Well, this is my 2nd go against Real Madrid and, hopefully, luck favors me more this time. Earlier in the month I called PSG to go undefeated in Spain and until the 60th minute they had things under control, then Donnarumma and the referee interfered, throwing the game off the rails for me.

Today I have 2 strong arguments for a bet against Ancelotti’s men and do hope I eventually don’t sound biased as keeping things objective is always the number 1 goal in trading. So, the big news ahead of the El Clasico is Karim Benzema’s absence from training on Saturday. 95% the key striker is unable to help the team on Sunday, best case scenario - bench nomination just to keep Barca guessing. The value and importance of the French forward is similar to that of Lewandowski for Bayern, in my opinion. There’s been too many times when Benzema single-handedly pulled Real out and took them to victories.

The 2nd argument is going to be a joint one - positioning in the table for Real. Yes, Clasico is a game where you can’t be motivated less than 100%, such is the theory. But very often rivalries are created by the fans, when in reality there is not as much hate on the pitch as the public pictures. If we look at the standings, Real Madrid is going to become champions by mid April. Sevilla is not a competition - the handicap is already 10 points.

And then there is Barcelona and their uprising under Xavi. I’ve had a few picks on them over the last months, succeeding in one and being let down miraculously in the other. Generally, Barcelona is now playing as a team Xavi wishes to see. He’s managed to integrate all winter signings into the system in no time. And most importantly - he’s revived Dembele. This is the player I expect to become the MVP of El Clasico and steal everyone’s attention for he really is an exceptional talent and currently showing best football since Dortmund times in Germany.

I call for Barca to take points home and wish the game is played in fair spirit without the ref's wrongdoings. As a reminder, in January 2022 Xavi and Ancelotti had their first meeting on neutral ground in the Spanish Supercup and things were level by FT (2-2).

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好吧，这是我对阵皇家马德里的第二场比赛，希望这次运气更眷顾我。在这个月的早些时候，我给巴黎圣日耳曼打了电话，希望他们在西班牙保持不败，直到第60分钟，他们才控制住局面，然后Donnarumma和裁判的干预，让我把比赛搞得一团糟。

今天，我有两个强有力的理由来反对安切洛蒂的球员们，希望我最终不会听起来有偏见，因为保持事情客观总是交易的第一目标。所以，在周六的比赛前，最大的新闻就是本泽马缺席训练，95%的关键前锋无法在周日的比赛中帮助球队，最好的情况是，替补提名只是让巴萨猜测。在我看来，法国前锋的价值和重要性与莱万多夫斯基在拜仁的价值和重要性相似。本泽马单枪匹马带领皇马取得了太多的胜利。

第二个参数是关节1，在Real表中的位置。是的，从理论上讲，《经典》是一款让你无法失去100%动力的游戏。但竞争往往是由球迷制造的，而在现实中，球场上的仇恨并不像公开的照片那么多。如果我们看看排名，皇家马德里将在四月中旬成为冠军。塞维利亚不是一场比赛——差点已经是10分了。

还有巴萨和哈维领导下的起义。在过去的几个月里，我对他们有过一些抱怨，在一个项目上成功了，而在另一个项目上却奇迹般地失望了。总的来说，巴塞罗那现在是一个哈维希望看到的球队。他成功地在短时间内将所有冬季签下的球员整合到系统中。最重要的是，他复活了丹贝利。这是一个我希望成为最有价值球员的球员，吸引所有人的注意力，因为他真的是一个非凡的天才，目前表现出了自多特蒙德以来在德国最好的足球。

我呼吁巴萨把积分带回家，希望比赛能公平进行，没有裁判的失误。值得一提的是，在2022年1月的西班牙超级杯比赛中，哈维和安切洛蒂在中立地进行了第一次交锋，结果被英国《金融时报》追平(2比2)。