- Lionel Messi heads into El Clasico as the top goalscorer in La Liga this season
- The Barcelona star posts a series of pictures on Instagram ahead of El Clasico
- The upcoming game played on Saturday, December 23 at the Santaigo Bernabeu
Lionel Messi has posted a series of pictures on Instagram today, Friday December 22 to show he is ready for the upcoming El Clasico this weekend.
Cristiano Ronaldo had earlier posted a photo with his teammates captioned: "We are ready".
It seems Lionel Messi is ready for the game at the Santiago Bernabeu. Photo: Leo Messi/Instagram
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Messi has now fired back at his rival although his series of photos do not have any captions.
The footballer took part of his team's final training session. Photo: LeoMessi/Instagram
The Argentine is the top goalscorer in La Liga this season with 14 strikes.
NAIJ.com earlier reported Cristiano Ronaldo has finally returned to first team training with the rest of the Real Madrid squad.
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Barcelona can extend their lead at the top of La Liga with a win. Photo: LeoMessi/Instagram
The Portuguese trained for the first time on Friday, December 22, since Madrid's return from Abu Dhabi after the Club World Cup.
The Argentine heads into El Clasico as the top goalscorer in La LIga. Photo: LeoMessi/Instagram
The upcoming El Clasico will be played on Saturday, December 23 at the Santaigo Bernabeu. Kick off is 1.30pm.
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ROSY CREST
Saturday, 23 December 2017