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Eurosport Roundtable: Our European experts predict Barcelona v Real Madrid

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ByEurosport

Updated 03/12/2016 at 13:12 GMT

We asked our European network to predict the score of Saturday’s Clasico clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid – and pretty much everyone is anticipating a high-scoring game.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique and Real Madrid Coach Zinedine Zidane

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UK

Barcelona 3-1 Real Madrid
Alex Chick: Real Madrid have won 10 of their last 11 but only kept two clean sheets in that run – they are vulnerable defensively, and Andres Iniesta’s comeback will restore Barcelona’s disjointed attack to its glorious best.

SPAIN

Barcelona 3-3 Real Madrid
Cristian Maxedo: Both teams have so much firepower to destroy the other. Barcelona's fragile defence coupled with the MSN frontline could make for a great match of football.

FRANCE

Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid
Maxime Dupuis: The force awakens. Barcelona have no other solution than winning – and I think they will. Iniesta’s return is the best news for the Catalans.

GERMANY

Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid
Carsten Arndt: Real haven't lost a single game this season and Cristiano Ronaldo is back in peak form after his poor start. With the absence of Toni Kroos and Gareth Bale, Real have to change to a more pragmatic style, which could be perfect against a stormy Barcelona side. Sergio Busquets – one of Luis Enrique's most important players – has a lot of problems, so even with Iniesta back in the squad, the Catalan midfield will come out on the short end.

ITALY

Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid
Stefano Dolci: The absence of Bale, the desire for revenge, the return of Iniesta and the Camp Nou factor could be make the difference and permit to Messi and Co to run riot.

RUSSIA

Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid
Mikhail Biryukov: Both teams have conditions they did not expect. Barcelona lost too many points without Iniesta and even MSN couldn’t make a difference. But Real have lost crucial players in Kroos and Bale, so the best outcome for both right now is to share the points. The real Clasico will be in 2017...

TURKEY

Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid
Sargin Teksal: Zinedine Zidane’s side won last year at the Camp Nou, but Barcelona won't lose this in the battle for the title. Iniesta’s comeback is hugely important for Barca’s attacking options, while Real will miss Bale’s runs behind the defence.
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THE RESULTS ARE IN...

Barcelona win: 4
Draw: 2
Real Madrid win: 1
With all the scores combined, Barcelona win 16-12. Now wouldn't that be entertaining..?!
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