Indonesia - Lionel Messi is expected to pull over for three weeks due to a hand injury when Barcelona won 4-2 at Sevilla on Sunday (10/21/2018) early morning hrs. That fact ensures the rare El Clasico match is presented next week. Besides without La Pulga, the match between Barcelona vs Real Madrid will also be without Cristiano Ronaldo who has moved to Juventus.
For the first time since in the last decade, Barcelona's meeting with Real Madrid was not colored by the actions of Lionel Messi and Ronaldo. In the previous 23 occasions, that never happened.
Throughout his career with Barcelona, Lionel Messi was only absent in three editions of El Clasico. Everything when Ronaldo has not taken part in LaLiga. The three editions were in 2004-05, 2005-06, and 2007-08. Everything is in LaLiga and when the Blaugrana acts as the host. Interestingly, the match between Barcelona and Real Madrid without Messi next week will take place at the Camp Nou.
Ronaldo, who joined Madrid in 2009-10, was recorded as missing two El Clasico editions. Both are not on LaLiga. Once in the 2013-14 Copa del Rey due to injury. Once due to a red card sanction in the 2017-18 Supercopa de Espana.
Then, what are the results of El Clasico without the two players? The Blaugrana seems to be anxious. In the last three chances to play the match against Madrid without Lionel Messi, they reap one victory, one defeat and one draw.
Unlike Barcelona without Lionel Messi, Los Blancos actually won good results in two El Classico without Ronaldo. They always win. However, none of the two matches took place at the Camp Nou.
