Barcelona is coming off of two consecutive draws as Real Madrid has built a six point lead in La Liga. Tomorrow afternoon El Clásico will provide Barcelona with the opportunity to shorten Madrid’s lead and return to winning ways. In order to achieve this goal, Luis Enrique has asked for the support of Camp Nou: “It is a special game - claimed the coach of Barcelona in a press conference - and we want the fans and team to be happy with the result. I expect 100 thousand people to be rooting for us. Tomorrow’s match will afford us the opportunity to defeat Real Madrid while also getting closer to them in the standings and nothing more. We are only at the fourteenth round of fixtures; I have confronted them as both a player and coach. Controlling your emotions is in an important aspect of these types of games. Andrès Iniesta? He is doing well and will play. Recovering a player is always good and it is even better when you recover a champion like him.”
Zinedine Zidane also spoke to the press: “It will not be a game like the others - declared the coach of Real Madrid - but a special encounter. Playing in El Clásico is not an opportunity you receive everyday. Therefore, whoever goes on the pitch must be proud to play a special match like this with the Real Madrid jersey. We will face an entire stadium that will root against us, but we have the right experience and quality to win. The formation? I already have it in mind, but our attitude is what matters; I trust my players. It is true that my career as a coach has begun well, but I think the most important thing is the group. Then, of course, some players are stronger than others, but it is important to make everyone feel as though they are on the same level.”
