The two leading clubs are clearly the favorites in this match.
The Barcelona squad is missing Lewandowski but they won't have too much trouble as it seems their young players are still quite strong but this could also be a stumbling block for them.
On the other hand for Madrid now they have to stick around and 3 points is a good thing for them to do in this game. 2 points is not a difficult thing to chase and don't let them slip up at this time because this can be quite troublesome for them if Barcelona manages to add points.
For Real Madrid this should be a good chance to get a winning point because against Valladollid, with a point difference of only 2 points from first place, there is a possibility that Real Madrid will take first place from Barcelona, but I am sure that Barcelona will not lose to the enemy Espanyol according to them it will also be easy to beat so that there will be a very tight struggle for position.