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.

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

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,

Marcus Rashford could be thrust into the starting line-up for Barcelona for the highly-anticipated El Clasico clash on Sunday following another damaging injury to a key Barca star just hours before the match.

The Spanish giants are two of the best supported teams in the world and they count some famous faces amongst their ranks.

With the first Clásico of the season coming soon, we ask our experts: What's the best starting XI you can make of Real Madrid and Barcelona players?

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.

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.

Ahead of his first Clásico as Real Madrid coach, Xabi Alonso responded to Kiyan Sobhani of Managing Madrid about the importance of finding a target in the box on Saturday in his pre-game press conference as he said,