Barcelona will host Real Madrid at the Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday afternoon for a highly anticipated El Clasico match.
Real Madrid recorded their fourth consecutive win this week and their third straight win with four goals scored over RB Leipzig in the Champions League.
Jose Mourinho's team is six points behind Barcelona, and if they lose on Sunday, their title hopes could be over as their rivals go nine points clear.
Barcelona has several players ruled out due to injuries, including Dani Olmo, Roony Bardghji, Andreas Christensen, and Eric Garcia.
Real Madrid is also missing several players, including Rodrygo, Ferland Mendy, and Raul Asencio, as Jose Mourinho rotates his team.
The match will kick off at 20:00 UK time at the Spotify Camp Nou.
Here are the predicted line-ups for both teams:
Barcelona: Garcia, Espart, Martin, Cubarsi, Cancelo, Pedri, Rodri, Gordon, Fermin, Yamal, Raphinha
Real Madrid: Courtois, Cucurella, Huijsen, Konate, Valverde, Bernardo, Tchouameni, Guler, Bellingham, Diomande, Mbappe
Barcelona has been in excellent form, with a record of WWWWW, while Real Madrid has been less consistent, with a record of WWLWWL.
Some key statistics to note are that Barcelona has scored 16 more goals than Real Madrid in the same number of league matches, and Lamine Yamal has registered eight league goals, six assists, and 32 chances created.
Mbappe is averaging a goal per league appearance, with nine goals and two assists in his first nine league appearances.
