And just for balance here is the predicted Barcelona XI.

For more on the brain-boggling numbers behind the biggest game in club football, take a gander at our Clasico in numbers article.

So how much do you need to put together a set of Galacticos to entertain you in your back garden?

Considerably more than a Euromillions lottery jackpot it turns out.

Here is Real Madrid's predicted line-up reduced to the cold, hard cash paid by the Spanish giants for each player.

Only in this match could the debut of a record-breaking controversy-magnet goal-machine possibly be relegated to a sideshow.

Between them these Real Madrid and Barcelona squads contain the five most expensive players in history.

Top-of the shop Gareth Bale (£85m) is out of contention with a thigh injury, but Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m), Suarez (£75m), Neymar (£75m) and James Rodriguez (£63m) will all be involved.

And then there is freebie Lionel Messi playing for the visitors....

Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown
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"Luis Suarez has to raise it even more at Barcelona now. He can score goals from anywhere, you cannot take your eyes off him. We can't wait to watch the game. Suarez left something with us here in the UK. It is a shame he has gone but I'm sure he will do well for Barca."

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Thirteen months, 31 Premier League goals, 75 million pounds and another ill-advised mid-match snack later and Luis Suarez is back at the centre of the footballing universe.

Real Madrid v Barcelona is a little under 90 minutes away. And the Uruguayan has been promised at least a walk-on part in the biggest club game in the world.

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Banned for biting an opponent, vilified in the press, forced to watch his side make an impressive start to the season from the sidelines before finally, belatedly, joining their campaign in a match away to their biggest rivals.

Well, 2013-14 didn't turn out too bad did it Luis?

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