El Clasico is a little over two weeks away and the verbal jousting between the two sides has already started . Barcelona 's Neymar believes the Catalan club 's strike force of himself , Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez is stronger than Real Madrid 's , which consists of Cristiano Ronaldo , Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema . Brazil international Neymar was asked if Barcelona 's attacking force is more dangerous than Madrid 's and he said : ' I think so . Neymar ( second right ) believes Barcelona 's strike force is superior to Real Madrid 's . Neymar described Messi ( right ) as the 'best in the world ' with the El Clasico approaching . Neymar commended the scoring ability of his other strike partner , Luis Suarez ( right ) 'But we focus on ourselves , we do n't think about the opponents . 'We try to do damage to rival defences and every day we understand each other better . They are two brilliant players . 'Leo is the best in the world and Suarez is a great goalscorer . It is an honour for me to play with them . They are two brilliant players . ' Madrid were beaten 1-0 by Athletic Bilbao at the weekend , while Barcelona thrashed Rayo Vallecano 6-1 , meaning they replaced Madrid atop La Liga . Neymar believes his team 's attack is better than Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo ( left ) and Karim Benzema . Madrid were beaten 4-3 at home by Schalke on Tuesday but advanced into the last eight of the Champions League 5-4 on aggregate . Barcelona play their second leg against Manchester City on March 18 . They won the first leg 2-1 , thanks to a double from Suarez .
Neymar believes Barcelona 's strike force is better than Real Madrid 's . Barcelona recently replaced Madrid at the top of La Liga . The pair will meet in El Clasico on a little over two weeks in the Spanish league .