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[caption id="attachment_29784" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Probable line ups for Barcelona and Real Madird in today's El-Classico. Image Source: XtraTime[/caption]

Internet Desk: The El Classico on Saturday promises to be a mouth watering battle between two of the greatest tacticians in club football. Both Zinedine Zidane and Luis Enrique will have their work cut out trying to field a best possible eleven owing to injuries to key players.

xtratime.in tries to put forward the probable starting eleven for both teams at Cam Nou. 

Goalkeeper

In spite of a mixed season Zidane is likely to rely on Keylor Navas while his rival number for the match will be Marc-Andre Ter Stegen  , who has been in fine form as of late.

Defenders

It seems both Luis Enrique and Zinedine Zidane will face a dilemma as to which players will play in their respective defensive line-ups. Luis Enrique could potentially opt to field a back three with Gerard Pique, Samuel Umtiti and Javier Mascherano all starting. However, that seems unlikely, and the tactician would likely prefer a more conventional back four with Umtiti potentially selected ahead of the Argentine and Jordi Alba retaining his spot as left back.

Meanwhile, the trio of Dani Carvajal, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo will retain their spots in the starting XI, meaning there could be a vacancy as to who assumed the other centre-half role. As it currently stands, Raphael Varane could potentially get the nod over Pepe after the Frenchman featured as a substitute during their Copa Del Rey match against Cultural Leonesa whilst the Portuguese played the full 90 minutes. 

Midfielders

As it stands, Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets are certain starters in midfield. However, despite determined as fit for El Clasico, it remains unclear whether Andres Iniesta will return straight to the starting XI for the clash. If not, Denis Suarez could be in line for a start.

Despite Casemiro returning for the full 90 minutes against Cultural Leonesa, it seems unlikely that he will retain his starting spot for the upcoming fixtures, which leaves a void to be filled alongside Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic.

Forwards

For Barcelona, the triumvirate of Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez will start the match.

Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema will likely headline Real Madrid's attack in the absence of Gareth Bale which could leave Isco or Lucas Vazquez fighting for the final spot, assuming Zidane picks a 4-3-3, of course. Should he deploy a 4-4-1-1, as he did against Atletico Madrid, Isco will undoubtedly play a key role in the side.