lead after a tense first half.Karim Benzema's brilliant scissor kick made it 1-1, before Gareth Bale had a goal harshly ruled out for a push.
After Real captain Sergio Ramos was dismissed for receiving two bookings, Ronaldo's superb finish won the game.
It was an emotional night at the Nou Camp, as Barcelona united to pay tribute to their iconic former player and manager Johan Cruyff, who died of cancer on 24 March, aged 68.
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