[Sport] Barcelona, immersed in mystery, receives Real Madrid in a high-level Clásico

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With many doubts in its starting lineup, Barcelona hosts Real Madrid in a Clásico that, despite not being decisive, generates a lot of expectations.

BARCELONA -- Barcelona and Real Madrid, the eternal war of Spanish football, meet in the first official Clásico of the season, in a new setting, the Estadi de Montjuïc, and with the clear objective of dealing a blow, which without have serious consequences in the classification at this point in the course, it should serve to support either the still incipient project of Xavi Hernández or the last service of Carlo Ancelotti.

 

Madrid will visit Montjuïc with the defined team. Without Thibaut Courtois or Éder Militão, already known long-term absences, he recovers Nacho after his suspension was reduced and will have no further problems with Jude Bellingham, who after causing the scare in Braga clarified in the first person that he will be ready for the match.

 

 

The scenario in the Barça dressing room is less clear. Contrary to what is usual, Xavi will not announce the squad list the day before... And there is even speculation around the club that Barça could not offer it even on Saturday, directly publishing the lineup and the players on the bench an hour and a half. average before the start of the shock. And either he plays cat and mouse with his injured people or a miracle can happen that recovers almost all of them.

 

Sergi Roberto, the only official discard, did not train this Friday... But even Jules Koundé exercised in the sports city, just like Raphinha (the clearest of all), Robert Lewandowski, Pedri and Frenkie de Jong, so The presence of at least three of them in the call would not be ruled out.

 

All these conditions make it practically impossible to guess the plans of this century that was achieved in 2007... Although, obviously, very far, very far, from the absolute record of the 21 wins that it chained since the beginning of the 1959-60 season, with Helenio Herrera on the bench.

 

Without considering what would be a miraculous recovery for Koundé, one of the big doubts that emerges around Barça is knowing who will play at right back, a position won without discussion since his arrival by João Cancelo but which could become Ronald Araújo's. , who knows the position well in the Classic... For being the ideal supporter for Vinícius Júnior.

 

El Barcelona, sumergido en el misterio, recibe al Real Madrid en un Clásico de alto nivel - ESPN