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El Clasico: What will we miss without Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo
28 Oct From the sectionEuropean Football
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Messi and Ronaldo's total El Clasico records - Messi made his debut in this fixture in 2005; Ronaldo in 2009
Barcelona face Real Madrid in El Clasico on Sunday (15:15 GMT) - but for the first time in nearly 11 years, one of football's most famous rivalries will feature neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo.

Barcelona captain Messi is out with a fractured arm, while Real Madrid legend Ronaldo joined Juventus in the summer,

So, what will we miss?

Goal, goals, assists

That's stating the obvious perhaps - but just look at these stats.

El Clasico minus Messi minus Ronaldo = 49.5% fewer goals.

In the 30 matches featuring both Messi and Ronaldo, Barca and Real combined to score 101 goals.

Messi's 20 goals and 11 assists, added to Ronaldo's 18 goals and one assist, means the two players were directly involved in 50 of those goals - or 49.5%.

Worryingly for Madrid, they have only scored once in their last four league games... 0-0 anyone?

We'll also miss their rivalry

Messi has been at Barcelona longer, making his Clasico debut aged 18 in a 3-0 victory over Real in November 2005, and has since become the king of El Clasico.

The Argentine is all-time top scorer in the fixture with 26 goals in 38 matches in all competitions and also has the most assists, with 14.