Still they remain some important appointments in the calendar, but FC Barcelona and Real Madrid already look askance to the Classical. The clash of 18 December in the Camp Nou is converting increasingly in an authentic final by LaLiga, already in spite of that the season is long and has a lot for saying, two of the firmest applicants to the title carry several days sharing a leadership that does not finish to decant .
The multitudinous celebration that supposes the party explains this year with invited special, since both teams present novelties. Ernesto Valverde and Zinedine Zidane already know some of the drops confirmed for this commitment, and at the same time pose which are his best letters to finish the 90 minutes with three points more in his pigeonhole. Motivation will not be missing, because this is the duel that all want to play.
In the Barcelona edict, the chapter of debutantes begins by the signings. In this occasion gives the circumstance that the majority of them already have experience against the whites, but no with the T-shirt barcelonista. Frenkie Of Jong and Antoine Griezmann aim to the eleven initial for this battle, whereas Junior Firpo will depend on the availability of Jordi Alba and Net Walled will have to follow expecting his opportunity.
The youngsters form another group that could première against the square 'merengue', if it is that the trainer considers it necessary. The most usual in what it goes of campaign have been two reinforcements for the forward, Ansu Fati and Carles Pérez, whose participation will be subject to the preparation of stars like Leo Messi and Luis Suárez -Ousmane Dembélé is lesionado-. Moussa Wagué, by his part, has even more complicated oust to Sergi Roberto.
Finally, Jean-Clair Todibo is a case separate in the staff of the Barça, of which carries several months forming part. His brief route by the football of elite limits to several meetings in Tie it 1, in which obviously it did not cross with the madridistas. Since it arrived, it has lived some face to face with the rival maximum, but still can not say that it adds some official minute. Like the canteranos, is difficult that this can be his first time.
The Real Madrid, full of novelties for the Classical
The Real Madrid explains even with more novelties of face to the Classical, but the most expected, Eden Hazard, will not be available. The bad fortune did that the Belgian fell lesionado in his last apparition in the Champions League, and after a recent exploration in depth, did official that will not arrive to time to the visit to the Camp Nou. Other debutantes, instead, yes could enjoy of minutes in the coliseo Barcelona.
The incorporations are the bullets 'merengues' to treat to demolish to the Barça, but also there are other unpublished footballers. Álvaro Odriozola measured to the culés with the Real Sociedad, but has not gone back it to do since it landed in Santiago Bernabéu. Ferland Mendy, Rodrygo or Luka Jovic are those that more options have to convince to Zidane -forced partly by the absences-, whereas Alphonse Areola, Éder Militao or Brahim Díaz are practically descartados.