Real Madrid - Barcelona: complete list of injuries & suspensions for the Clásico
Both Madrid and Barça will be near full strength at the Bernabéu, with Thibaut Courtois and Gavi the highest-profile absentees.
Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in the 257th competitive edition of El Clásico at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday (21 April), a fixture in which Carlo Ancelotti’s team will have the chance to all but secure the LaLiga title. And both clubs will be almost at full strength, with only four players expected to be unavailable for selection.
Los Blancos go into the game with an eight-point lead over second-placed Barça with seven matches to play; a home victory would extend their advantage to 11 points with only 18 left on the board, which would surely end the Catalans’ slim hopes of a second successive championship.
The midweek Champions League action would also appear to have tipped the balance in Madrid’s favour. While they progressed to the semi-finals thanks to a penalty shootout victory over Premier League leaders Manchester City, Barcelona surrendered a first-leg lead against Paris Saint-Germain, losing 4-1 at home to Kylian Mbappé and Co following Ronald Araújo’s red card in the first half.
Both teams have been plagued by injuries for most of the season, although that has subsided significantly in recent weeks. That said, Madrid will still be without two of their main defensive figures, although that has already been the case for several months.
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois ruptured his meniscus having almost completed his recovery from an ACL tear. The Belgian goalkeeper has ruled himself out of playing at Euro 2024 but hasn’t given up all hope of featuring for his club before the end of the season. Would they risk him in the Champions League final - if they get there - on 1 June?
David Alaba won’t
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