Previous of the Real Madrid-FC Barcelona of the J17 of LaLiga 2017-18

THE BARÇA JUDGES HIS MEJORÍA

The first examination of 2018 is a Classical to close the year

Published:21/12/2017 - 08:09h

Updated:23/12/2017 - 13:49h

LaLiga Will not be resolved whatever happens in the Classical, but close 2017 with a victory on the rival maximum himself can be decisive for the new year. This time the Real Madrid arrives needier, but the FC Barcelona does not want to desaprovechar his occasion

Already it said it Ivan Rakitic: "Somebody will have some sad parties after the Classical". And it can not be truer. The FC Barcelona closes a 2017 irregular with a visit to Santiago Bernabéu, and will confront to a Real Madrid needed that it wants to reopen the fight by the title in his house. LaLiga Will not decide in December, but the one who carry the three points could achieve a very important impulse for encarar the decisive months in 2018.

Because after the disaster in the Supercopa, the Catalans judge the solidity of a path that has changed a lot since. Two consecutive defeats that left step to 24 commitments without losing, between which echo 19 victories. The team of Ernesto Valverde is still in search of his best version, but gives symptoms to go to more and in the meantime keeps a solidity of which need to struggle by the titles.

In the head of the Barcelona only is the triumph, but in addition to a hit to the morals of the rival maximum, could aim a historical fact. To date never they have chained three conquests ligueras in Santiago Bernabéu, something that have near at hand after imposing in the campaign 2015-16 (0-4) and in the 2016-17 (2-3). The feudo madridista has given well in the last years, and this will be a new occasion to show it.

To the capital will arrive the Barça with some absences of level, with a list of summoned marked by the drops. They will not be neither Samuel Umtiti, neither Paco Alcácer, neither Ousmane Dembélé, although the French gave all what had to arrive to time. It has not achieved it, as neither they have done it Rafinha Alcántara and Gerard Deulofeu, went by a technical decision that smells to caution, and Burn Turan, that does not explain.

Madrid-Barça: LaLiga at stake?

After a start of season complicated, the Real Madrid has improved in the last weeks, since although it has not done it in feelings, yes has attained it in results. The men of Zinedine Zidane chain four consecutive victories and a new title by the way, a World-wide of Clubs more enjoyed that suffered and that has left 'touched' to Cristiano Ronaldo. With everything, the Classical limará the differences, and the one who want to be favourite on the lawn will have to it to him win.

The advantage that the Barça had attained in the last years in the particular clashes has remained reduced in the last crosses, in which they weigh two defeats incontestables in the Supercopa. Even so, the meetings suspender belts follow painting a light Barcelona tendency, since of the last 10, the Catalans remained 5, with 2 ties and 3 victories madridistas.

Although all avoid to speak of the classification, to end of accounts the numbers command. If the victorious in Santiago Bernabéu is visitor, there will be 14 points of distance between culés and 'merengues', that would be 11 if the ones of Zidane fulfil in his postponed. If no, the brecha will remain in 8 that they could be 5, what would leave again the swords in high. With Athletic and Valency very pending, the question is, there is, or there is not League?