Koundé's Return Before the Clasico Boosts Barcelona's Morale
Saturday 25-10-2025
Barcelona completed its final preparations this morning before facing Real Madrid in the anticipated Clasico, amid positive news regarding the return of French defender Jules Koundé to team training.

According to the Spanish newspaper "Mundo Deportivo", Koundé participated in the team's final training session at the sports city without showing any clear issues, after missing yesterday's training and only doing special work in the gym. His condition will be evaluated in the coming hours to determine the possibility of his participation against Real Madrid.

Meanwhile, the newspaper confirmed that Brazilian winger Raphinha was unable to participate in training, as he has not yet recovered from his injury to the right hamstring, officially ruling him out of the Clasico.

Barcelona continues to suffer from injuries with several important players missing, including Robert Lewandowski, Dani Olmo, Juan García, Gavi, and Ter Stegen.

The newspaper indicated that coach Hansi Flick has called upon several players from the reserve team in training, namely Drew, Toni Fernández, Jofre Torents, and Xavi Espart, along with goalkeepers Diego Kochin and Eider Alir, in preparation for the possibility of including them in the Clasico squad.

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