The Catalans welcome their Clasico rivals to Camp Nou on Sunday without Lionel Messi, who is nursing an arm injury
Barcelona will have to face their Clasico rivals Real Madrid without the irreplaceable talents of Lionel Messi when the two Spanish giants clash on Sunday.
Ernesto Valverde's men are sitting pretty at the top of La Liga, and has a trio of injury casualties for the visit of the struggling Merengue.
Messi is the biggest loss for the Catalans, who can stretch their lead over Madrid to seven points with victory in just the 10th game of the Liga season.