Barcelona’s preparations for Sunday’s Clasico have been overshadowed by Real Madrid going into meltdown ahead of the big game.
Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni have made headlines after reportedly being involved in an altercation that led to the Uruguayan being hospitalised.
Madrid have since confirmed that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against both players, while Valverde will miss the Clasico due to a head injury.
According to AS, the Barcelona players have been left “amazed”
by the events in the Spanish capital which was been the talk of the training ground.
There was plenty of humor directed at their bitter rivals “because of how improbable and bizarre” the whole situation was and with subsequent reports claiming Kylian Mbappe was spotted laughing as he left the training ground.
The Barcelona players are also surprised that the situation had been left to “fester” by manager Alvaro Arbeloa as the two players had clashed earlier in the week.
While it seems as though the current chaos at Madrid could work in Barcelona’s favor, the players are still wary and know that Los Blancos can still salvage some pride by beating them at Camp Nou on Sunday.
Carles Puyol has already warned Barca to “stay focused” and no doubt the same message will be coming from Hansi Flick and his staff as the build-up to the game continues.
