Real Madrid’s Varane has thigh injury

We played well and did so with confidence, apart from the last 15.

The 23-year-old believes the focus must now be on the future and that the team should not dwell on the failings in their last domestic fixture. Now we have a tough game away from home, ” Casemiro told Marca.

The former Liverpool boss put the late concessions down to complacency, saying “anyone might have felt that the game was won” with the score line at 4-0.

Real are already through to the last 16 of Europe’s elite club competition as section winners and are third in La Liga after 12 matches, two points behind second-placed Atletico Madrid and six adrift of leaders and champions Barcelona.

Furthermore, injuries to first choice centre back pairing Sergio Ramos and Rafael Varane mean that Madrid’s back four will have an improvised look to it, even more so if left-back Marcelo also misses out through injury.

Midfielder Isco is banned for Sunday’s game after his red card for kicking out at Barcelona forward Neymar.

Raphael Varane picked up a thigh injury while playing in the UEFA Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.

‘Pérez’s anger was plain for all to see, he was exasperated by the team’s display, and to make matters worse, it was in front of their own fans, ‘ the paper claims.

“Perhaps this is the best time to play against Madrid because things are not going so well”.