Barcelona's Clasico defensive blueprint has been revealed as Hansi Flick could pick this key star to counter Vinicius and Mbappe against Real Madrid.

Real Madrid and a red-hot Kylian Mbappé host Barcelona on Sunday aiming to hit back at their rivals after losing all four clasicos last season. Mbappé has scored a La Liga-leading 10 goals in nine rounds – four more than his nearest chaser – and another five goals in the Champions League over the first two months of the campaign.

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Less than two weeks after LaLiga said Barcelona would play Villarreal in Miami, the first regular-season game abroad has been scrapped. What happened?

"Given the current uncertainty in Spain, there is insufficient time to properly execute an event of this scale," said organisers.

Marcus Rashford has been hailed as Barcelona's best player as he lit up the Champions League again on Tuesday.

Real Madrid host Barcelona in the first Clásico of the season on Sunday, and both LaLiga giants have had plenty of injury concerns.

Lionel Messi shares a long history with the city of Barcelona, Spain, for his time at FC Barcelona. Messi is a club legend at FC Barcelona and is considered by many as the greatest player in the club's history.

La Liga saw their plans of staging Villarreal vs. Barcelona at Hard Rock Stadium dashed. La Liga’s dreams of hosting a domestic clash between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami were abruptly shattered after a wave of protest denounced the historic first.

Barcelona’s El Clasico preparations have been disrupted by news that Frenkie de Jong missed training on Thursday as he was feeling unwell. According to Diario Sport, the Dutchman arrived at the Ciutat Esportiva but went home early as he was in no condition to train.