In the upcoming round 11 of La Liga, Real Madrid will face Barcelona. This El Clasico will have a big impact, as the two teams are leading the rankings. More importantly, both Royal and Barca are in extremely high form.
In their most recent match, Real Madrid destroyed Dortmund 5-2. Barcelona played even more impressively, taking revenge on Bayern Munich with a score of 4-1. Therefore, the upcoming match promises to be extremely explosive.
At the pre-match press conference, coach Ancelotti spoke about Barcelona's changes compared to last season, according to AS: "Hansi Flick has changed his philosophy a little, he has a different style, much more direct. I don't want to compare too much, because Xavi did very well at Barça in his own way. This is the new Barcelona and we respect them, just like we respect Xavi's Barcelona."
When asked by reporters about the plan to deal with Barcelona, the Real Madrid coach shared: “We prepare as best as possible, to be able to handle everything with and without the ball.
Real Madrid need to deal with them when they play high up the pitch. You have to play a complete game to win and we aim for that.”
In terms of squad, Real Madrid will be without key players Carvajal, Courtois and Rodrygo due to injury in the upcoming match. Meanwhile, Barcelona's only notable absentee is goalkeeper Ter Stegen.
