This match will be the last chance for Barcelona to maintain their chances in La Liga. If they lose to Real Madrid, it can be assumed that they will lose their chance to win the La Liga trophy this season. Obviously, this will not be an easy match for them because they will be playing as guests. Apart from that, Real Madrid can be said to be in their best performance. Real Madrid just got their win in the Champions League, while Barcelona suffered defeat and they had to be eliminated from the Champions League.
Real Madrid are in their best form and are also in high confidence after they were able to advance to the UCL semifinals by eliminating defending champions Manchester City, which makes them more favorites for the El CLasico match this weekend.
And things are turning around for the Barcelona team, after they were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the UCL, the possibility of Barcelona winning the title this season no longer exists and now they are 8 points behind Real Madrid who are at the top of the standings.
If Barcelona succeeds in winning the El Clasico match, they can make the point gap to just 5 points, but 5 points is not an easy thing to catch, especially as Real Madrid has pretty good consistency, so in my opinion, there is no longer a good possibility for Barcelona to be able to compete with Real Madrid in this season.