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El Clásico Showdown: Key Players Sidelined for Both Teams
10/21/2025
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- Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet in the first El Clásico of the season at the Santiago Bernabeu, with kickoff at 3:15 PM GMT.
- Real Madrid defender David Alaba will miss the match due to a muscle overload.
- Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger is sidelined until December.
- Barcelona will be without goalkeepers Joan Garcia and Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and forward Robert Lewandowski, who are expected to return in November.
