FC Barcelona are generally known for their traditional, highly technical style of football, with a lot of emphasis on beautiful football and possession. However, the current team led by Hansi Flick has also taken up some playing style that are not generally characteristic of the Blaugrana club to maximize its effectiveness.
For instance, the current Barcelona team is highly competent in the department of heading, and as [Mundo Deportivo](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20251026/1002557590/mundo-reves-barca-mejor-real-madrid-juego-aereo.html) has noted, they currently lead La Liga teams in terms of headed goals, as they have scored 5 of their 24 total goals from headers up to now. Robert Lewandowski, Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde, and Raphinha have contributed these 5 goals.
On the other hand, their today’s rivals, Real Madrid, who are generally more adept in this aspect of the game, have scored only 1 headed goal, from their total 20, in this La Liga campaign, and this too came from Arda Guler.
On the other side of the pitch, the Merengues have also conceded 4 goals from headers, while Barcelona are yet to concede a headed goal in this league campaign.
The Blaugranes will be without some of their most physical players for the El Clasico, including Lewandowski and [Raphinha](https://semprebarca.com/no-relapse-for-barcelona-star-but-he-wont-play-against-real-madrid/), and among those who have scored headers, only Kounde might be able to start the game, while Araujo might come on as a substitute.
Thus, it remains to be seen whether Barcelona will still be able to take advantage of their new strength in this match against Real Madrid today.