After years of struggling against their biggest rivals, Barcelona are now the dominant force in El Clasico as the sides prepare to meet in the Copa de Rey semi-final second leg at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night.
Leading 1-0 after the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu, Barca will be looking for a sixth consecutive win over Real in all competitions to secure the Blaugrana's place in the final.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid Betting Tips
- Barcelona to win @ 23/20
- #PickYourPunt - Raphinha to be carded & over 2.5 total goals @ 7/2
Given their recent record against Los Blancos and with home advantage, Barcelona are understandably the favourites going into this match at 23/20. Real to secure a win in the 90 minutes is 15/8, with a draw on the night available at 12/5.
Team news
Pedri, Ousmane Dembele, Frenkie de Jong and Andreas Christensen were all out injured for Barcelona's win over Elche last time out and Wednesday's game is expected to come too soon for the quartet.
Xavi will be boosted by the return of Raphinha after the Brazil international completed his suspension.
As for Real, manager Carlo Ancelotti will be sweating over the fitness of Antonio Rudiger after the German defender was sent for scans on his knee.
Once again, the clash at the Camp Nou might come too soon for the former Chelsea star.
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Barcelona to win @ 23/20
Barcelona splashed the cash to significantly strengthen the squad last summer and it looks to have done the trick for the Catalonian giants.
With 12 points between themselves and Real in the La Liga standings, Barca will take some stopping to be denied the title.
Barcelona have a domestic double in their sights and a 1-0 win in Madrid gives them the advantage going to this one.
Xavi won't want to settle for a draw and play it risky against a Real side that has a number of attacking threats.
Barca's five wins on the bounce has shown they have the sign over their rivals at present and the hosts are 23/20 to make it six wins on the spin against Real on Wednesday night, with a 2-1 correct score prediction for a home win trading at 17/2.
#PickYourPunt - Raphinha to be carded & over 2.5 total goals @ 7/2
Former Leeds United star Raphinha has fully embraced the physicality of El Clasico encounters and the Brazilian has not been afraid to get stuck in.
Two yellows in his last two starts against Real for Raphinha tells its own story and the winger might well end up in the book on Wednesday night.
To boost the odds to 7/2 with Betfred's #PickYourPunt, siding with over 2.5 total goals is the way to go for this one.
Over 2.5 goals would have landed in eight of the last nine meetings between these sides and, with the attacking prowess on show, can come in again this week.
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