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12.33pm GMT
Real Madrid come into this game on the back of a 2-2 draw at home to Celta Vigo and a 1-0 defeat to Levante, leaving them two points behind Barcelona in La Liga ahead of this Sunday’s Clásico, a fixture looming over their future ominously like a shadowy ghost character over a popular fictional hound in Scooby-Doo. Plus, their trophy cabinet contains more European Cups/Champions Leagues than can be considered healthy, so perhaps their focus will be elsewhere.
Eden Hazard will certainly be elsewhere, having picked up an injury at the weekend. “I don’t know if his season is over, but I hope not,” Zinedine Zidane said yesterday. “He loves playing football and while I can’t tell you what is in his eyes, I can see he is not happy.” Raheem Sterling on the other hand will be present, having recovered from a hamstring injury. “His natural condition, his regeneration is amazing. He said to us he could have played against West Ham and Leicester but the doctor said be careful,” Pep Guardiola said. “But he wanted to play and that’s a good sign. He’s fit, he’s ready.”
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