"Barcelona play the biggest game of their season so far as the Blaugrana travel to the Spanish capital to face eternal rivals Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu in the first El Clasico of the campaign. The Catalans got a big win over Olympiacos in midweek to boost their confidence ahead of the trip to Madrid, but will face their toughest challenge so far against Xabi Alonso's side while dealing with a serious injury crisis."
" If the crazy number of injuries isn't enough, Barça appear to be dealing with a viral stomach bug that caused a couple of players to miss training during the week, so it's hard to know exactly who will be 100% for this one. Andreas Christensen was one of the players affected by the illness and will likely not start this one, and Jules Kounde has also emerged as a doubt because of a knock but should be good to start."
Barcelona travel to Madrid to face Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu. The team beat Olympiacos in midweek, boosting confidence. A serious injury crisis and a viral stomach bug have created uncertainty over availability. Andreas Christensen is likely to miss the match and Jules Kounde is a doubt with a knock. Ronald Araujo is expected to partner Pau Cubarsí at center-back, with Eric García on the bench and Alejandro Balde at left-back. Frenkie de Jong has returned to training and should start alongside Marc Casadó and Pedri. Raphinha suffered a recovery setback, so the likely front three are Lamine Yamal, Marcus Rashford and Fermín López in a 4-3-3.
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