Andres Iniesta declared fit to play against Real Madrid in El Classico

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Interest Desk: Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta has been declared fit to take on the field against rivals Real Madrid for the El Classico on December 03. The Catalans are in a must win situation as a they are 6 points behind leaders Real Madrid. Barcelona is currently on 27 points after 13 matches compared to Real’s 33 points from a same number of matches.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique needs his team to wake up this weekend ahead of the clash with Real Madrid and the return of captain Andres Iniesta may just do that. The skipper is back after various weeks of recovery and he seems virtually guaranteed to start the Clasico.

There was a chance Enrique would give him minutes in the upcoming Copa del Rey clash on Wednesday night against Hercules, but the club delegate told him that Iniesta was suspended from after last season’s Copa del Rey final against Sevilla.

Barcelona has been dogged with injuries and terrible form. The return of playmaker Iniesta will be a huge boost to their chances of a revival against Real Madrid.

Since Iniesta’s injury Barcelona has been in a crisis of play, solved only at times by Leo Messi.

Iniesta will return, along with Samuel Umtiti, getting medical clearance on Friday or Saturday. Certainly the coach will want to hide his hand until the last moment.