Real Madrid predicted lineup vs. Barcelona (4-1-2-3): Courtois; Valverde, Militão, Huijsen, Carreras; Tchouaméni; Bellingham, Güler; Mastantuono, Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior. Barcelona are in the middle of an extensive injury crisis. Joan García, Marc-André ter Stegen, Gavi, Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo are all stuck in the infirmary.

In competitive fixtures, this will be the 262nd meeting between he two teams. A Barcelona victory would level the series between the duo as it currently stands with 105 Real Madrid wins, 104 Barcelona wins, and 52 draws. In LaLiga specifically, Real Madrid have won 79 matches to Barcelona's 76.

However, Claude Makélélé stated his desire to see the veteran defender play for one of the top clubs in Spain at one point. In a recent interview, Makélélé spoke about wanting to see Marquinhos play for Real Madrid,

Real Madrid enters the weekend two points clear of their rivals in the table, with Kylian Mbappe scoring almost at will. They will take on a Barcelona side teeming with talent as Lamine Yamal looks to score in his fourth El Clásico out of five, but with manager Hansi Flick serving a touchline ban.

Real Madrid edged past Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday evening, with Jude Bellingham’s first goal of the season proving the difference between the two sides. The 15-time winners of the competition are now one of five teams with a 100 per cent record after three rounds of fixtures.

The line-up expected to be fielded by Barcelona in the club’s upcoming showdown with Real Madrid has been unveiled online.This of course comes ahead of the season’s fast-approaching first

Álvaro Carreras has made an excellent start to life at Madrid following his summer switch from Benfica and pushes Alejandro Balde closely for a place in the XI. However, due to the longevity and consistency of the Barcelona left back, he just makes the cut ahead of his compatriot.