Barcelona's Neymar and Madrid's Gareth Bale to make Clasico debuts
Brazilian and Welsh new boys are being lined up to face each other in their first big clash of the season between Spanish giants
Neymar and Gareth Bale will get their first taste of a clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid since joining the Spanish giants in Saturday's first El Clasico of the season.
The Catalans hold a three-point lead over Madrid at the top of the table, but it is Carlo Ancelotti's men who have enjoyed a significantly better week in the run-up to the match.
Barca dropped their first points of the season with a 0-0 draw at Osasuna last weekend and were then held 1-1 by AC Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday.
Madrid took advantage of that rare slip-up by their rivals with a 2-0 win over Malaga and just about sealed their place in the Champions League last-16 by beating Juventus 2-1.
The Malaga match in particular saw a marked improvement in Real's performance and Madrid haven't been beaten in their past five matches against Barcelona.
However, Real defender Sergio Ramos doesn't believe last season's meetings between the two will be a big factor come kick-off at the Camp Nou.
"On Saturday, we have an important game and it would be a notable step to win in the Camp Nou, but we know meetings there are always difficult and anything can happen," he said.