El Clasico LIVE: Karim Benzema Injury Update, Real Madrid Squad: Karim Benzema missed the group training on Friday, which has raised concerns among Real Madrid fans. The striker sustained an injury against Liverpool game in midweek where Real Madrid got past the English club 1-0. However, Benzema assured that the injury isn’t serious and he will be back for the El Clasico game on Sunday. Follow La Liga LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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Barcelona will be taking on Real Madrid at Camp Nou in the La Liga game on Sunday. The defending champions are already 9 points behind the Catalan club and anything less than 3 points will put Barca closer to the trophy.
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So, in order to claim full points at Camp Nou, Benzema is much needed in the squad. The striker is in fine form yet again this season and has bagged 11 goals in La Liga so far. He is still short of 4 goals to topscorer Robert Lewandowski, but Benzema’s goal have helped Real Madrid clinch those important points.
However, it is said that Benzema will be available for the game on Sunday for the full 90 minutes and fans don’t need to worry about missing the training session. The striker spent his day at the gym in order to fully recover from the knock injury.
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Barcelona vs Real Madrid in La Liga
Table toppers Barca will be taking on 2nd placed Real Madrid on Sunday. Real Madrid will hope to bag the full three points and reduce the gap between the two teams. Barcelona have a 9 points gap to defend this season with 13 games remaining. Closing Barcelona in the table won’t be easy as the Catalan club has been in fine form recently.
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They have only conceded 8 goals and have dropped points only on 4 occasions in 25 games this season. In the last 5 meetings, if including the friendlies, Barcelona have won 4 games and the most recent one came in Copa del Rey. The game on Sunday will be the first game at Camp Nou for Xavi as a Barcelona manager.
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