Clásico Preview: FC Barcelona v Real Madrid | FC Barcelona
Liga leaders FC Barcelona entertain a Real Madrid team that’s got off to an uncharacteristically poor start to their first season without Cristiano Ronaldo. But Barça also have a key absence to mourn – Leo Messi misses the game with a fractured arm.
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo missing Clasico doesn’t dampen game’s appeal - Barcelona’s Ernesto Valverde | ESPN
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has said the absence of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in a Clasico for the first time in 11 years takes none of the gloss away from Sunday’s match.