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EL CLÁSICO XI: Which Barcelona & Real Madrid stars make the grade?

Ahead of the weekend's 'El Clásico' between Barcelona and Real Madrid, we decided to take a look at the best combined XI of available players from the two clubs.

Zinedine Zidane's Los Blancos currently sit at the top of La Liga without a loss from their 13 matches, six points clear of Luis Enrique's Barca.

For the Madrid giants, Keylor Navas takes the gloves ahead of Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and would marshal a back four of Barca's Sergi Roberto and Gerard Pique, with Sergio Ramos and Marcelo representing the Santiago Bernabeu outfit.

For the Catalan powerhouse, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, with nine and eight league goals respectively, are automatic picks in a front three alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, while Neymar could operate in a three-man midfield just behind the attacking trio.

In midfield, Ivan Rakitic gets the nod, only slightly, from Andres Iniesta while Sergio Busquets is preferred to Javier Mascherano for stability.

There is no room for Real pair Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos because of injury.

Who would you choose in your El Clásico XI?


Tribal's El Clasico line-up
*4-3-3 formation

Goalkeeper

Keylor Navas (Real Madrid)

Defenders

Sergi Roberto (Barcelona)
Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Marcelo (Real Madrid)

Midfielders

Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona)
Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
Neymar (Barcelona)

Forwards

Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

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