Barcelona’s starting lineup for El Clasico leaks online

Hansi Flick's proposed starting lineup for Barcelona's La Liga clash with Real Madrid appears to have ended up online over 24 hours before the game.

Barcelona, who were knocked out of the Champions League in dramatic fashion against Inter, are closing in on La Liga glory and can move seven points ahead of their Clasico rivals with a victory on Sunday.

Ahead of the game, SPORT reported that Flick has already made his mind up about his starting lineup for the match.

In goal, Wojciech Szczesny will retain his starting position - Flick confirmed as much in his pre-match press conference - while Gerard Martin will continue at left-back even after Alejandro Balde was medically cleared to return. Inigo Martinez and Pau Cubarsi will start at centre-back and, in the absence of Jules Kounde, it will be Eric Garcia on the right.

The midfield trio of Pedri, Frenkie de Jong and Dani Olmo will be called on once again, and Ferran Torres will spearhead an attacking line which also features Lamine Yamal and Raphinha.

Despite the lack of changes to his starting lineup, Flick's wider squad is likely to look a little different as the boss has welcomed Balde, striker Robert Lewandowski and midfielder Marc Casado back into contention.

"I don't think they'll start," Flick said. "We have three more games left, maybe they'll get minutes in the second half."

Victory over Real Madrid would move Barcelona to the brink of the La Liga title. A gap of seven points with just three games remaining would leave Flick's side needing just three points from their final fixtures to get over the line.

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