After 120 grueling minutes including a penalty shootout, Real Madrid managed to knock out Manchester City and qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League. However, before she starts preparing for Bayern Munich, she has one last task in the league: to beat the great rival Barcelona on Sunday and thereby almost officially guarantee the Catalans’ dispossession of the championship title, possibly on the way to winning the double of the championship and the Champions League.
Real feared that key players such as Vinicius and Dani Carvajal, who were substituted against Manchester City, would be absent against Barcelona due to injuries. But in “Marka” it is now reported that the two are fit and their replacement was simply due to fatigue. The meaning of this is that Carlo Ancelotti will enjoy a full squad in Clasico, with the exception of David Alaba and Thibaut Courtois who finished the season.
Should open in Classico. Carvajal Imagebank GettyImages, Chris Brunskill/Fantasista
For those who forgot, Real Madrid is eight points ahead of second place Barcelona with only 21 points left in the pot. A victory for Real Madrid will bring them very close to the championship title and put an end to a very disappointing season of their great rival.
