Real Madrid want to create some breathing room in La Liga’s title fight when Barcelona visit the Santiago Bernabeu on October 26 for this season’s first Clasico .

Real started La Liga’s season with a two-point edge over Barcelona heading into Week 9, and also seek revenge on Barcelona after a historically-poor run of Clasicos last season.

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Barca swept the league Clasicos last season with a 4-0 win in Madrid and a 4-3 thriller at home . The big-goal affairs weren’t contained in La Liga, as Barca won a 3-2 Copa del Rey final in Seville after blasting Real 5-2 in the Supercopa de Espana final.

Both teams have found blips in their early season, as Real lost a seven-goal Madrid derby and Barca were clobbered by S

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