As Real Madrid are preparing to take on bitter rivals Barcelona at the Nou Camp, many are keen to know whether coach Pelligrini will opt to start the just-returning Cristiano Ronaldo and, if so, who between Raul and Karim Benzema will keep him company in attack, and how will they fare?

As concerns the FTBL ranking, Raul (91.21 points) is in better position to advance, given he goes into the game with a plank of just 1.5 rating points to beat. If Real end up on top, he will be assured to take his FTBL score beyond the 100-point mark. Benzema (133.45 points), on the other hand, has a slightly higher plank of 5 rating points to beat, but both players rarely spend 90 minutes on the pitch these days, and this has an impact on the final take of points.

Ronaldo will likely drop points in today’s game if spends less than 90 minutes on the pitch, since he faces a very high plank of approximately 30 rating points to beat. With a score of 172.77 points at the moment, the Portuguese star is not in the FTBL World Top 23, despite being among the best in La Liga.