La Liga | Copa Del Rey & all Spanish related Matches,Schedules , News, Transfers and Updates ( 2018-19 )

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The point is Barca without Messi this season has been worse than Levante.

What a pointless Clasico this will be without Messi and Cristiano. LOL

I expect Madrid to win and start momentum.
 
The point is Barca without Messi this season has been worse than Levante.

What a pointless Clasico this will be without Messi and Cristiano. LOL

I expect Madrid to win and start momentum.
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Barca without Messi didn't happen this season. perhaps you mean Barca minus Messi. unless you are referring to the Bilbao game which he was subbed in
 
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First, I apologize as we do already have a La Liga thread but this happens to be a special event. I won't be able to watch the match as I have to attend a gathering at the exact time and date.

With CR gone and Messi injured, the match will not be as appealing but on the contrast, both Squad will try to demonstrate their worth without the super duo.

One thing for sure Lope won't be in charge of Madrid if he suffers with a loss and losing it means no league trophy for Madrid after only 10 weeks. , if it hasn't already !!!!!

Barca will be without Umtiti, Vermaelen and Messi, while Madrid will miss Carvajal. Marcelo is FTP after a knock he picked in the CL Midweek action.

March 22nd, 2015, was the last time when Madrid were defeated at the CampNou.

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It has been 11 years since it last happened, but a Clásico without either Messi or Ronaldo had to come again someday, and that day will be this Sunday, October 28, 2018. The last Clásico played without at least one of them on the field was in 2007, a game which Madrid won at the Camp Nou thanks to a lone goal from Julio Baptista. At that time, Ronaldo was still knocking in goals at will for Manchester United, while Messi sat the game out due to injury.
Now, with the Portuguese at Juventus and Messi again injured, the Camp Nou will host a Real-Barca showdown without the two players that have been the most influential on this fixture over the past decade – they dominated the game, scored most of the goals and took the majority of the free kicks and penalties. In their absence, who will be the players have to step into their respective roles this Sunday?
Replacements
Real Madrid: Isco, presumably, will occupy the position once filled by Ronaldo. Although Lopetegui has not been consistent with his starting line-ups, his preferred XI is made up of Casemiro, Kroos and Modric in midfield; with Isco, on the left, and Bale, on the right, sitting higher and behind Benzema in the number ‘9’ role.
Barcelona: Against Inter on Wednesday, Rafinha replaced Messi in the first game without the injured Argentinian and scored. Wide forward Dembélé would have been considered Messi's natural replacement but Valverde did not even name him on the bench on Wednesday. When he has the opportunity, Valverde likes to have more players occupying central areas, and even more so in big games.
Goals
Real Madrid: Ronaldo scored 18 goals against Barcelona in 30 games with Real Madrid. This season, Los Blancos’ leading scorer is Benzema with six goals (four coming in LaLiga, one in the Champions League and one in the Uefa Supercup).
Barcelona: Messi has scored 20 goals for Barcelona in 32 games against Madrid. With the Argentinian striker with 12 goals this season, the second highest goal scorer is Dembélé with five.
Free-kicks
Real Madrid: With Ronaldo no longer around to hold a monopoly on free-kicks, there are a range of options for Julen Lopetegui. Free kicks which favour a right-footed player are usually taken by Sergio Ramos or Isco, although another option is Toni Kroos, who is the free kick taker for the German national team. Free kicks better suited to left-footers will fall to Gareth Bale, with Marco Asensio an alternative option.
Barcelona: Luis Suarez and Coutinho will share free-kick taking duties, as we saw in the match against Inter. The Brazilian took the first against the Italian club on Wednesday – Suarez the next two.
Penalties:
Real Madrid: Captain Sergio Ramos has become the new spot-kick specialist since the departure of Ronaldo. Madrid have had four penalties this season – Ramos has taken three and Benzema one and all four have been scored.
Barcelona: As with free kicks, Luis Suarez and Coutinho will contend to take penalties in Messi's absence. Suarez may be the preferable option seeming as he has taken eight for Barcelona and scored six. Coutinho has not taken any this year, and last year scored one from one attempt.
Ronaldo’s number ‘7’ shirt and Messi’s captain’s armband
Summer singing from Lyon, Mariano is the man that has inherited the coveted number ‘7’ jersey from Ronaldo. But the former Castilla player has not seen much game time this year and is unlikely to start. In Messi’s absence, the captain’s armband will be handed to Sergio Busquets, who will lead Barcelona out for this landmark Clásico encounter.
 
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First, I apologize as we do already have a La Liga thread but this happens to be a special event. I won't be able to watch the match as I have to attend a gathering at the exact time and date.

With CR gone and Messi injured, the match will not be as appealing but on the contrast, both Squad will try to demonstrate their worth without the super duo.

One thing for sure Lope won't be in charge of Madrid if he suffers with a loss and losing it means no league trophy for Madrid after only 10 weeks. , if it hasn't already !!!!!

Barca will be without Umtiti, Vermaelen and Messi, while Madrid will miss Carvajal. Marcelo is FTP after a knock he picked in the CL Midweek action.

March 22nd, 2015, was the last time when Madrid were defeated at the CampNou.

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You should also apologize for the thread title as it should be no CR ir Messi or no Messi or Ronaldo.
 
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