| Barcelona's impressive home form is factor. This season Barcelona won all 17 of their LaLiga home games, scoring 52 goals and conceding only 9, and remained undefeated at home. Against this backdrop, it could be a truly painful evening for Los Blancos at the Camp Nou. The fact that Real Madrid is on the verge of its second consecutive year without a significant title is in itself an affront to the Spanish record champions. The prospect of Los Blancos having to watch their arch-rivals clinch the championship in a Clasico only exacerbates the situation. To keep their mathematical title hopes alive and postpone Barcelona's championship celebrations, Real Madrid must win the derby. That seems almost impossible in light of recent events. During the week, Tchouameni and Valverde clashed in training. What escalated over two days ended in a physical altercation, during which Valverde suffered a head injury. Immediately afterward, Mbappe was filmed laughing and completely unconcerned on the training pitch, which caused even more head-shaking. Furthermore, reports circulated as early as April that Rudiger had slapped rising star Carreras. In short, Real Madrid are in complete chaos. |
