Striker Karim Benzema suffered calf injury; a big blow for Real Madrid

Barcelona seems to have an upper hand on Sunday against Real Madrid, as the star striker, Karim Benzema, and defender, Ferland Mendy, suffered a calf injury and Hamstring injury respectively. Karim Benzema was injured after an assist and two late goals against Mallorca as Real Madrid defeated Mallorca 3-0 on Monday.

Real Madrid will host bitter rivals Barcelona since both are on four-game winning streaks. This game will be an opportunity for Real Madrid to strengthen its position on top of the table. This will be an opportunity for Xavi to see how much his team progressed since it has fallen to ninth on the table when Ronald was fired and he joined in mid-November.