Real Madrid lost both El Clasico matches against Barcelona in La Liga last term but Karim Benzema
believes they are ready to gain revenge in this season's first tussle at the Bernabeu on Saturday.
The biggest club fixture in world football kicks off at 17.00 BST and supporters from all over the planet will
be watching via live online streaming.
Benzema will go into the latest chapter of this great rivalry in good spirits after bagging a brace of goals as
Real crushed Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield in the Champions League on Wednesday.
That double took the France striker's recent tally to five in three games, while Cristiano Ronaldo also
netted as the Whites made it eight straight wins in all competitions.
“We know that against Barcelona it's always a great match and a really difficult one," said Benzema
on the official club website. "But we're firing on all cylinders and we're going to win."
Real will be without the world's most expensive player Gareth Bale as he has a muscle injury, but Benzema
is confident they have the strength in depth to cope.
"The team changes when players are missing; now Bale is out, but Isco and James (Rodriguez)
worked well," said Benzema. "We have a lot of players to make a good team. We're in better shape
than last year."
Benzema has a good personal record versus Barca, having netted twice at the Bernabeu when going down
4-3 to the Catalan giants in March.
He also scored in a 2-1 home win the season before and in the December 2011 El Clasico clash in the
Spanish capital.
Blogger Comment
Facebook Comment