Barcelona

An estimated 700 million fans in more than 200 countries around the world will be tuning in to watch the first El Clasico of the La Liga season when Real ...

That has come into question in recent days and he's had to answer questions about his future in the lead-up to the match. Real Madrid have scored 415 times against Barcelona, and the Blaugrana have returned the favor 408 times. A few goals and an El Clasico win in the lead-up to the award would really send the hype machine into overdrive. The other 52 matches have ended in draws. Add in the fact that Barcelona failed to beat Italian side Inter Milan in their midweek Champions League clash, which is likely to result in the team's elimination from the prestigious tournament. Instead, he needs to show that his vision, coaching philosophy and player recruitment can help the club back to the elite of European football. Gerard Pique could be benched in order to have Jules Kounde tracking Benzema. He has work to do to catch up to Lewandowski (nine goals) at the top of the scoring chart. Far from having the swagger of champions, they need to prove that they have what it takes to get back to competing for silverware after sputtering through recent seasons amid financial troubles and managerial changes. The matchup is back to being a potential title decider now that Barcelona have seemingly overcome their on- and off-field struggles of recent years. Both teams have identical unbeaten records, winning seven of their eight matches thus far with the other ending in a draw. Madrid's French forward (three goals) should be extra motivated given he's the reigning scoring champion in Spain and hasn't scored in La Liga since Aug.