Real Madrid host Barcelona in the first Clásico of the season on Sunday ( stream LIVE at 11:15 a.m. ET on ESPN+ in the U.S. ), and both LaLiga giants have had plenty of injury concerns.

Madrid will take on the defending champions sitting two points above them at the top of the LaLiga table , with both sides having played nine league games so far this season.

Madrid coach Xabi Alonso hopes to have several key players back for his first Clásico in charge of Los Blancos , but he is aware that at the match has come too soon for at least two key defenders.

Barça boss Hansi Flick, meanwhile, hopes to have two players back to face for the trip to the Santiago Bernabéu, but he'll have at least five significant absences.

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