Sunday's upcoming El Clasico clash between La Liga leaders Barcelona and bitter rivals Real Madrid is a “race of the lame”, according to Jorge Valdano, with both sides suffering from inconsistent form over the course of the 2019-20 season.
Zinedine Zidane's side appeared to have turned around an early-season slump when they leapfrogged Barca to the top of the Primera Division standings amid plenty of unrest at the Catalan side, with Ernesto Valverde sacked and Quique Setien brought in to stop the rot at Camp Nou.
But the Blaugrana have since returned to the top of the table following poor results recorded by the Spanish capital outfit, while both sides failed to impress in Europe this week as Barca struggled to a 1-1 draw in Napoli and Madrid were beaten at home by Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.