La Liga: Flu rules Courtois out of the Clásico

Real Madrid lose their goalkeeper a few hours before kick-off

Thibaut Courtois will not play in the Clásico. Real Madrid announced on Sunday, on their social media channels, that the Belgian goalkeeper has flu symptoms, hours before the 21:00 kick-off at Barcelona. Ilia Voloshyn, a 19-year-old Ukrainian, takes his place in goal.

It is the first Clásico of the season and the tenth round of La Liga, and Real now enter it with a teenager between the posts instead of their usual number one.

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A big night with plenty riding on it

Barcelona lead the table, six points clear of third-placed Real. Atlético Madrid sit second, two points behind Barça after a 1-0 win over La Coruña on Saturday.

The match also sets two of the leading Ballon d’Or contenders against each other, Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Real’s Kylian Mbappé, with the ceremony taking place in London on Monday night.

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