Real Madrid<\/b> have officially announced their squad for the crucial El Cl\u00e1sico clash against FC Barcelona, with star forward Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 missing out due to injury<\/b>. The French superstar remains sidelined with a hamstring issue, delivering a major blow to Los Blancos as they head to Camp Nou.<\/p>\nInterim coach \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa named the following squad:<\/h3>\n
Goalkeepers<\/b>: Thibaut Courtois, Andriy Lunin, Sergio Mestre.<\/p>\n
Defenders<\/b>: David Alaba, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ra\u00fal Asencio, \u00c1lvaro Carreras, Fran Garc\u00eda, Antonio R\u00fcdiger, Dean Huijsen, D. Jim\u00e9nez.<\/p>\n
Midfielders<\/b>: Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni, Thiago, Cestero, Palacios.<\/p>\n
Forwards<\/b>: Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior, Gonzalo, Brahim D\u00edaz, Mastantuono.<\/p>\n
The absence of Mbapp\u00e9 forces Real Madrid to rely heavily on Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior leading the attack, supported by young talents like Gonzalo Garc\u00eda and Brahim. The squad already contends with several long-term injuries, including \u00c9der Militao, Rodrygo, Ferland Mendy, and Dani Carvajal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This El Cl\u00e1sico carries huge stakes. Barcelona, unbeaten at home in La Liga this season, can clinch the title with a positive result. Real Madrid aim to spoil the celebrations and keep their slim hopes alive in what promises to be a fiery derby.<\/p>\n Arbeloa\u2019s youthful and depleted side will need standout performances from stars like Bellingham, Camavinga, and Vin\u00edcius to compete against Hansi Flick\u2019s in-form Barcelona. Fans can expect high-intensity football and classic rivalry drama under the Camp Nou lights.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Real Madrid have officially announced their squad for the crucial El Cl\u00e1sico clash against FC Barcelona, with star forward Kylian\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":51623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4651],"tags":[1804,266,4057],"class_list":["post-51622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-liga","tag-mbappe","tag-real-madrid","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51622"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51624,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51622\/revisions\/51624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}