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The Spanish super club suffered a huge blow after learning that the team's star defender Carles Puyol will miss the upcoming derby match on Sunday.
The Spanish national team defender, who has recently been plagued by injuries, suffered a new injury during the match on Sunday, which Barcelona convincingly won 3-0 against Malaga.
In that match, Puyol unsuccessfully tried to defend against Diego Alonso at the end of the first half and was replaced by Rafael Marquez.
Before Sunday's match, Puyol had to miss three games due to injury. The Catalan team's doctor confirmed that the player will not play for about ten days and therefore will miss the match against.
Meanwhile, there is a better mood in the Real camp - the team's top scorer, Brazilian Ronaldo, should recover in time for Sunday's match. For a long time it was thought that the player, who suffered a leg injury in the match against Racing at the beginning of March, would not be able to play in the Spanish derby. Two weeks ago, Ronaldo returned to the field after a three-match break in the match against Osasuna, which Real lost 3-0, but after playing only half an hour, he was forced to leave the field again due to a recurring leg injury.
However, the team's doctor delighted the fans of the royal club by informing that the player trained throughout this weekend and felt no particular pain. This news especially delighted Real's coach Carlos Queiroz, under whose reign dark clouds have been looming for some time, as the Madrid team has been showing poor form both in Europe and in Spain.
