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Barcelona Starlet Ansu Fati Out vs. Alaves with Hip Injury

Barcelona youngster Ansu Fati will not feature in the home fixture against Alaves on Saturday because of a hip injury.

The Blaugrana confirmed on Friday that Fati, 17, won't be part of the squad at the Camp Nou, where Barca can temporarily establish a three-point lead over Real Madrid in La Liga:

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LATEST NEWSu2757ufe0f @ANSUFATI has a hip contusion. He is out and his recovery will determine his availability. https://t.co/sgkST3TRmB

The two rivals are level on 36 points at the summit after they drew 0-0 in Catalonia on Wednesday in the first Clasico of the campaign.