The Brazilian is suspended for the trip to Real Madrid on Sunday, making an away win all the more difficult for the Blaugrana.

El Clasico is right around the corner. Although the current hype surrounds the Champions League and Barcelona’s clash with Juventus, the Blaugrana will be thinking of their weekend clash with Real Madrid.

One reason why the trip to Santiago Bernabeu will weigh heavily on Luis Enrique’s mind is the absence of Neymar. The Brazilian will be available for the second leg Champions League quarter-final tie, but will miss Sunday’s league clash due to his three-match suspension.

How badly will the Brazilian be missed? We take a look at his contributions this season.

Neymar’s numbers this season in La Liga

Games: 26

Goals: 9

Assists: 9

As you can see, Neymar’s goal contribution this season isn’t eye-catching. He has scored and assisted 18 goals. Although his assists tally is one more than Messi’s the Argentine has scored more than three times as many goals.

He may lack in the aforementioned categories, but here is where the Selecao ace has shined this season:

Chances created: 79

Key passes: 70

Successful take-ons: 62.6%

Fouls suffered: 111

Neymar has been the creative player this season despite boasting less assists than Suarez. The number of chances created and key passes by the 25-year-old is greater than his MSN buddies. The former Santos ace even boasts more successful take-ons than the master dribbler Messi (61%).

Then there are the fouls Neymar wins, more than Messi and Suarez combined. With Barcelona boasting several free-kick specialists, a foul anywhere near the box is an excellent opportunity to score. Unfortunately, Barcelona will be without all of this in El Clasico on Sunday due to the Brazilian’s suspension.

 

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Real Madrid 2 - 3 Barcelona

April 23, 2017 2:45pmEstadio Santiago Bernabeu

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