Barcelona injury, suspension update vs. Real Madrid - duo set to return to squad

Barcelona will be aiming to bounce back from their Champions League quarter-final elimination when they head to Bernabeu on Sunday evening to tackle rivals Real Madrid in La Liga.

Xavi's side suffered a 4-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their last-eight European contest on Tuesday, which saw them knocked out of the tournament 6-4 on aggregate.

The Catalan outfit will now switch their attention back to La Liga, where they sit second in the table, eight points behind leaders Real Madrid, who beat Manchester City to make the Champions League semi-finals.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of El Clasico.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Gavi sustained a serious knee injury while representing Spain towards the end of last year, and the midfielder will not be available for selection until the 2024-25 campaign.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: Unknown

Balde underwent a hamstring operation at the end of January, and the club's first-choice left-back will also be unavailable for selection until the 2024-25 campaign.

Barcelona have no players suspended for this match and will welcome back both Andreas Christensen and Sergi Roberto, with the pair missing out against PSG due to European bans.