Real Madrid and a red-hot Kylian Mbappé host Barcelona on Sunday aiming to hit back at their rivals after losing all four clasicos last season.

Barcelona are preparing meticulously for El Clasico against Real Madrid, tweaking four key defensive elements to counter Kylian Mbappe’s world-class threat. Barca's 18-year-old prodigy Pau Cubarsi has revealed tactical tweaks designed to stop Madrid's lethal duo,

Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Real Madrid, as the two teams prepare to lock horns for the first time this season. Possible return date: October 26 (vs. Real Madrid)

In the capital, a wave of optimism is sweeping through the Real Madrid camp. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, a different kind of relief is being felt. After a frustrating month on the sidelines, Brazilian winger Raphinha is back to full fitness.

Former Barcelona striker Gary Lineker is expecting plenty of goals on Sunday when the Catalan giants face off against Real Madrid in El Clasico. The famous fixture rarely fails to disappoint on the goals front and Lineker is expecting more of the same at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid defender Alexander-Arnold suffered a hamstring injury during the early stages of the Champions League clash with Marseille on September 16, but the Englishman is now back in training, and he is in line to return to the squad against Barcelona. Possible return date: October 26 (vs. Barcelona)

Barcelona's Clasico defensive blueprint has been revealed as Hansi Flick could pick this key star to counter Vinicius and Mbappe against Real Madrid.

La Liga president Javier Tebas didn’t explicitly name Real Madrid during a lengthy social media post lamenting the cancelation of the Miami-based league fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona, but didn’t deploy much subtlety when accusing certain forces of “killing the project.”