Los Blancos have endured a dismal run of results but Alvaro Negredo insists they will be back in fine fettle if they defeat their Clasico rivals
Real Madrid's crisis will end if they beat Barcelona on Sunday, according to former Spain striker Alvaro Negredo.
The ex-Manchester City and Middlesbrough striker played for Real Madrid's B team between 2005 and 2007, but he failed to make a senior appearance for the club.
Nevertheless, he knows embattled manager Julen Lopetegui well, having worked with the coach during his brief spell at fellow Spanish club Rayo Vallecano.
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Negredo sympathises with the plight his former boss is facing, with Real having gone five games without a win before their 2-1 victory over Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League earlier this week, but he feels a victory over their eternal rivals would change everything.