We have, however, included a comparison of the two likely benches.Īdditionally, for the purposes of comparison, we've used a 4-3-3 as the formation for both sides in order for each player to have a direct counterpart. Given how early it is in the season and how important it is to protect against long-term damage, we've predicted both men to start on the bench at the Bernabeu and thus have excluded them from the following starting XIs. For Real Madrid, Karim Benzema remains in serious doubt according to another AS report on Friday, while for Barcelona, Lionel Messi is an uncertain starter as he strives to make his return from a knee injury. The XIs presented across the following slides are those we believe most likely to be used by managers Rafa Benitez and Luis Enrique on Saturday.ĭespite AS reporting that both clubs trained with complete squads this week, both outfits face injury concerns ahead of this Clasico.
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