The teams are on the way out at the Bernabeu. We are going to have a whole game of football on our hands very soon. Can Real match the Spanish record for successive wins? We are about to find out...

Ibrahim Urooj S:, external Real Madrid would win against that Barca side, hands down with daggers on both flanks and a reliable bench. There's not a single weakling on this team.

With Madrid aiming to equal the Spanish record of 18 straight wins set by Barca's 2005-2006 side, we're asking who you think would win in a match between both teams at the height of their powers. Tweet #bbceurofooty or text 81111.

OptaJose:, external Celta have failed to score in 3 successive La Liga games; the last time they went 4 or more without a goal was in 1995 (5). Drought.

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It all looks pretty ominous for Celta Vigo. But Eduardo Berizzo's side do have some cause for optimism (a tiny, slim cause), not least of all their impressive away record in La Liga this season. They have only been beaten once in six away games - this includes a 1-0 win against Barcelona in the Nou Camp and a 2-2 draw at reigning champions Atletico Madrid.

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Unsurprisingly, Real appear keen to retain the services of the man who has masterminded their recent success, Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti. According to Spanish paper Marca, the club has offered Ancelotti and an improved one-year extension to his current deal. The paper also reports that Los Blancos are closing in on the signing of 21-year-old Brazilian midfielder Lucas Silva from Cruzeiro. He will join up at Real with 18-year-old Marco Asensio, who joined from Real Mallorca this week. The present is taken care of, time for Real to look to the future.

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It wouldn't be a Real Madrid text commentary without making special mention of that Cristiano Ronaldo fella. You know the one; scores goals, wins trophies, flexes his thighs for the cameras. As I've already mentioned, the Portuguese forward has bagged 28 goals in 22 games in all competitions this season. He has also scored in every game at the Bernabeu in La Liga stretching back over a year.

Clearly he is prolific against every team but he is particularly ruthless against Celta Vigo, who have faced him five times, failed to prevent him scoring in any of them and conceded nine in total from the 29-year-old. Last season, in this fixture, Ronaldo scored twice in a 3-0 Real win.

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One comparison between the Real side of now and the Barca side of 2005/06 is the presence of a stalwart at the back. Barca had Puyol, Real have Sergio Ramos, who tonight will make his 300th La Liga appearance for the European champions.

And here is the Celta Vigo side, which also sees a host of first-team players return to the line-up (nine in fact) following the shock 2-1 defeat to Las Palmas in the Copa del Rey...

Celta Vigo: Sergio, Mallo, Cabral, Fontas, Jonny, Radoja, Hernandez, Krohn-Dehli, Orellana, Nolito, Larrivey.

Having rested a number of players for their Copa del Rey triumph over Cornella on Tuesday, Real bring back their big guns for tonight's game. Try to pick the weak spots in this line-up...

Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo, Kroos, Illarramendi, Rodriguez, Bale, Ronaldo, Benzema.

If you want to get involved in the chatter surrounding this game then why not take to Twitter and do just that using the hashtag #bbceurofooty., external You can also text us on 81111. So yeah, get stuck in. Do it. Do it now.

To kick things off, try chewing this over: who would win in a game between this Real Madrid side and the Barca side of 2005/06, who won 18 successive games?

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In order to make it 18 straight victories, the European champions need to overcome Celta Vigo at the Bernabeu this evening. They are overwhelming favourites to do just that, as you may have gathered from the lyrical I waxed about them in my opening post. Just in case you are unconvinced, though, allow me to offer up some further reasons: Cristiano Ronaldo (28 goals in 22 games this season), Gareth Bale (9 in 21), Karim Benzema (13 in 20), James Rodriguez (10 in 23). I could go on...

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If Real win tonight, their 18th victory on the bounce will match the Spanish record set by Frank Rijkaard's Barcelona, who won 18 games in a row between October 22, 2005 and January 26, 2006. As if the incentive wasn't big enough already, they also have the chance to stick it to old rivals Barca tonight.

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As the amphibian Tiny Tim sang in Muppets Christmas Carol, 'tis the season to be jolly and joyous. This is especially the case of you are a Real Madrid fan. They have 17 successive wins in all competitions (a new club record), with an average of nearly four goals a game, they're top of the league, top of their Champions League group and cruising through the Copa del Rey with their reserves. Things are so good, they can even send on player who has been out injured for nine months and he scores within 20 minutes. Yep, it's promising to be a very merry Christmas for Real Madrid.