Real Madrid will be bidding to move to the top of the La Liga table when they welcome Barcelona to Bernabeu on Sunday afternoon for El Clasico.
Both teams have collected 22 points from their first eight league matches, with Barcelona ahead of Real Madrid due to their superior goal difference, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news.
REAL MADRID vs. BARCELONA
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REAL MADRID
Out: Dani Ceballos (hamstring), Thibaut Courtois (back)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Lunin; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius
BARCELONA
Out: Andreas Christensen (ankle), Hector Bellerin (calf), Ronald Araujo (thigh), Memphis Depay (hamstring)
Doubtful: Jules Kounde (hamstring)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Kounde, E Garcia, Balde; Gavi, Busquets, Pedri; Dembele, Lewandowski, Fati
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Matt Law
