Breaking News: Barcelona handed triple blow before facing Real Madrid

This weekend’s matchup between Barcelona and Real Madrid is one of the most significant of the season. The two teams that now stand as the league’s top favourites are separated by just one point in the La Liga standings. Of course, Atletico Madrid is unstoppable and playing well, but Girona has done a terrific job of hanging around thus far.

It is easy to see why so much is riding on the outcome of this season’s first El Clasico. Both sides enter the game fresh off of close victories in the Champions League.

Everyone is aware that Real Madrid has been missing a few important players for some time. However, Barcelona will also be without a number of their top players.

According to AS, all the signs now point to Frenkie de Jong missing the El Clasico. There weren’t many options left for Pedri and Jules Kounde to go to the Real Madrid match.

Before taking on Real Madrid, Barcelona delivered a threefold blow

So, it appears like De Jong, Pedri, and Kounde—three important players for Barcelona—will be absent when they play Real Madrid. Unless an unforeseen circumstance arises.

If they were fit enough, there’s a considerable probability that every one of them would have started that day. Without a doubt, Xavi has an intriguing riddle to solve.

Nevertheless, Barcelona has a strong recent record while playing Real Madrid. Even though Carlo Ancelotti’s team has been playing better so far in the current campaign, they could be minor favourites coming into the match. However, games are not played on paper or with historical context.