"Barça come into this one still dealing with a major injury crisis as their starting goalkeeper, two key attacking starters and three other very important squad pieces are missing, and to add insult to injury they also won't have Hansi Flick on the sideline due to a ban for his red card last week. There is absolutely no shame in being realistic and admitting that Barça won't be favorites on Sunday."
"Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Marc-André ter Stegen, Joan Garcia, Gavi, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Andreas Christensen, Dani Olmo (out) Real Madrid Outs & Doubts: David Alaba, Antonio Rüdiger (out) Date/Time: Sunday, October 26, 2025, 4.15pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 3.15pm GMT (UK), 11.15am ET, 8.15am PT (USA), 8.45pm IST (India) Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain Referee: César Soto Grado VAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva"
Real Madrid (1st, 24pts) host FC Barcelona (2nd, 22pts) at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, October 26, 2025. Barcelona enter with a major injury crisis that rules out their starting goalkeeper and several key attackers and squad players, and manager Hansi Flick is banned after a red card. Real Madrid are missing David Alaba and Antonio Rüdiger but remain healthier overall as Xabi Alonso's ideas take hold. Barcelona returned to Champions League winning form midweek against Olympiacos but remain clear underdogs for this El Clásico. The match will be officiated by César Soto Grado with VAR Javier Iglesias Villanueva.
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