Courtois, with flu, definitively out for the Clásico against Barcelona

Thibaut Courtois will not play in the Classic. After information, rumors and doubts, the Real Madrid goalkeeper has made the decision not to travel to Barcelona. He has waited until the last moment, but in the end he has not recovered from the flu that he has suffered in the last few hours. And the white team, who traveled to Barcelona this Sunday morning, had a plane ready for him in case he improved.

"Courtois is out at the last minute due to a flu process for tonight's match between Real Madrid and Barcelona." That is what the official statement published by Real Madrid on its website said. Courtois, with the flu, was out for the Classic and was not even traveling with the team on the plane that took off from Barajas.

But a few minutes later and as EL MUNDO learned, the club did not consider him "100%" ruled out. "Let's see if he recovers in time," said sources from the white team. There was no luck and his feelings have not improved.

His loss joins the well-known ones of Raúl Asencio, Ferland Mendy and Rodrygo, in addition to Vinícius Júnior, who is serving the second of his four-match suspension in the League against Barcelona after being sent off against Villarreal.

It is expected that the Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho, will bet on Andriy Lunin in goal.

Of the six classics played with Flick, Barça has won five, only losing last season against Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid (2-1). In the second leg, 2-0 gave them the title.

Opposite, Jose Mourinho, assistant to Bobby Robson and Louis van Gaal, will return to the place where they loved him and now hate him. The Portuguese, remembered for his multiple off-field confrontations with Barcelona fans, has won two of the thirteen games he has played with the different teams he has managed (Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Chelsea) at the Camp Nou.