El Clasico without Messi and Ronaldo

Barcelona: The absence of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi and former Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo from the El Clasico duel at Camp Nou on Sunday will not make the match less interesting.

El Clasico #177

Barcelona and Real Madrid have faced each other 176 times in La Liga: 

• 72/70 Is the head-to-head advantage Real enjoy over Barca, while the other 34 El Clasicos were drawn 
• 2007 Was the last time El Clasico did not have both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi missed that game due to injury, like this time, while Ronaldo was yet to join Real Madrid
• 17/8 Is the advantage enjoyed by Messi over Ronaldo in Barcelona-Real matches. Messi won 17 of 38 matches vs Real, Ronaldo won 8 of 30 played vs Barca
• 6/2 Is advantage of Barca over Real in the last 10 El Clasicos since Oct 2013. 2 games were drawn