El Clasico – explaining Real Madrid’s unbeaten run

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There is a lot riding on every El Clasico, but this Saturday’s match between Real Madrid and Barcelona (20:00 BST) feels particularly momentous with Real on the verge of history.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side are a win or draw away from equalling La Liga’s longest unbeaten run.

The Spanish champions last lost 13 months and 42 games ago.

It’s quite apt then that their next match is against fierce rivals Barcelona, who currently own the outright record of 43 games unbeaten set between 2017 and 2018.

Valverde and Vinicius star – stats behind Real’s run

Real Madrid were convincingly beaten 3-1 by cross-city rivals Atletico Madrid on September 24, 2023.

Since then they have recorded 31 wins, 11 draw and zero defeats.

Their run propelled them to last season’s La Liga title, which they won by 10 points, and they also stayed unbeaten throughout the Champions League, which they lifted by beating Borussia Dortmund in the final.

In terms of personnel, often overlooked Uruguay defensive midfielder Federico Valverde has been an instrumental figure in Real’s run, playing in all but one of their matches.

Meanwhile, nobody has scored more league goals for Los Blancos since that Atletico loss than Vinicius Junior with 19.

England midfielder Jude Bellingham is the next best with 14 strikes.

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