Today the goalkeeper of the Ukrainian national team can play against Barcelona for the fourth time
October 26th as part of the 11th round of Examples Real Madrid will play against Barcelona. In the main match of the weekend as part of Los Blancos from the first minutes Goalkeeper of the Ukrainian national team Andrey Lunin may come out. If the blue-yellow goalkeeper gets a place in the starting lineup, he will play in his fourth El Clasico. While at Real Madrid with Lunin have a 100% record in matches with Barcelona: three wins in three matches.
Lunin’s chances of entering the match with Barcelona are high: Real Madrid’s main goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois injured a muscle in his left leg in the Champions League match against Borussia D (5:2) and was not included in the squad for the match. The recovery period for the 32-year-old Belgian will be between two and three weeks.
Lunin took part in three matches with Barcelona: two in La Liga, one in the Super Cup. Conceded four goals: three in the championship, one in the Super Cup.
Looney played his first match against Real Madrid in the 2022/2023 season (3:1), while his last one was in April of this year (3:2). Between them was the final match of the Super Cup, which took place in January 2024 in Riyadh (4:1). It is noteworthy that in that match, Lunin became one of the heroes of the meeting, making four saves and contributing to Real’s crushing victory.
The upcoming El Clasico will be the first this season. Both clubs are approaching it on the back of victories in the Champions League – on Tuesday Real defeated Borussia Dortmund at home (5:2), and on Wednesday Barcelona left no chance for Bayern (4:1). Lunin has played two matches for Real this season, both without conceding goals.
El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona will take place on Saturday, October 26 at the Santiago Bernabeu. Start – at 22:00 Kyiv time. The match will be officiated by referee Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez.
Source: Sportarena
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