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The visitors from the capital are already nine points behind Barcelona, an unbelievable gap. A win is therefore more than a must, after all it would only be six points but that's still plenty enough. The royals have to go full throttle on Sunday. Last Wednesday they were playing in the Champions League, beating 1-0 Liverpool at home. There have been a few Clasicos this season, but while the Madrid have a lot of pressure on their side, the Catalans can take it easy. Although Barcelona beat almost everything in their own stadium the bookies are of course a little more cautious when it comes to the upcoming opponent. On the other hand, the bookies of course know that Real Madrid is under a lot of pressure. The results are good, but not infallible. This means that an away win brings an average odds of 3.70. Eight of the last nine direct matches found a winner. Barca have conceded only eight times so far this season, while Real Madrid have scored three more goals in the league but conceded twice as many as their opponents. Five of the last 6 away games for Real Madrid have been under 2.5 goals.