Benzema - No fear of Barca

Real striker wants team-mates to demonstrate ability at Camp Nou

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Benzema - No fear of Barca

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Karim Benzema has told skysports.com that Real Madrid will take on Barcelona's 'advert for football' in El Classico without any fear.

The two La Liga giants renew their long-standing rivalry in a top-of-the-table clash at Camp Nou on Sunday evening.

Big-spending Real make the trip hoping to preserve a one-point lead at the league's summit as they bid to respond to Barca's historic Treble-winning 2008/09 campaign and a 6-2 defeat at the Bernabeu in May.

Benzema, a summer arrival from Lyon, is confident that he and his team-mates can compete against Pep Guardiola's side, but is more than aware of the size of the task.

The striker said: "Barca are a quality team and they have so many good players. The quality of their game is an advert for football.

"They play the beautiful game and the team know their system.

"They still have the same players, but we will go there without fear. You need to believe in your team and show them you can play.

"You don't have to defend against them because if you do that they will destroy you by three to four goals."