The home side will also be without talisman Lionel Messi after the Argentina forward suffered a broken arm in the victory over Sevilla
Luis Suarez
However, Suarez believes the clash will live up to its billing at the Camp Nou as Ernesto Valverde's side seek the win that would take them seven points clear of their opponents. "El Clasico is always El Clasico," Suarez said.
"Look at El Clasico last year; we were practically champions already but the intensity was the same as in any Clasico. It's like that, you're always up for it. "You do have to look at the teams' most recent results but the Clasico is the Clasico and nobody thinks about the other team's morale or if they've been playing badly
or better."
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