Barca’s Pique back for ‘Clasico’
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BARCELONA says defender Gerard Pique will be available for today’s Spanish league match at Real Madrid.
The Spain international missed last weekend’s 7-0 rout of Osasuna as a “precaution” to rest his right ankle, with Marc Bartra taking Pique’s place in the middle of defense.
Pique was included in yesterday’s squad list for the game at league leader Real, but fellow defender Carles Puyol was not.
Barcelona says Puyol will miss the “Clasico” because of a right knee injury.
Barcelona trails Real by four points in the table going into the crucial matchup between the rivals. Atletico is second, three points behind Real.
Meanwhile, striker Karim Benzema looks set to be available for Real.
The France forward missed Tuesday’s 3-1 Champions League victory over Schalke because of a right leg problem, but he has appeared to have recovered after training with the squad yesterday.
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