Barcelona-agencies :
Injured Barcelona face their traditional rival, Real Madrid, on Thursday, in the Clasico semi-final of the Spanish King's Cup in football, at a critical period in an effort to avoid a third consecutive loss in various competitions.
Barcelona received two painful blows in a span of four days by leaving empty-handed on the continent by losing to the host Manchester United English 1-2 in the second leg of the qualifying play-off to the final price of the Europa League, and then to the host Almeria Safar-1 in the domestic league, wasting the opportunity to move away 10 points in the lead from the Royal Club.
Barcelona are going into the match in the absence of their star midfielder pedrey and his French international wing Moussa Dembele due to injury, and the participation of Polish goalscorer Robert Lewandowski is also in doubt due to a groin injury suffered in the match against Almeria.
Barcelona attaches great importance to facing Real Madrid, and this was evident by the relief of its coach Xavi Hernandez to many of the key players in the last match, most notably defenders Alejandro Balde, Frenchman Jules Conde, Uruguayan Ronald Araujo and Brazilian winger Rafinha, knowing that he pushed the last two in the 67th and 46th minutes respectively.
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