The five keys of the Clásico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona

This Sunday (16:15 hours CEST) contests the big Classical between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, in a party in which they will have sparks and in which the two teams will not conform with less than the victory. It is the most expected party of what goes of season and will be decisive to know to the leader in solitary of LaLiga, put up to now both empatan in the highest with 19 units.

Both have been the big dominadores of this start of the championship of LaLiga and improve the numbers of any another conjoint. In fact, they do not know what is the defeat. They have won seven parties and empatado another, by what will measure to see which is the most resistant. The concentration in the terrain of game will be key and the work from the bench, with Carlo Ancelotti and Xavi Hernández like the big managers so that his teams adapt to any stage.

To continuation, review the five keys of the party that will confront to the Real Madrid and FC Barcelona this Sunday in Santiago Bernabéu:

1. Defensive reliability of the Barça

One of the key factors in this start of season in LaLiga and that it can have a lot of weight in the meeting is the defensive reliability that has showed the Barça. The culés are those that more goals have annotated (20, one more than the Madrid), but also those that less have fit goals (1, in eight parties). Although Marc-André ter Stegen is the big manager, because it is in a state of form sensacional, the defensive approach of the Catalans is leaving an ideal stage so that the one of Mönchengladbach shine.

The Barça, in eight parties, never has been by behind in the marker. Ter Stegen Has a percentage of 95% stops in what it goes of course, the best in LaLiga in this appearance. It has detained the seven finish that they have arrived him from a central zone and fit one that arrived from the sides, the one of Isak against the Real Sociedad. They are 65 shots against of the culés, 21 to goal and 20 arrested persons.

It is being key, in any case, that the Barça is a team that is presenting a very compact block in his defensive phase. They have showed much more orderly and precise that in previous seasons and this has benefited to that 'disintegrate', with greater ease, the attacks of the rival teams.

2. The paper of the extremes of the Barça

The exert of the two extremes of the Barça, Raphinha and Dembélé, can be decisive. So much in the positive as in the negative appearance. They are being important players in the approach of Xavi and the desparpajo in the played, the speed and combinations can be keys so that the blaugrana achieve spaces to attack to the Real Madrid. As long as they are hit in his decisions... Something that, for example, did not happen against the Inter.

Dembélé Is the player to take in account, especially if it splits by the left band, where will be defended by Dani Carvajal. If it becomes able to attack to the space of the madridista, will have a battle 'won' to be dangerous. Raphinha, by his part, will have to be very attentive to be able to intenarse in the area and generate from there superiorities. Will have by band to a Ferland Mendy that no 'encoje' in defensive works, in addition to the couple of head offices of Militãor and Praises.

3. The factor Vinícius Jr

In key Real Madrid, there is not any doubt that Vinícius Jr will be the player to take in account and that it can generate a lot of quebraderos of head to the culés in the right sector, that is precisely the more 'feeble' of the culés in front of the absence of Ronald Araújo that already defended him very well in the Classical of the 0-4 in March. The Brazilian is an extremely swift footballer that does not hide , that takes advantage of his physicist and that it is able to leave backwards to those that rivals appear him .

Minimise it will be the key of the Barça so that the attack of the Real Madrid was less dangerous, especially because it will want to combine with Karim Benzema at all times. The speed to visit the band and 'pursue him' will be essential, by what would not be a surprise that Jules Koundé appear like right side or even Alejandro Balde, to leg changed.

4. Robert Lewandowski, the man of the goal

The Pole can not remain out of which could generate the big difference in the Classical of this Sunday. It is the maximum goleador of LaLiga, with nine goals in eight parties contested, and a player that already has showed to be an authentic leader in the zone of attack, by what will be the big factor to take in account for the defence of the Real Madrid.

In the last parties, the Barça has opted -more than what any one had imagined- to send centres to the area for the finish of Lewandowski, that always is in the place and moment indicated. If it is able to win him the back to the defenders, especially to Eder Militãor that sure will do him individual labeling, will be very easy that win the 'battle'.

5. Changes from the bench

The capacity to adapt and generate solutions from the technical zone, with cool legs or modifications by part of the trainers will be the most decisive key for this Classical. It is not a secret for anybody that a party like this plays from the bench. That they can adapt to the different stages or context of parties can be one of the keys to unblock the crash, in case that it was necessary, especially because both are teams that likes them carry the initiative.

It foresees that it was the Barça the one who 'dominate' the possession of the balloon and this would force to the Madrid to bet more by the contragolpes and played swift, something in what always they have showed very comfortable. The ones of Xavi will have to be very attentive in the routes to backwards -where already have failed more than the account- to avoid leave solos to the players madridistas.