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 don'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 March 22 in the Spanish league .