Though it is still mathematically possible for the Blaugrana to advance to the Champions League knockout phase, the club and their fans have pretty much ...
It is clear that Joan Laporta would like it, but there is very, very little chance that Messi will return to Barcelona as a player." And should the Argentine renew his terms with PSG, he will also not get the chance to say goodbye to Culers that both parties deserve. "Barcelona without Messi is a Europa League level team.
Barcelona gambled their future by spending big during the summer but the Catalans look bound for the Europa League after a dramatic 3-3 draw with Inter.
Suddenly, Barcelona were in crisis and Camp Nou was stunned into silence. However, despite the Pole's late heroics, Inter only need to win at home to Viktoria Plzen to ensure that they will progress to the last 16 ahead of Barca, who face Bayern next. However, Nicolo Barella capitalised on hesitant defending from Gerard Pique to level the game shortly after the restart before Lautaro Martinez made it 2-1 after an hour with a strike that hit both posts before beating Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Barcelona are on the brink of exiting the Champions League after drawing with Inter, despite scoring three times at Camp Nou.
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They face a Barcelona side who are top of La Liga but third in Group C of the Champions League. 2 3 “We expect an Inter very similar to the one in Milan. Lewandowski, who was quiet in Milan last week, is playing through the middle. Lautaro Martínez scored a consolation in 2019. This role gives Gavi more responsibility in midfield. Pedri is playing in a very advanced role. The former Leeds man turns back onto his left before curling an effort over the bar from 20 yards. The majority of the play has been in Inter's half. He's only seven yards out and is in front of goal but he can't keep it down. Hakan Calhanoglu sends in a wonderful free.
"Against Bayern Munich, we were not clinical enough. There were other circumstances in Milan last week, but there is no need to talk about [those refereeing ...
He stretches the pitch, he's fast and we have a lot of confidence in him." "But we are a team and if the team fails, I also fail. "Last season, the feeling was that we were not good enough, but this time it has been down to mistakes. "And not just Ousmane, when we get into final third, we all have to make better decisions, It's about footballing maturity. [Ousmane Dembele](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/229744/Ousmane-Dembélé) had opened the scoring in the 40th minute in front of a raucous home crowd of 92,302, but goals from [Nicolo Barella](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/204441/Nicolò-Barella) and [Lautaro Martinez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/219713/Lautaro-Martínez) turned the game on its head after the break. We have to be self-critical, too, it has been down to our mistakes. I have a lot of confidence in Ousmane, but sometimes he chooses badly. [Robert Lewandowski](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/125824/Robert-Lewandowski) drew Barca level again only for [Robin Gosens](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/198087/Robin-Gosens) to restore Inter's lead on the counter-attack. It is my responsibility and I assume that blame." You pay a high price for mistakes in the Champions League. There were other circumstances in Milan last week, but there is no need to talk about [those refereeing decisions], and then tonight it is down to defensive mistakes. We won't lose hope, but the situation is really difficult.
A enthralling 3-3 draw with Inter Milan on Matchday 4 of the group stage has left Barcelona clinging on to slim hope of progressing to the UEFA Champions ...
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Around Camp Nou, it was mostly an eerie silence on the final whistle of Barcelona's 3-3 draw with Inter Milan, as it dawned on the home fans that their club ...
This was not supposed to be happening after Barcelona’s eventful summer 2022, with the noise of a series of financial levers being pulled and the excitement generated by new signings such as Robert Lewandowski. Just two months into the season, that theory is looking very shaky indeed. On Wednesday, they could turn things back in their favour.
After last night's 3-3 draw at the Nou Camp, Inter Milan could knock Barcelona out of the competition if they beat group minnows Viktoria Plzen at the San ...
Barcelona fans had high hopes of a positive result against Inter Milan on Wednesday night, with the Serie A giants losing all five of their previous visits to the Nou Camp. As previously reported, Barcelona would earn around £8.4m if they reach the last 16 and a further £9.3m if they get to the quarter-finals. Barcelona spent £132million in the summer on the likes of Robert Lewandowski (left) who helped keep the Catalan giants in the competition with a brace against Inter Milan Barcelona had budgeted to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition as a minimum [previously reported](/sport/football/article-11303277/PETE-JENSON-Barcelonas-clash-Inter-Milan-tonight-far-bigger-El-Clasico.html), Barcelona spent over £132m on rebuilding Xavi's team in the summer but to pay for the spending they have budgeted this season for the team to reach the last eight of the European competition as a minimum. - Barcelona had budgeted to reach the quarter-finals stage as a minimum
According to Spanish football expert Phil Kitromilides, being dumped out at the group stages would deal the Catalan giants a huge blow in their quest to ...
“Last week they should have got something from the game against Inter in Milan and they didn’t. “This is a really big deal for Barcelona economically, not getting out of the group stages. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. “Barcelona are pretty much thinking they are already out, because Inter will win their game – it would be the second season in a row they’d be out of the Champions League at the group stages,” Kitromilides told
Robert Lewandowski has admitted that Barcelona “forgot to defend” in a Champions League draw with Inter that could cost them a last-16 spot.
Only Erling Haaland (20) has scored more among the players from the top five European leagues. Lewandowski added on the challenges being faced by the Blaugrana: “We’ve had a lot of injuries to the team in the recent weeks, it’s not easy to change the line-up all the time. WHAT THEY SAID: The prolific Polish frontman told reporters after seeing costly errors leads to three goals being conceded in a crucial contest: “We had so much desire to score that we forgot to defend.
Barcelona wentt “all in” on reaching the Champions League knockout stage and face losing some big names if, as expected, they fail to progress from their ...
“The amount of money that the Catalan club would not receive would be close to €40m. [Barcelona crumble amid beautiful chaos - The Warm-Up](https://www.eurosport.com/football/champions-league/2022-2023/barcelona-crumble-in-champions-league-again-in-six-goal-draw-with-inter-amid-beautiful-chaos-the-war_sto9182505/story.shtml) [UEFA Champions League – Who can progress? That was money they would have included in the budget at the beginning of the season and that therefore they would lose [if they suffer an early exit]. But after failing to shift big-earners like Frenkie De Jong, success this season was imperative. When asked about what could happen to Barcelona if they bow out of the Champions League, Martin referenced a €40m gamble that looks set to backfire. Martin fears that Champions League elimination could lead Barca to selling big stars to balance the books, also leaving them at risk of losing some of their “sporting importance”.
James Olley, Rob Dawson and Alex Kirkland answer our burning questions after another round of thrilling games in the Champions League group stage.
[Mohamed Salah](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173896)'s hat-trick came with the game already won and at a time when [Rangers](/soccer/team?id=257) were making substitutions, the finale of Barcelona vs. Let's include Napoli's up-and-coming star [Giacomo Raspadori](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/271679/Giacomo-Raspadori) for his four goals, and pair him with [Robert Lewandowski](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/125824/Robert-Lewandowski), who's been the only positive for Barcelona. In defence, [Manuel Akanji](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/214562/Manuel-Akanji) has settled in quickly at City following his move late in the summer window from Borussia Dortmund and in midfield it's very difficult to look past his former teammate at the [Bundesliga](/soccer/league/_/name/ger.1) side, Bellingham. Up front, [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) because, well, it's Erling Haaland. [Napoli](/soccer/team?id=114) have been on fire in Group A with winger [Khvicha Kvaratskhelia](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/274745/Khvicha-Kvaratskhelia) attracting plenty of attention. [Shakhtar Donetsk](/soccer/team?id=493) were seconds away from pulling off a famous win over reigning champions [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86) on Tuesday, only to be denied by a 95th-minute [Antonio Rudiger](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/169438/Antonio-Rüdiger) equaliser that saw the match [end 1-1](/soccer/report?gameId=652641). [Reece James](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/189007/Reece-James) has been exceptional for Chelsea and they'll be hoping the injury he picked up against Milan on Tuesday is nothing serious. Madrid are now assured of a place in the round of 16; Shakhtar, a point behind [RB Leipzig](/soccer/team?id=11420), are still in with a chance. After four matchdays, three English teams -- [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382), [Tottenham Hotspur](/soccer/club/_/id/367/tottenham-hotspur) and [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) -- sit top of their groups with another, [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364), well on course to qualify. They need to beat [Paris Saint-Germain](/soccer/team?id=160) and [Benfica](/soccer/team?id=1929) to stand any chance of avoiding a Champions League exit at this point for the first time since 2013. [Maccabi Haifa](/soccer/team?id=611) won their first Champions League group-stage game in 20 years on Tuesday. And against Italian giants [Juventus](/soccer/team?id=111), no less, who now face a massive task to reach the round of 16 following [a calamitous 2-0 defeat](/soccer/report?gameId=652635) in Israel.
BARCELONA: Barcelona were left ruing the cost of individual errors after their 3-3 draw with Inter Milan left them on the verge of Champions League el...
“They are our mistakes, we have to improve them. “It came down to our errors,“ said Xavi. Laporta hinted at the club's members' assembly on Sunday that some of the players on bigger salaries had been reluctant to reduce them in the summer to help with the registration of Kounde.
It would have been worse had Robert Lewandowski not pulled the trusty “Added-time Equaliser” lever against Inter. Without that goal, Barcelona would have been ...
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Despite a noble effort, including a Harry Kane penalty that was last spotted in the airspace above the Galapagos Islands, Spurs were [unable to blow](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/12/tottenham-frankfurt-champions-league-match-report) a 3-1 lead against 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt. Club Brugge, Bayern Munich and Napoli [all qualified for the last 16](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/12/champions-league-roundup-napoli-club-brugge), with the latter – who beat Ajax 4-2 – again inspired by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, a player so joyfully creative that GPs have started prescribing Partenopei videos to treat existential ennui. [3-3 draw](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/12/barcelona-internazionale-champions-league-match-report) against Internazionale, they have another first-class ticket to Big Vase in the post. We were woken some time later as it was pulling out of Preston, with a voice over the Tannoy announcing the front cars were going to Manchester and the rear cars to Liverpool. [won 7-1 at Rangers](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/12/rangers-liverpool-champions-league-match-report), prompting an ongoing, impassioned and almost entirely infantile debate about whether they are BACK. We duly arrived in Manchester at about 4am, where we waited for the ‘milk train’ to Liverpool. The two players, Shilton and Maradona, were facing me from behind. The Fiver isn’t the best when it comes to understanding or dealing with money – why else do you think we’ve been sleeping on Weird Uncle Fiver’s sofa since 2006 – but even we can discern that this is not good news. Without that goal, Barcelona would have been out of Big Cup with two games to spare. Now they are in danger of becoming a Thursday-night staple to rival George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations and – hic – starting the weekend prematurely.
Every footballer dreams of a night such as the one Lautaro Martinez had at the Camp Nou. The Argentine forward confirmed that he is ready for greater ...
Curiously, Lautaro could have moved to Barcelona in the past. Every footballer dreams of a night such as the one Lautaro Martinez had at the Camp Nou. "The negotiations that could have brought me to Barcelona are over," he said. "Lautaro is a champion," read the Italian newspaper. He scored, assisted and gave a recital of what is required of a striker, driving the defense crazy and always making the best decisions with the ball. After a first year of adaptation to Europe and Serie A at the age of 21, he has always recorded fine goal-scoring tallies.
Now Barcelona must win its final two games but, regardless of these results, a win for Inter Milan over Bayern Munich or group minnows Viktoria Plzen would ...
This year, we are aiming to win La Liga and reach the Champions League quarterfinals.” My feeling is that this competition has been, and is still being, cruel with us.” “When you draw at home with these fans, with this atmosphere, it is my fault. They are our mistakes, we have to improve them. “We’re depending on another team to go through. [Barcelona](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/football/bayern-munich-barcelona-champions-league-spt-intl/index.html) teeters precariously on the edge of exiting the [Champions League](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/12/football/psg-kylian-mbappe-champions-league-rumors-spt-intl/index.html) for a second successive season at the group stage after a pulsating 3-3 draw against Inter Milan on Wednesday at the Camp Nou.
Neymar, Barcelona and Santos will stand trial next week on fraud and corruption charges over the transfer of the Brazil forward to Barca in 2013.
The case stems from a complaint by DIS, a Brazilian company that owned 40% of the rights to Neymar when he was at Santos. Barcelona and lawyers representing Bartomeu declined to comment on the case. Barcelona said at the time of Neymar's move that the transfer figure was €57.1m, of which €40m was paid to Neymar's family.
While a loss would have eliminate Xavi Hernandez's side immediately, a draw still keeps the Catalans in the hunt even if Bayern Munich has booked its place in ...
[Barcelona ](https://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona.html)now faces the prospect of exiting the Champions League at the group stage for a second consecutive year. [Xavi: The Champions League is being cruel to Barcelona](https://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2022/10/13/634737b446163ff37c8b4567.html) [Lewandowski brace keeps Barcelona's Champions League hopes alive against Inter](https://www.marca.com/en/football/champions-league/cronica/2022/10/12/63471dde46163f676f8b457d.html)
Every single penny they spent was spent in an effort to catch their Clásico rivals, Real Madrid, who are coming off a Champions League and La Liga double. Every ...
This is a brittle group of players who understand the weight of expectation after last summer’s spend. He is brimming with enthusiasm and is as excited slaloming through a crease in the opposition defence as he is launching all 70 kilos of himself into a challenge no matter the opponent. He has two goals including the winner against Celta at the weekend and generally looks more willing to shoot in recent times. The nature of this season’s schedule with the World Cup around the corner was never going to be kind to Barcelona’s older players. Barcelona have not been helped with injuries but that was what the summer outlay was about. With Gavi, there hasn’t been a chance to develop that part of his game because he is too preoccupied with what’s happening behind him rather than what’s going on in front of him. Raphinha and Ousmané Dembélé keep the defense wide and Koundé is able to drive into and thrive in these areas without letting his defending suffer. It’s unclear if he will play at centre-back or right-back given the issues with both areas but the risk they are willing to take underlines his importance to the team. Slowly, his impact has waned and he has become increasingly detached at the tip of Barcelona’s attack at times. He is involved in 4.8 build-ups that end in a shot per 90 compared to Roberto’s 2.7. Barcelona dropped into the Europa League for the first time since the 2000-01 season last year and barring a miracle, the same will happen this season after Wednesday’s chaotic draw against Inter Milan. Xavi, the club legend turned manager, was hired in November 2021, and he needed to be given every chance to succeed.
The day after the match against Inter was tough for everyone at Barcelona's training ground, as the players still reflected on the poor outcome of the ...
"We have to fight for the other titles we can win," Xavi added. [What do Barcelona need to progress to the knockout stage of the Champions League?](https://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2022/10/13/6347dda322601d0b6a8b457a.html) [Barcelona are going nowhere in Europe with this defense](https://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2022/10/13/63480dac22601d9c058b45cc.html) As for the Champions League, Xavi was not willing to mislead his players by saying that they could go through to the knock-outs because the chances of Inter losing at home to Viktoria Plzen are practically non-existent.
James Olley, Rob Dawson and Alex Kirkland answer our burning questions after another round of thrilling games in the Champions League group stage.
[Mohamed Salah](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/173896)'s hat-trick came with the game already won and at a time when [Rangers](/football/team?id=257) were making substitutions, the finale of Barcelona vs. Let's include Napoli's up-and-coming star [Giacomo Raspadori](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/271679/Giacomo-Raspadori) for his four goals, and pair him with [Robert Lewandowski](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/125824/Robert-Lewandowski), who's been the only positive for Barcelona. In defence, [Manuel Akanji](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/214562/Manuel-Akanji) has settled in quickly at City following his move late in the summer window from Borussia Dortmund and in midfield it's very difficult to look past his former teammate at the [Bundesliga](/football/league/_/name/ger.1) side, Bellingham. Up front, [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) because, well, it's Erling Haaland. [Napoli](/football/team?id=114) have been on fire in Group A with winger [Khvicha Kvaratskhelia](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/274745/Khvicha-Kvaratskhelia) attracting plenty of attention. [Shakhtar Donetsk](/football/team?id=493) were seconds away from pulling off a famous win over reigning champions [Real Madrid](/football/team?id=86) on Tuesday, only to be denied by a 95th-minute [Antonio Rudiger](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/169438/Antonio-Rüdiger) equaliser that saw the match [end 1-1](/football/report?gameId=652641). [Reece James](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/189007/Reece-James) has been exceptional for Chelsea and they'll be hoping the injury he picked up against Milan on Tuesday is nothing serious. Madrid are now assured of a place in the round of 16; Shakhtar, a point behind [RB Leipzig](/football/team?id=11420), are still in with a chance. After four matchdays, three English teams -- [Manchester City](/football/team?id=382), [Tottenham Hotspur](/football/club/_/id/367/tottenham-hotspur) and [Chelsea](/football/team?id=363) -- sit top of their groups with another, [Liverpool](/football/team?id=364), well on course to qualify. They need to beat [Paris Saint-Germain](/football/team?id=160) and [Benfica](/football/team?id=1929) to stand any chance of avoiding a Champions League exit at this point for the first time since 2013. [Maccabi Haifa](/football/team?id=611) won their first Champions League group-stage game in 20 years on Tuesday. And against Italian giants [Juventus](/football/team?id=111), no less, who now face a massive task to reach the round of 16 following [a calamitous 2-0 defeat](/football/report?gameId=652635) in Israel.
One of the biggest rivalry in all of sports is back. Here's what to look for ahead of Sunday's clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid.
[Ronald Araujo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/270821/Ronald-Araújo) ( [Uruguay](/soccer/team?id=212)) and [Jules Kounde](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231692/Jules-Koundé) ( [France](/soccer/team?id=478)) while on international duty, perhaps Barca's best two defenders, has been a huge setback. [Thibaut Courtois](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134283/Thibaut-Courtois) and Benzema. [Pedri](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/250465/Pedri), few have shown such a brilliant understanding of the game at such a young age. The morale-sapping draw with Inter then further dented the mood around the club and Xavi takes his side to Madrid at perhaps the lowest moment of his time in charge of the club. [Spain](/soccer/team?id=164) at just 18 and 19, respectively. Benzema was rested at the weekend, and Tuesday's Champions League [1-1 draw](/soccer/report/_/gameId/652641) against Shakhtar Donetsk gave him one last chance to find his form before the Clasico. Barcelona on ESPN+](https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/c1d55c44-6bb1-4549-b1fd-19fe4b85bb25#bucketId=40626) (Sunday, Oct. He may be 34, but he is still a striker at the peak of his powers and his move to Barca has provided fresh motivation. 2, but they've bounced back since and also kept a first clean sheet of the LaLiga season in Saturday's 1-0 win at [Getafe](/soccer/team?id=2922). They are the top scorers (20) in LaLiga after eight games and also have the best defence, having conceded just one goal. [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86) host [Barcelona](/soccer/team?id=83) in the 250th competitive edition of the clash simply known as El Clasico this Sunday (Oct. Following an offseason in which Barcelona spent nearly €150 million ($145.6 million) to bring in new players, the Catalan side has its sights set on a 27th league title.
In June 2015, Barcelona lifted their last European Cup. The team was clinging to the elite of European clubs after the wonderful years with Pep Guardiola in ...
The blow to the fans, who had once again believed in the team, has been brutal. This year's elimination, in the absence of official confirmation in the next matchday, hurts even more. No one was able to prevent the departure of Neymar and from then on, although there had already been some symptoms before, the setbacks began: Roma, Juventus, Liverpool... The team was clinging to the elite of European clubs after the wonderful years with Pep Guardiola in the dugout. For the second consecutive season, Barcelona have been unable to get past the group stage. Since then, the team's decline has been progressive.
MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona's woeful European form has cast a shadow over their domestic resurgence, which will face the ultimate test on Sunday when they ...
Crashing out at the group stage again would be a huge blow to Barcelona's finances, whose perilous state led the club's board to sell a stake in their TV rights and agree the sale of their audio-visual division. Barca have won only one of their four Champions League group matches and if Inter win against minnows Viktoria Plzen in their next match it will be curtains for the Catalans. However, their dreadful results in the Champions League have taken the shine off their domestic form and a 3-3 draw against Inter Milan on Wednesday left them on the verge of elimination from Europe's elite competition at the group stage for the second straight season.
Emblazoned with the signature OVO owl logo, these shirts not only reaffirm our commitment to bringing the worlds of music and football together. “Our alliance ...
“We’ve always said that we want this partnership to be a celebration of fans, players, and artists on a global stage—and there’s no bigger stage than El Clásico.” Even beyond Drake’s record-setting numbers and FC Barcelona fandom, we couldn’t imagine a more perfect fit for this collaboration. These shirts also celebrate an important milestone for Drake: He’s the first artist to have his tracks streamed 50 billion times on Spotify. This initiative shows our potential to become a unique platform to offer experiences that help bring us closer to our fans while reaching out to new audiences around the world.” It is a strategic relationship through which we seek to bring together two worlds that can arouse emotion, namely music and football,” said Juli Guiu, Vice President for the marketing area of FC Barcelona. So as part of FC Barcelona upcoming El Clásico showdown—one of the most iconic events in all of sport—we’ve teamed up with
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi has said that the performances against Barcelona can give the Nerazzurri a boost in their league campaign, according to a.
We have two league games first, then there’s the match with Viktoria, let’s hope we get the win.” “Sassuolo was an uncomfortable team to face, we have to continue like this. Inter coach Simone Inzaghi has said that the performances against Barcelona can give the Nerazzurri a boost in their league campaign, according to a report in the Italian broadcast media.
One of the main ideas behind the alliance between FC Barcelona and Spotify is to bring football and music together in order to connect with new audiences ...
Spotify has given this privileged space on the jersey as part of the framework of the partnership with the Club, just one of the actions that both brands are putting into place to offer innovative experiences for football fans, as well as helping to reach new audiences through music. For the first time in our history, we are replacing the name of our main partner on the front of the jersey with an internationally acclaimed artist in Drake, winner of 4 Grammy awards and record breaker in different categories, such as being the first artist to accumulate 50 billion streams on Spotify. One of the main ideas behind the alliance between FC Barcelona and Spotify is to bring football and music together in order to connect with new audiences around the world.
Gerard Pique ended up being singled out in Barcelona's draw against Inter that left them with little chance of qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions ...
The circumstances force the return of Kounde. But it wasn't the only thing. [Barcelona](https://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona.html?intcmp=MENUMIGA&s_kw=barcelona)'s draw against Inter that left them with little chance of qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League and his participation in this weekend's Clasico against [Real Madrid](https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid.html?intcmp=MENUMIGA&s_kw=real-madrid) is in doubt.
Sunday's Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona -- 10:15 a.m. ET, ESPN+ -- looks very even going in. Here's what to pay attention to at kickoff.
Their biggest issue at the moment might be the status of center-back [Antonio Rudiger](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/169438/Antonio-Rüdiger), who [took a nasty blow to the face](/soccer/blog-the-toe-poke/story/4768521/antonio-rudigers-message-to-real-madrid-fans-after-collision) while scoring a late goal in Tuesday's Champions League draw with [Shakhtar Donetsk](/soccer/team?id=493). [Franck Kessie](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/194711/Franck-Kessié) was back on the squad list for Wednesday's match against Inter and played 18 minutes, but defenders [Jules Kounde](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231692/Jules-Koundé) (Achilles), [Andreas Christensen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/186430/Andreas-Christensen) (ankle) and [Hector Bellerin](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/178978/Héctor-Bellerín) (calf) all remained out. In that 4-0 Barca win, their midfield simply did more than Real Madrid's, generating more touches (254 to 207), attempting and completing more passes (199-for-217 to 154-for-168), creating more chances (five to three) and securing more ball recoveries (17 to 15). In the last calendar year, they have combined for 89 goals in 93 club matches, and Benzema is the favorite to win this year's Ballon d'Or. headlines came out of nowhere last week, and after only a brief respite, the " [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) to Madrid?" Throw in a long-term thigh injury for center-back [Ronald Araujo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/270821/Ronald-Araújo), and Barca is battling severe depth issues at the back. Real Madrid is attempting a higher volume of shots, but at lower quality (and with only 39% of their shots coming from the defenders' box), while their opponents are also attempting lower-quality shots on average. Real Madrid has already beaten third-place [Atletico Madrid](/soccer/team?id=1068) and fifth-place [Real Betis](/soccer/team?id=244), only dropping points in an unlucky 1-1 draw with [Osasuna](/soccer/team?id=97) on Oct. [Marc-Andre ter Stegen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/140740/Marc-André-ter-Stegen) has been saving shots at an unsustainably high rate: 96% to date. [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) has a special release clause for Real Madrid?" Barcelona on ESPN+](https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/c1d55c44-6bb1-4549-b1fd-19fe4b85bb25#bucketId=40626) (Sunday, Oct. [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86) and [Barcelona](/soccer/team?id=83) as they are -- El Clasico is forever about these storied clubs as they were and will be, too.