Former Barcelona striker Thierry Henry feels that El Clasiso is the perfect game for his team this [weekend after the disappointment of their Champions League defeat](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/barcelona-uefa-champions-league/2025/5/6/24423298/inter-milan-barcelona-champions-league-final-score-match-report-recap-reactions).
Hansi Flick’s side are back in action on Sunday against their bitter rivals, and Henry says this is the match the players will want next up.
> “This is the game that you want, to make sure you don’t stay with that feeling for too long, is to play against Real Madrid. That’s the game you want, because the city puts you back in the swing of things, the situation in LaLiga puts you back in it, and it’s El Clásico,” he told CBS Sport.
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> “That’s what you want, and we’re going to find out if they’re in good shape or not right away. Look it’s four points. You can almost do it by winning there, especially against your arch-rivals, and forget about the Champions League elimination.”
The hope is that Barca can use the anger and disappointment of defeat to Inter to beat Real Madrid and close in on the league title at Montjuic.