Braithwaite: If football were a religion, Messi might be God Barcelona Eager for El Clasico

Martin Braithwaite's fairytale continues as, just days after completing a surprise move to Barcelona, the Danish striker is now set for his first ever Clasico.

The Estadio Bernabeu will host the Catalans on Sunday in what will be a crucial match in the LaLiga Santander title race, and Braithwaite is eager to be involved.

"It will be a magnificent experience," Braithwaite told Barcelona's official website.

"It is the most important game, and everyone follows it.

"There will be a lot of intensity, and I have a lot to win from playing in this game."

If he does manage to step out onto the pitch on Sunday, it will likely be with Leo Messi just behind him, and the Dane has been in awe of his new teammate.

"Nobody can do things he does," he said of the Argentine.

"If football were a religion, Messi might be God.

"He controls the match. He is an extraordinary player."

Despite the unpredictability of his move to the club, the 28-year-old has slotted in comfortably.

"My first training session with Barcelona was incredible," he noted.

"Out of nothing, from being at Leganes I was suddenly here.

"But it felt very natural," he added.

Among his memories of the famous fixture between the two heavyweights of Spanish football was a famous performance in Blaugrana colours at the Bernabeu.

"I remember Ronaldinho, who was extraordinary," he recalled

"I remember perfectly the match when he went past many of his opponents, he scored and the whole [Bernabeu] stadium applauded him."