training ground bust-up<\/a> on Thursday resulted in the midfielder being taken to hospital.<\/p>\nThe 27-year-old Uruguayan is understood to have sustained a head injury following an incident with teammate Aurelien Tchouameni.<\/p>\n
Real have said they are investigating internally, and have already decided to open disciplinary proceedings against both players.<\/p>\n
It is not yet clear if Frenchman Tchouameni will be available for Sunday\u2019s match as a result.<\/p>\n
How can Barcelona win La Liga in Sunday\u2019s El Clasico?<\/p>\n
Alvaro Arbeloa\u2019s Real trail Hansi Flick\u2019s reigning champions by 11 points with four matches remaining, and are sinking towards a second straight season without a major trophy.<\/p>\n
Anything but a win for Real on Sunday will see Barca lift the trophy in their own stadium against the only side to have won La Liga more.<\/p>\n
What is meant by El Clasico?<\/p>\n
The term El Clasico first appeared in a Spanish newspaper during the 1960s in reference to matches between the two biggest club teams in Spain.<\/p>\n
The simple translation is \u201cThe Classic\u201d.<\/p>\n
By that time, the match had already been long considered one of sport\u2019s fiercest derbies.<\/p>\n
How did El Clasico become Spain\u2019s greatest rivalry?<\/p>\n
Originally, the phrase \u201cViejo Clasico\u201d (Old Classic) was a term that referred to the Madrid derby between Real and Athletic Bilbao.<\/p>\n
The match between the pair has historically been the most-played fixture in Spanish football before the rise of Barcelona to one of the two most prominent teams in the country.<\/p>\n
The term El Clasico, although a 1960s invention in Spain, became a more widely popular and globally associated name when the rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona peaked in the 1990s.<\/p>\n
Johan Cruyff\u2019s Barcelona were a side to be feared on the global stage, but Quinta del Buitre\u2019s Real were putting up a stern test. In the late 90s, Real\u2019s superstar lineup was dubbed the Galacticos following the heavy financial investment in overseas stars such as Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham.<\/p>\n
By the turn of the century, the rivalry was recognised as one of the biggest match-ups in world sport and heralded in the era of Pep Guardiola vs Jose Mourinho in the dugouts \u2013 and the small matter of Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo on the field.<\/p>\n
When was the first El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid?<\/p>\n
The first match between the clubs took place on May 13, 1902, in the Copa de la Coronacion (a predecessor to the Copa del Rey).<\/p>\n
Barcelona won the match 3-1 in the Spanish capital against Madrid FC (the club later became Real Madrid).<\/p>\n
Who has won more El Clasico matches, Real Madrid or Barcelona?<\/p>\n
Of the 261 matches between the clubs over the last 124 years, Real have won 106, while Barcelona have won 105.<\/p>\n
How many times have Real Madrid and Barcelona won La Liga?<\/p>\n
Real have lifted the La Liga trophy 36 times while Barca are targeting their 28th title.<\/p>\n
Who has scored the most El Clasico goals?
\nLionel Messi (Argentina) \u2013 26 goals for Barcelona
\nAlfredo Di Stefano (Portugal) \u2013 18 goals for Real Madrid
\nCristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) \u2013 18 goals for Real Madrid
\nKarim Benzema (France) \u2013 16 goals for Real Madrid
\nRaul (Spain) \u2013 15 goals for Real Madrid
\nWhat are the last five results between Barcelona and Real Madrid?
\nJanuary 11, 2026 \u2013 Spanish Super Cup final: Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid
\nOctober 26, 2025 \u2013 La Liga: Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona
\nMay 11, 2025 \u2013 La Liga: Barcelona 4-3 Real Madrid
\nApril 26, 2025 \u2013 Copa del Rey final: Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid (after extra time)
\nJanuary 12, 2025\u00a0\u2013 Spanish Super Cup final: Real Madrid 2-5 Barcelona
\nHow can I follow Sunday\u2019s El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid?<\/p>\n
We will bring you our comprehensive text commentary stream of Sunday\u2019s match, starting with our usual extensive build-up \u2013 including all the news, analyses and opinion surrounding the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona are set to storm La Liga this year and could seal title in Sunday\u2019s Clasico, but what…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430924,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[63,4118,85,46,43,2727,2224,105],"class_list":["post-430923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-europe","tag-football","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-news","tag-spain","tag-sport","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}