Spanish Premiera's El classico match is tonight. The two catalian giants Barcelona and Real Madrid fill face each other in Camp Nou. The Catalan giants will be without the injured Lionel Messi for the top-of-the-table showdown, and coach Frank Rijkaard also looks set to leave out Ronaldinho on the bench after the pair exchanged strong words in training on Friday.
If the Brazilian is indeed left out, Rijkaard will hand a starting berth in the game known in Spain as `el clasico' to young Mexico forward Giovani Dos Santos, who impressed as a substitute in last week's 3-0 win at Valencia. As well as Ronaldinho, Deco also looks set to start on the bench, but Thierry Henry returns from injury and could play.
Barcelona have struggled on the road this season, but have won all of their eight league matches at the Nou Camp this term. Despite leading the Primera Liga and producing two five-goal performances on the road (at Villarreal and Valencia), Real Madrid have looked vulnerable on their travels this term. Bernd Schuster's side lost to Espanyol on their last visit to Barcelona in October and were also defeated at Sevilla in early November.
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