In the fifth round of the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona fell behind Chelsea 0-3 with one less player in the away game.

When Chelsea led 2-0, Spanish reporter Rodra said on his personal social media: "The feeling now is that only Real Madrid can save Barcelona's season, and only Barcelona can save Real Madrid's season."

In the last round of the Champions League, Real Madrid lost to Liverpool in an away game. They drew with Elche in the last round of the league, and their lead in the La Liga standings was reduced to 1 point. The suspected breakdown in the relationship between Real Madrid coach Alonso and some players has received a lot of discussion in the Spanish media.

And Barcelona is not going well at the moment. They are 1 point behind Real Madrid in the La Liga standings. At the same time, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the previous 4 rounds of the Champions League. They are currently 0-3 behind Chelsea in this round.

In the previous El Clasico in the 10th round of La Liga, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 at home.