El Clasico without Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi?
It's been a long time since a Barcelona vs. Real Madrid match has lacked the presence of both superstars, but that will be the case on Oct. 28 when the teams meet for the first time in the 2018-19 La Liga season. Ronaldo has moved on to Serie A giant Juventus, of course, and Madrid has felt his absence in a massive way.
On the other side, Messi is still very much the leader of the Blaugrana, but he's unavailable for Sunday's match due to an arm fracture that also kept him out of Barcelona's most recent match. Not that Barca missed a beat without its best player — Ernesto Valverde's men completed a statement-making La Liga win over Sevilla (the match Messi was injured in) last weekend before cruising past Inter Milan in Champions League play on Wednesday.
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Barcelona rides a five-game unbeaten streak (in all competitions) into its showdown with Madrid, while Julen Lopetegui's team has claimed victory just once in its past six games. The contrast in form between the two sides is reflected in the standings, as Barcelona sits atop the La Liga table while Madrid finds itself in a very unfamiliar seventh place.
Sunday's match comes at a crucial time for both teams, with Barca looking to pull away from its challengers while Real aims to climb back to respectability. Barcelona, with the Camp Nou crowd on its side, could deal a huge blow to Madrid's already miserable campaign — and even cost Lopetegui his job.
So while Ronaldo and Messi will not be on the field, there will be no shortage of storylines and motivation when the teams meet on Sunday.
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