Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | Pre-Season Friendlies 2024

Los Blancos suffered a narrow margin defeat to AC Milan in their last pre-season match.

The Santiago Bernabéu loyalists remain euphoric following the arrival of their new poster boy, Kylian Mbappé, into the Real Madrid family. The reigning European champions appear formidable on paper, with any club likely to be intimidated by the trio of Vinícius Jr., Kylian Mbappé and Rodrygo. However, Los Blancos faced a narrow defeat in their previous fixture against AC Milan. A solitary goal from Samuel Chukwueze had propelled the Rossoneri to triumph.

Hansi Flick’s FC Barcelona inaugurated their pre-season campaign with a victory over the reigning English Premier League champions, Manchester City, decided by penalties. The Blaugrana outfit have won all their previous five matches across all competitions, defeating Real Sociedad, Almería, Rayo Vallecano, Sevilla and City. They have also registered three clean sheets in these matches while conceding a total of only three goals.

Anticipate an action-packed and thrilling encounter as both sides strive for nothing less than a win in the upcoming friendly fixture. This match transcends a mere friendly. It is a clash of two of the oldest arch-rivals in the history of Spanish football.

Kick-Off:

Sunday, 4 August 2024 at 4:30 AM IST

Location: MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, USA

Form:

Real Madrid (in all competitions): L-W-D-D-W

FC Barcelona (in all competitions): W-W-W-W-W

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— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) August 1, 2024

Players to watch:

Arda Güler (Real Madrid)

The Turkish prodigy, fresh off a remarkably successful Euro campaign with Turkey, has been thrust into the spotlight. Arda Güler etched his name into history by becoming only the third teenager to both score and assist in a single Euros, a feat previously accomplished by Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. At Real Madrid, he is an untapped reservoir of talent that Carlo Ancelotti is eager to unleash.

Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona)

The Polish national team captain, Robert Lewandowski is poised to be an indispensable asset for Hansi Flick in the upcoming season. The Polish legend has surpassed the 600-goal mark in his senior career for both club and country. After an illustrious eight-year tenure with Bayern Munich, where he served the ‘Mia San Mia’ loyalists, Lewandowski transitioned to the Spanish top flight, making his way to Camp Nou. To date, he has nearly a century of appearances for FC Barcelona, during which he has found the back of the net 59 times.

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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 2, 2024

Match facts:

• FC Barcelona won all of their previous five matches.
• FC Barcelona kept three clean sheets in their last five matches.
• Real Madrid are coming after a narrow defeat to AC Milan in their previous match.

Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona: Betting Tips and Odds

• Tip 1: Real Madrid to win the match.
• Tip 2: Arda Güler to score or assist.
• Tip 3: Thibaut Courtois to keep a clean sheet.

Injury and team news:

Carlo Ancelotti will most likely have the luxury to pick his best combination of players from a fully fit and available side apart from the exception of Austrian centre-back David Alaba.

Hansi Flick, on the other hand, has a lot of injury issues. Some of their key players, the likes of Ansu Fati, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, Gavi and Ronald Araujo are yet to recover completely.

Head to head:

In their previous encounter a couple of months ago, Los Blancos got the better of Barcelona by narrowly defeating them 3-2. A stoppage-time goal from wonderboy Jude Bellingham saw the Santiago Bernabéu erupt into jubilation.

Predicted lineup:

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

Courtois (GK); Vazquez, Vallejo, Rudiger, Garcia; Modric, Martin, Ceballos; Güler, Endrick, Diaz

FC Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

Sotorres (GK); Fort, Dominguez, Lenglet, Martin; Bernal, Casado; J Araujo, Torre, Roque; Lewandowski

Match prediction for Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona

Looking at the injury woes in Hansi Flick’s team, it would take more than a miracle for FC Barcelona to win the match against Real Madrid. We are expecting Los Blancos to get the better of Flick’s team by a comfortable margin.

Predictions: Real Madrid 2-0 FC Barcelona

Telecast for Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona

The match will be streamed across ESPN+.

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