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Real Madrid refuse to give Barcelona a guard of honour if they win La Liga before El Clasico
Real Madrid are staring at the possibility of ending another season without any major trophy just like the last campaign.
Having lost the Spanish Super Cup to Barcelona earlier in the year and crashed out of the Copa del Rey as well, Real Madrid were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League last night by Bayern Munich.
As far as La Liga is concerned, the Merengues are already nine points behind leaders Barcelona with only seven matches left to be played.
Given their current situation, there is some sort of acceptance in the locker room that the title may already be lost.
Real Madrid will not give Barcelona a guard of honour
Now, according to El Chiringuito TV’s Marcos Llorente, Real Madrid do not intend to give Barcelona a guard of honour in case they are crowned the champions of La Liga before El Clasico.
Real Madrid take on their bitter rivals at the Spotify Camp Nou on May 10. For Barça to have been confirmed as champions by then, they will have to stretch their lead to 13 points.
In that scenario, Los Blancos do not plan on giving them a guard of honour, with the reason for that stance being the ‘Negreira case’.
It is no secret that Real Madrid have taken a hard stance against Barcelona in the Negreira case, pushing hard for more investigation and sanctions.
Their stance has led to the complete breakdown of relations between the two biggest clubs of Spain, adding more tension to an already heated rivalry. And the refusal to give a guard of honour will only serve to fuel the fires even more.
With the international break done and dusted, Real Madrid will be back in action this weekend in La Liga, where they will be looking to catch up to league leaders FC Barcelona.
Coming up for Jose Mourinho & co., who lost their last game before the international break, will be a home game against Villarreal on Saturday.
And, leading up to the game, the Spanish capital club have received welcome news on the injury front.
Mbappe back in group training
Indeed, as per MARCA, Kylian Mbappe will be available for Real Madrid’s match against Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
Having been training individually so far this week, the France captain rejoined group training under Mourinho today, taking a concrete step forward towards making himself available for the game.
The forward looked relaxed and ready to work, putting his boots back on and joining the group as Real Madrid prepare for a demanding run of fixtures throughout October.
And, unless there is any unforeseen setback, everything suggests that Mbappe will be ready to start against the Yellow Submarine come Saturday.
Under scrutiny
The past few weeks have been nothing short of eventful for Mbappe, with his every action and movement under heavy scrutiny.
Playing for France, in Zinedine Zidane’s managerial debut, the 27-year-old superstar scored a goal before asking for a substitution due to a knee injury.
Having flown back to Madrid, he underwent tests, which confirmed the injury, although it was not as serious as was initially feared.
The forward then took week-long holiday with his partner that sparked some debate among supporters and attracted criticism from multiple quarters.
Mbappe returned to Madrid on Monday and participated in individual sessions at Valdebebas over the past couple of days. Now he has resumed normal training with his teammates.
There had been doubts over whether Mbappe would be able to face Villarreal after he picked up the injury on 25 September.
However, the recovery plan followed by the forward appears to have worked, and he is now expected to be in a fully fit condition for Saturday’s match.
