

It looks like both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will enter the first El Clasico of the 2025–26 season with a number of injury-enforced absences. The match is less than a month away. Joan Garcia is still a serious doubt for Barça, but he is not yet completely ruled out, while Gavi and Marc-Andre ter Stegen have been ruled out of the Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu. Antonio Rudiger and Trent Alexander-Arnold will not be available for Real Madrid, who lost their opening game of the season this past Saturday. Ferland Mendy is still doubtful.
Dani Carvajal is added to the list as well. Due to an injury, Real Madrid has now lost Dani Carvajal, their captain and first-choice right-back. The experienced defender's right soleus muscle injury was verified by the team in an official statement.