Barcelona vs Real Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-05-10 14:15.
[p]As the dust settles on Barcelona’s heartbreaking exit in extra time of the UEFA Champions League semi-final, their attention swiftly turns back to domestic duties. The sole focus now becomes the La Liga title for Hansi Flick’s side, and with four a four-point gap to chasing El Clásico rivals Real Madrid, the importance of maintaining or extending that gap here cannot be overstated.  [/p]
[p]Victory would open the gap to seven points and mean that Barcelona will secure the title with one more victory from their final three games. Achieving that may be an expectation as the Blaugrana have had their rivals’ card marked this season, denying them in both the Super Cup and Copa del Rey finals, as well as securing the largest winning margin in a La Liga Clásico since 2022 with their 4-0 reverse victory, with those results making up Flick’s perfect record in this fixture (W3). [/p]
[p]Looking to upset that record is departing Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, who will leave the club following his final four games as the most decorated manager in the club’s glittering history. Failing to add to his 15 Real trophies in the recent cup-final Clásico, he at least maintained their chance to blow the title race wide open in this clash by returning to winning ways in league action last weekend.[/p]
[p]Securing a fifth straight league win for the first time since May 2024 could be on the cards with Real having won three of their previous four La Liga Clásico’s on Barcelona soil, with all four of those matches seeing goals in both halves. Despite their strong recent record here, Los Blancos have struggled against the division’s top sides this term, as they’re yet to beat either Barça or Atletico Madrid in La Liga this season (D2, L1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Barcelona are boosted by the return of La Liga top scorer Robert Lewandowski (G25), who has 15 direct goal contributions in 17 previous matches against Real Madrid (G11, A4), including three goals this season. Just one behind the Pole in the La Liga scoring charts, Kylian Mbappé (G24) has netted eight times in seven career meetings against Barcelona, including two this season. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: None of Ancelotti’s 19 El Clásico’s as Madrid boss ended level (W9, L10), with each of the last five producing at least four goals. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]