On Sunday, we will have the first El Clasico in 15 years without Sergio Ramos and Lionel Messi as part of the Real Madrid and Barcelona lineups. While they are now teammates in Paris, the new generation of the epic rivalry is now taking shape.
Barcelona currently features the third-youngest squad in La Liga with an average age of 26 years and 174 days. On the other hand, Real Madrid has the fifth-oldest team in La Liga with a median age of 28 years and 20 days. But despite the current scenario, Madrid have the record for the youngest side in the lineup with an average age of 25 years and 72 days in 2005/06.
The youngest players in the fixture are dominated by Barcelona starlets with Lionel Messi, Pedri, Ansu Fati and soon, Gavi. Fati is also the youngest scorer in El Casico right now, followed by Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr.
Both teams are currently undergoing a transition phase, with stars like Eduardo Camavinga, Vinicius Jr, Fede Valverde, Ansu Fati, Pedri and Frenkie De Jong emerging as the new faces to make history in El Clasico. The legends of the fixture have paved the way for the next generation to come through, with both teams expected to look very different in the upcoming years.
The key battle will be between Vinicius Jr and Ansu Fati, both wingers are in top form for their respective clubs and will have the responsibility of showing up in the biggest league game of the season yet.
