Lineker: Predicts Barcelona to win 4-3 in Clasico and will not like Real Madrid once he joins Barcelona

In an interview with The Athletic, Lineker talked about this weekend's El Clasico and he believed Barcelona would win with a score of 4-3.

Lineker said: "My prediction is a goal battle, because I can't see Barcelona changing their style of play. Barcelona plays high-risk, high-reward football. Their defensive line is very high and rarely retreats to defend even if they don't have the ball. They hope to score more goals than their opponents, and Real Madrid has a great threat in the counterattack with the speed of Vinicius and Mbappe, so I don't think this will be a low-scoring game. If Yamal is healthy, Barcelona has a chance to win, I predict Barcelona won the test 4-3.

Winning El Clasico means far more than just 3 points. When Real Madrid and Barcelona play, the outcome has a great impact. A victory will give you a springboard and give you motivation for the rest of the season. Real top players, those talented superstars will join Real Madrid or Barcelona rather than elsewhere, even the Premier League, even if the Premier League has strong financial resources. Barcelona cultivates superstars, La Masia will continue to emerge superstars, and Real Madrid attaches great importance to the introduction of top players. ”

While playing for Barcelona, Lineker once wore a hat-trick to help Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2. He recalled: "Wearing a hat-trick in the El Clasico was an indescribable feeling. At that time, the Camp Nou could accommodate 120,000 people. When I played in the opening 5 minutes, When I scored two goals, the cheers were deafening. At the beginning of the second half, I scored a goal and it felt great.

Then (Real Madrid) scored two goals, and in the last ten minutes of the game, I just remember thinking, ‘Stop them. , don’t mess up the game, don’t mess up the game’. But it feels great, and a performance like this can leave a deeper impression on Barcelona fans.

Once you join Barcelona you won't like Real Madrid, but they are much more than just two clubs, and when you get there people explain to you things that go beyond football, including politics and history, going back to Franco's time, and the only place where they can show their Catalan identity is at Camp Nou. "