The most famous rivalry in club football resumes on Saturday at the Santiago Bernabeu as Liga leaders Barcelona visit second-placed Real Madrid. Luis Enrique and Rafael Benitez - the latter preparing for his first Clasico as Madrid head coach - confirmed on Friday that they are likely to have full-strength teams to call upon, with Lionel Messi back in full training, Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos available again and Ivan Rakitic and James Rodriguez showing promising signs of recovery. As ever, talking points abound ahead of European league football's greatest fixture, from allegations of referee pressure to the form of Cristiano Ronaldo, but here are five issues which could well be key...
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