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La Liga | Gameweek 32
Apr 21, 2024 at 8pm UK
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
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Real Madrid
3 - 2
Barcelona

Junior (18' pen.), Vazquez (73'), Bellingham (90+1')
Camavinga (34'), Junior (75'), Modric (83')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Christensen (6'), Lopez (69')
Kounde (75'), Cubarsi (90')

Barcelona missing two key players for El Clasico at Bernabeu

:Headline: Barcelona missing two key players for El Clasico at Bernabeu:
Gavi and Alejandro Balde will again be missing for Barcelona in Sunday night's La Liga contest with Real Madrid.
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Barcelona will be without the services of two key players for Sunday night's La Liga clash against Real Madrid.

The squad has been boosted by the returns of Andreas Christensen and Sergi Roberto, who were both suspended for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final with Paris Saint-Germain last week.

However, Gavi and Alejandro Balde are still on the sidelines, with the pair missing for the remainder of the season due to severe knee and hamstring issues respectively.

Barcelona lost 4-1 to PSG on Tuesday evening in the second leg of their last-eight Champions League contest to exit the competition courtesy of a 6-4 aggregate defeat.

Ronald Araujo was sent off against Luis Enrique's side, but the Uruguay international's suspension only relates to European matches, so he will be available for selection here.

Gavi, Alejandro Balde will be missing for Barcelona in El Clasico

Barcelona boss Xavi has big decisions to make in the final third of the field, with Christensen's return potentially seeing Pedri moved into the front three.

Pau Cubarsi will again start in the middle of the defence, while Raphinha is in excellent form and is set to feature alongside Robert Lewandowski in the final third.

Lewandowski has scored 20 times for Barcelona this season, while he has eight career goals against Real Madrid for three separate clubs.

Xavi's side are second in the La Liga table, eight points behind the leaders Real Madrid, and the Poland international is confident that his side can overcome Los Blancos this weekend.

"We know how to beat Real Madrid. We know them and we have analysed the mistakes we made the last time we faced each other," Mundo Deportivo quotes the experienced forward as saying.

"We know that if we minimise their virtues we can beat them at the Santiago Bernabeu. The euphoria for the qualifying against Manchester City can make Real Madrid mentally out of the Clasico."

Marc Casado and Marc Guiu are not in the squad, but Hector Fort and Diego Kochen have been selected.

Barcleona have not been beaten in Spain's top flight since the end of January, and they have been victorious in their last four league encounters against Mallorca, Atletico Madrid, Las Palmas and Cadiz.

Barcelona squad vs. Real Madrid:

Ter Stegen, Pena, Kochen; Cancelo, Araujo, Cubarsi, Fort, Kounde, Alonso, I Martinez, Christensen; Roberto, F de Jong, Gundogan, Pedri, Romeu, Fermin; Torres, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Felix, Roque, Yamal body check tags ::

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid33266171224984
2Barcelona32217464372770
3GironaGirona32215667402768
4Atletico MadridAtletico32194959382161
5Athletic Bilbao321610652302258
6Real Sociedad331312846351151
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8Valencia32138113534147
9Villarreal32119125155-442
10Getafe32913103844-640
11Osasuna32116153746-939
12Sevilla32910134145-437
13Las PalmasLas Palmas32107153039-937
14AlavesAlaves3298152838-1035
15Rayo Vallecano32713122739-1234
16Celta Vigo32710153747-1031
17Mallorca32613132638-1231
18CadizCadiz32413152245-2325
19Granada3239203361-2818
20Almeria32111203164-3314
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