Barcelona’s “Divo” appearance at El Clasico was blocked, and Real Madrid president absent

Books Islam Masood

Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 02:06 PM

Spotify Camp Nou Stadium will host a match Barcelona and Real Today, Sunday at ten o’clock in the evening, in the 26th round of the Spanish League, the current season 2022-2023.

Barcelona vs Real

The El Clásico match between Barcelona and Real Madrid is taking place in a charged situation both on the technical and moral side between the two teams for many reasons both on and off the field.

Barcelona will look to close out the El Clasico match today to extend their lead over Real Madrid to 12 points and put their foot on the path to winning the La Liga title. A win is needed to close the gap with Barcelona to 6 points to stay in contention for the championship.

Catalan newspaper “Sport” reported that Barca will not have “Divo” in today’s El Clasico due to a decision by Barcelona management, which is unusual and the first time since 1992.

For his part, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez will not attend today’s match against Barcelona in response to the cancellation of the traditional pre-El Clasico lunch by Barca president Juan Laborda, Spanish radio “Catena Ser” revealed.

And Barcelona president Juan Laborda had decided to cancel the lunch scheduled before each El Clásico in response to a lawsuit filed by Real Madrid president Perez to defend the club’s rights in a jury-rigging case against Barcelona. Negrera, the former president of the arbitration panel, was bribed.

Notably, Barcelona are at the top of the La Liga table with 65 points, 9 points ahead of Real Madrid in second place with 56 points.