Barcelona Ernesto Valverde coach said on Friday his side will play for the win when they face rivals Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Saturday.
Valverde said, “We want to endorse this good moment we are at, play a good match and of course our intention is to go there and win it being aware of the difficulty.
“They (Real Madrid) are a very powerful team at their stadium but we will see. The match needs to be played.”
Real outclassed Barca in the last ‘Clasico’ in the Spanish Super Cup back in August, winning 2-0 in the second leg at the Bernabeu to complete a resounding 5-1 victory on aggregate.
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The two teams have had contrasting results in the league since, however, with Barca going unbeaten in 24 games in all competitions and taking a six-point lead at the top of La Liga over nearest challengers Atletico Madrid.
Real are fourth in the Liga standings, 11 points adrift of leaders Barca, who have played one game more.
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