Barcelona vs Real Madrid preview: Best free betting tips, odds and predictions for pre-season friendly

SPANISH heavyweights Barcelona and Real Madrid clash in a pre-season friendly at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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Barcelona vs Real Madrid preview

Sparks could fly as LaLiga rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid clash at the MetLife Stadium this weekend.

It’s been billed as a friendly, but it’s never too cordial when the El Clasico pair go toe-to-toe in any encounter.

Real Madrid beat Barcelona in all there contests last season and have bolstered their ranks in extraordinary fashion with French superstar Kylian Mbappe.

However, Barcelona hold a rather strange record of having won 24 of their 42 friendlies and exhibition matches against Carlo Ancelotti’s side – including all three on US soil.

Real Madrid kick-started their pre-season campaign with a 1-0 defeat to AC Milan. Naturally that was without a host of first-team regulars.

It’s a similar story for new manager Hansi Flick at Barcelona. However, they managed to secure a 2-2 draw against Manchester City in Florida.

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Barcelona vs Real Madrid betting tips and predictions

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Barcelona’s record in friendlies against Real Madrid is certainly worth noting when it comes to predicting a winner this weekend. It also happens to be Hansi Flick’s first El Clasico in charge of the Catalan giants, and he’ll dearly want to pass the early test to get supporters on side – while Carlo Ancelotti is unlikely to care about the result.

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