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Real Madrid smiles, FC Barcelona confirms two more injuries 5 days before El Clasico

The Classic is in less than a week and Barcelona has several important casualties.

By William Estrella

The Classic is in less than a week and Barcelona has several important casualties.
The Classic is in less than a week and Barcelona has several important casualties.

This weekend there will be a match for which millions of fans have been waiting for months... Real Madrid will face FC Barcelona, a match popularly known as El Clasico, due to the strong rivalry between the two. Now, Xavi Hernandez has given some bad news to Barcelona fans.

These are a couple of injuries that have already been confirmed and they will not be able to play against Real Madrid this Saturday... "Jules Kounde will not be in the Clásico, that is clear. Sergi Roberto will not be either. The rest will depend on how they feel" , were the words of coach Culé."

Also, Robert Lewandowski, Pedri and Raphinha. They are still waiting for Frenkie de Jong, however Xavi Hernandez did not speak about it and it is not known if they will play the game or not. Indeed, FC Barcelona completed a more than complicated match against Athletic Club de Bilbao. These were the words of Xavi:

"We have many casualties and that is no excuse. We changed our system to find the key, we played a game to win (against Athletic). Much better in the second part. Balde doesn't have any injuries, he was just fatigued."


William Estrella

William Estrella

I'm a Mexican sports journalist with more than 8 years of experience, especially in digital media. I cover breaking news and investigative articles on current soccer events worldwide. I currently write for El Futbolero USA. Previously, I worked as a radio announcer in my country, covering Mexican soccer.

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