Barcelona are superior to Real Madrid because of their creative midfield

Bernd Schuster believes Barcelona have the slight edge over Real Madrid ahead of their La Liga meeting. The second Clasico league meeting of the season is likely to be the first of four clashes within the space of 18 days, including a Champions League semi-final tie.

Schuster told Marca: "Both teams are pretty equal at the back and up front. However, Barcelona are superior in midfield with the creativity of Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets. That makes them the better team at the moment."

He added: "Everyone knows that the season will be decided in the upcoming two weeks.

"This Saturday's match will be more important for Real Madrid than for Barcelona. If Barca lose, there won't be too much of a problem as they're still five points clear.

"I believe that Madrid have what it takes to beat Barcelona over one match, but I can't see them doing it over two games. Real are Barcelona's biggest rival both in Spain and in Europe."

The Camp Nou giants currently sit first in La Liga with 84 points from 31 games, while Real Madrid are eight points further adrift.

Source from : GOAL.com