Real Madrid Defender Set To Miss El Classico

A major blow for Real Madrid as their relevant Spanish defender is set to miss the highly anticipated El Classico against Barcelona.

According to reports, Dani Carvajal is likely to miss the game against Barcelona at Camp Nou on Sunday.

Real Madrid is suffering from defensive crises after missing out on Dani Carvajal to a hamstring injury against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League clash in Allianz Arena.

Raphael Varane is the latest to join the injury list, the Frenchman missed the team’s training section on Thursday with an injury and he is likely to miss the clash against Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Sunday.

Varane is nursing a calf problem which he sustained after the clash with against Bayern Munich on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Varane worked alone due to the injury and coach Zinedine Zidane does not want to risk any of his players ahead of the Sunday trip, Isco is likely to miss the trip also due to a shoulder injury.

The clash will take place at the Camp Nou on Sunday at 20:45 CET.