Barcelona were disappointing last weekend as they were defeated by Real Madrid in the first El Clasico meeting of the season. For the most part, the Catalans were second-best at the Santiago

Barcelona midfielder Pedri is set for a spell on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring injury, adding to the mounting injury crisis plaguing the defending La Liga champions.

Barca were much better in the second half but could not find an equalizer, failing to take advantage of a Kylian Mbappe penalty saved by Wojciech Szczesny.

With Olmo, Barca reported a timeframe of up to three weeks for him to recover from his calf injury. This is going to be the third week since the Spain international got injured, but there is no sign of him returning to training as of now.

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior has insisted that his angry outburst towards his second-half substitution and the on-field scuffle that brought Sunday’s Clásico to an ugly end were simply examples of what makes Los Blancos’ meetings with Barcelona so special.

The El Clasico had Premier League fans watching for plenty of reasons. Marcus Rashford impressed while on loan from Manchester United, and Jude Bellingham stole the headlines – but as the on-pitch drama unfolded, off-pitch transfer stories were also taking shape.

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Real Madrid backup goalkeeper Andriy Lunin will serve a one-match suspension after the red card he saw following the altercation during the last minutes of El Clásico between Los Blancos and FC Barcelona,