Real Madrid has to do without the arch rivals FC Barcelona on Sunday evening on Starstürmer Karim Benzema. The striker is laboratory on a calf injury and missed the final training for the Clasico.

Benzema, who has been in outstanding form for weeks, had moved his blessur to RCD Mallorca during the Away from the Laliga Leader. With his second gate to the 3: 0 final score in the final phase, Benzema was injecting and then asked for his replacement.

For Real, the failure of benzema against the dimensional Barca means bad news: The 34-year-old is by far the goal-threatening player of Blancos this season. Benzema 32 goals marked 34 competitions and also supplied 13 assists. Whether Benzema will travel in the upcoming country break to French national team is not yet decided.

Likewise, it is still open who will replace the Frenchman on Sunday in real storm center. First candidates are the ex-Frankfurter Luka Jovic and Mariano Diaz, which, however, was hardly a game practice in recent months. Well possible therefore that coach Carlo Ancelotti sets a wrong nine and requested one of his well-known outside storms in the top.

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Real goes as a sovereign leader in the duel with Barcelona. Currently, the capitals have ten points ahead of the worst pursuers FC Seville.