Real Madrid best in Alclassico without Ronaldo


While Real Madrid are preparing to face Barcelona for the first time since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, the site of statistics specialist "Opta" some figures that may indicate that the "Royal" may offer the "Classico" better than Ronaldo on Sunday.
Ronaldo and Argentinian Lionel Messi will miss the Clasico match for the first time since 2007, when the Don has moved to Juventus, while Messi will have a broken arm.

Obata has published statistics showing that Real Madrid beat Barcelona in only 26 per cent of Ronaldo's eight matches out of 30.

But the Royal won 100 per cent in the Clasico when Ronaldo missed two previous encounters - the Spanish Cup final of 2014 and the 2017 Spanish Super Cup final.

The influence of the big don in the classic

Despite these statistics, which confirm the difficulty of achieving victory in the "Clasico", but Ronaldo achieved large numbers in the "Classico Earth".

Ronaldo scored 18 goals in the Alclassico, the second-largest number of goals for one player, after Barcelona legend Lionel Messi, who scored 25 goals.

One of the things that may worry Real Madrid on Sunday is that the "Don" scored 38 percent of the goals of the team in the "Clasico" during the time he wore the white shirt.

Since the departure of Ronaldo, the club has failed to compensate him with a new goal, which could be a real problem at Camp Nou on Sunday.

Barcelona host Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday in an "early" match at 4:15 pm local time (7:15 pm EST).