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Mar 2, 2019 at 7.45pm UK
 
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How Real Madrid could line up against Barcelona

Sports Mole looks at how Real Madrid could line up in Saturday night's El Clasico with Barcelona.

Real Madrid will be looking to bounce back from Wednesday's 3-0 loss to Barcelona in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final when the pair meet in La Liga at the Bernabeu on Saturday night.

Luis Suarez scored twice for Barca in the second half of the last-four clash, while Raphael Varane put one into the back of his own net to make it a miserable night for Los Blancos.

Santiago Solari's side are currently third in La Liga, some nine points off leaders Barca ahead of this weekend's El Clasico.

Worryingly, Madrid have not actually won a home Clasico in the league since October 2014, while they were thumped 5-1 at Camp Nou in the reverse match earlier this season.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at how the Spanish giants could line up in their second match against Barca in the space of three days.


POSS RM XI vs. BAR

Out: Marcos Llorente (muscle), Nacho (suspended)

Thibaut Courtois will be back between the sticks for Madrid, having dropped out of the side on Wednesday for Keylor Navas. Midfielder Marcos Llorente is not expected to take part, though, as he continues to recover from a muscular problem.

Varane suffered a nasty cut to his knee when he scored the own goal on Wednesday night, but the Frenchman should be fit to line up alongside Sergio Ramos in central defence, with Nacho suspended following his red card against Levante last weekend.

It seems likely that Solari will make changes from the recent Clasico, though, with Gareth Bale and Marco Asensio pushing for starts in the forward positions. Bale came off the bench to score the winner against Levante last time out, but is cutting a frustrated figure at the moment.

Dani Ceballos and Marcelo, meanwhile, are among those who will be pushing for minutes having been left on the bench on Wednesday night, with Toni Kroos and Sergio Reguilon potentially being rested.

> Click here to see how Barca could line up for this fixture

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CReal Madrid34276174225287
2GironaGirona34235673423174
3Barcelona34227570432773
4Atletico MadridAtletico34214963392467
5Athletic Bilbao341710755332261
6Real Sociedad341412848351354
7Real BetisBetis34131384339452
8Valencia34138133739-247
9Villarreal34129135658-245
10Getafe341013114147-643
11AlavesAlaves34118153238-641
12Sevilla341011134546-141
13Osasuna34116173751-1439
14Las PalmasLas Palmas34107173043-1337
15Celta Vigo34810164052-1234
16Rayo Vallecano34713142743-1634
17Mallorca34614142740-1332
18CadizCadiz34414162349-2626
19Granada3449213664-2821
RAlmeria34211213367-3417


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