All teams are prepping themselves towards the new season ahead. In a competition that has already seen some great action from Europe’s top clubs, our next treat is a pre-season El Clasico. The International Champions Cup is serving up a range of eye-watering fixtures on show for many fans. We at Accumulator Tips have chosen two key betting tips for the El Clasico in Florida.

Real Madrid are yet to win in this tournament as they lost on penalties 2-1 with Manchester United and lost 4-1 to Manchester City. Although not what Los Blancos wanted, Zinedine Zidane can showcase some of his youngsters including the recent signing, Theo Hernandez from rival club Athletico Madrid. Real will be recalibrating ahead of their clash with Barcelona.

Barca have been more at ease with victories against Manchester United and Juventus. All three of their goals coming from Neymar. Rumours of the Brazilian moving to PSG hasn’t hindered his performances of late. Ernesto Valverde’s men will be hoping to get one over Madrid after their lost battle attempting to claim the La Liga title last season.

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Barcelona fans will be out in full-force taking a glimpse at players like Neymar, Messi and Luis Suarez. With all players from the squad getting game time more youngsters are being given crucial minutes on the pitch. Players such as Sergi Samper, Munir El Hadaddi and Carlos Alena are among the recurring rising talents that Barcelona tend to produce year after year.

Some of Barca’s new signings are still waiting to play including Nelson Semedo and Gerard Deulofeu. Marlon Santos managed to appear against Juventus after coming on during the second half.

There is to be an expected performance from Barcelona in the upcoming game at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida. The attendance may exceed 65000 capacity due to the fixture between the two sides which is dubbed El Clasico. American fans are well aware how much quality Barcelona has and this fixture will most likely be a possession controlled game.

Rafinha is the only player out injured. He suffered a meniscus injury back in April and is expected to return before the new season begins. Other than that Barcelona have no worries injury wise.

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At the moment, bookmakers are giving the same odds on Barcelona and Real Madrid towards winning La Liga this season. Just like every year, we expect the Spanish Primera Liga to go right down to the wire. Both teams have been dominant for many years and this year will be like no other.

Real Madrid of course also has their fair share of world class players. Their talisman, Cristiano Ronaldo has been on extended leave. This comes after reaching the semi-final with Portugal at the Confederations Cup. He has also been on an endorsement trip to China while his teammates fill in for him. Fans are hoping to get a glimpse of the attacking winger in the upcoming fixture.

Other players that fans will be wishing to gaze upon include Gareth Bale, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo and Karim Benzema to name a few. Youngsters playing that will get game time include new signing Theo Hernandez who is highly sought after. Other young players include Mateo Kovacic, Jesus Vallejo, Marcos Llorente and Dani Ceballos.

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Despite two losses in the tournament Real Madrid will not want to lose against Barcelona. It will be a competitive match-up and we will likely see many goals. Although this is only a pre-season match bragging rights will be up for grabs. Madrid, like Barcelona, has no injury worries.

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Barcelona are favourites at 5/4 with Paddy Power while Real Madrid are 7/4 with SkyBet. Also, a full-time draw is currently 11/4 with William Hill.

Neymar has been heavily linked with a possible world-record transfer move to PSG but Barcelona are denying rumours stating he is happy at the Spanish outfit. With three goals already in two games, Neymar is at 10/1 to score first with Paddy Power.

In conclusion, recent results of two wins for Barcelona would deem them favourites in the run-up to this fixture. Real Madrid will try to put in some attacking plays throughout the game so expect a number of goals. Barcelona are currently 3/1 with SkyBet to win with over 3.5 goals totalled in the game.