Real Madrid suffer a massive setback ahead of El Clasico as Kylian Mbappe is ruled out with injury following a failed late fitness test before the title-defining clash against Barcelona.
“It's regrettable what happened yesterday at the Bernabéu with racist insults. There is no place for these criminals in our society. All my support to Lamine, Ansu and Raphinha. I know that Madrid and the police will do things to identify and punish the guilty!!,” read the post by the Brazilian on X.
After losing all four of their last competitive meetings with the old enemy Real Madrid, Barcelona finally conquered the Santiago Bernabeu to the tune of a resounding 4-0 victory, ending Madrid's 42-match unbeaten streak.
The win lifts Barca six points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga and also means Real Madrid's run of 42 La Liga games without defeat comes to an end, reports Xinhua.
All eyes will be on the legendary MS Dhoni in what could be his final game at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, where many moons back, he hit the winning six for India to clinch the 2011 ODI World Cup trophy.
It is worth highlighting that the El Clasico encounter was originally slated to be played on 26 October.
Zinedine Zidane has already started preparing for the much-anticipated encounter where Madrid will have to deal with an in-form Messi.
Hazard limped off in the second half of Madrid's 2-2 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu, where PSG scored twice in two minutes late on to secure first place in Group A.
Though both clubs agreed on 18 December (a weekday; Wednesday) for the clash, La Liga have confirmed that they will appeal for a new date.
Initially, 16 December was proposed as the rescheduled date but it has been turned down by La Liga officials since they want to keep the high voltage encounter on a weekend.
