Real Madrid v Barcelona: The ultimate guide to El Clasico

The 231st meeting between Real Madrid and Barcelona could not be poised much more finely, with hosts Madrid only three points behind their Catalan rivals at the top of the table. Treble-winners Barcelona will look to extend their lead at the summit of La Liga and put their stamp on the latest chapter of this enthralling football saga.

In the accompanying infographic by Ticketbis.net all the need-to-know Clasico facts and stats are brought to life.

Barcelona won the last Clasico 2-1 back in March, but must now travel to the Bernabeu with their talisman Lionel Messi only recently recovered from a knee problem. The red hot form of Messi’s fellow attackers Luis Suarez and Neymar will ease a few Barca concerns – the pair have struck an incredible 17 times in nine games since the Argentinian went down injured.

The graphic assesses the strength of both squads in terms of experience and financial worth. We also run through recent form, player achievements and even look at the social media standing of both sides ahead of this mouth-watering fixture, not forgetting some interesting facts from over 110 years of the rivalry.

The infographic’s creators, Ticketbis.net have also published their own international sales figures, revealing that more fans have bought tickets to Sunday’s game from the UK than any of the other 23 countries from which overseas spectators hail. Tickets are being exchanged for as much as €2,697 (£1,895) with fans flying to Spain from countries such as Japan and South Korea just for the match.