Breaking: Courtois insists on participating in El Clásico
Journalist Mario Cortegana has revealed that Thibaut Courtois, the goalkeeper for Real Madrid, has decided to travel to Barcelona despite suffering from influenza, in an attempt to make it to the El Clásico against FC Barcelona, scheduled for this evening, Sunday, as part of the tenth round of LaLiga.
The Belgian goalkeeper will miss the match at the last moment due to a health issue related to the flu, which prompted Real Madrid to make a change to their squad list for the upcoming clash.
Real Madrid have called up young goalkeeper Ilya Voloshin to replace Courtois in the squad for the match against FC Barcelona, in anticipation of the Belgian goalkeeper's absence for tonight's clash.
Courtois hopes to recover quickly and participate in the Clasico tonight, while Real Madrid awaits updates on his health status ahead of the important match in the LaLiga title race.
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