Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona Highlights: Barca thrash Real 4-0 in El Clasico

Robert Lewandowski is playing at his best since arriving at Barcelona. Under Flick, his former coach at Bayern Munich, the 36-year-old has scored 15 times, including a league-leading 12.

Raphinha, meanwhile, has morphed from a hard-working winger into a scorer and team leader. From being considered as a sellable asset in the summer, he has become one of the players of this team. It was visible in mid-week against Bayern when he struck a hat-trick to power a 4-1 rout. He has nine goals and a team-high eight assists overall in this campaign.

Yamal, meanwhile, has chipped in with five goals and seven assists after helping Spain win the European Championship in July and is an unpredictable playmaker from his spot on the right

Flick’s Barcelona attacks with speed, and players like Raphinha and Yamal are central to that effort. Barcelona actually lost the possession game against Bayern, 58%-42%, while not suffering in defense. That shift would have been unthinkable under Xavi.

Ancelotti seemingly continues to deal with a problem of how to bring Mbappe and Vinicius Jr together. Both like to occupy the left flank and its a challenge of how to make the team tick

It is the first Clasico for Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe and Barcelona manager Hansi Flick

When Real Madrid added Mbappe to the squad, Barcelona looked doomed to becoming a regular runner-up to their fierce rivals. Then Hansi Flick arrived with fresh ideas, Lamine Yamal blossomed into a star, his teammates stepped up their game, and that's where we are today. Barcelona lead the league by three points

So no Dani Olmo for Barcelona to start just yet. He had come on off the bench against Bayern to mark a return from a hamstring injury. Fermin starts for the Catalans

Barcelona playing XI: Peña, Cubarsi, Balde, Martinez, Pedri, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Fermin, Casado, Yamal, Kounde

Bench: Gavi, Ansu, Torre, Victor, Olmo, Frenkie, Szczesny, Kochen, Fort, Martin, Dominguez

Carlo Ancelotti making three changes from the Champions League team that beat Borussia Dortmund. Rodrygo, Courtois miss out with injuries and Modric is on the bench. Coming in are Lunin, Tchouameni and Camavinga

Real Madrid playing XI: Lunin; Vazquez, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy; Tchouameni, Camavinga, Valverde; Bellingham, Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.

Bench: Fran Gonzalez, Sergio Mestre, Modric, Guler, Endrick, Vallejo, Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Brahim

In the matches so far this weekend, Sevilla beat Espanyol 2-0, Villarreal beat Real Valladolid 2-1 and Rayo Vallecano edged Deportivo Alaves 1-0. In the on-going game, Las Palmas lead Girona 1-0

Barcelona have no new injury concerns but will be without Marc Andre Ter Stegen, Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo, and Eric Garcia

Real Madrid suffered a double injury setback with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois sidelined due to a groin injury and forward Rodrygo out with a hamstring strain

Real Madrid enter the Clasico on the back of a 5-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League. They have the advantage of an extra 24 hours to prepare compared to Barcelona, who defeated Bayern Munich 4-1

El Clasico clash between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona is the highlight of this weekend's La Liga matchday, as league leaders Barcelona aim to protect their three-point lead at the top of the table when they visit Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday