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El Clasico: Kylian Mbappe not in Real Madrid squad to face Barcelona

Al Jazeera · · 424 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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16 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Kylian Mbappe will miss Real Madrid’s crucial La Liga fixture against Barcelona”
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One source states Mbappe 'could be part of the Madrid squad' but is unlikely to start, while the claim asserts he 'will miss' the fixture. There is no definitive squad list provided in the evidence to confirm his absence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kylian Mbappé Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the France national team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbappé
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web search NEUTRAL — Could Kylian Mbappe leave Real Madrid for Arsenal?Mbappe could be part of the Madrid squad for Sunday’s El Clasico clash wth Barcelona but is unlikely to start as the France international striker has …
https://www.football365.com/news/kylian-mbappe-end-in-sight-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Real Madrid disciplinary investigation launched over violent altercation. The club has now opened a formal internal investigation into the incident, treating it as a major breach of conduct within the…
https://poprant.indiatimes.com/trending/is-kylian-mbappe-the…
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“The league’s leading goal scorer was left out of the Real Madrid squad named for Sunday night’s game at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona”
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Multiple web sources (Wikipedia top scorers list and BBC Sport) confirm Kylian Mbappé is currently the leading goal scorer in La Liga for the 2025/2026 season.
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web search NEUTRAL — La Liga's all-time top scorer is Lionel Messi with 474 goals, all for Barcelona.Of active players still contracted to a La Liga club, Mikel Oyarzabal is the closest to making this list, having scored …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_La_Liga_top_scorers
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web search NEUTRAL — Highest goal scorer right now is Kylian Mbappé, with 24 scored goals.Primera División best goal scorers 2025/2026. This is the current top scorer list for the La Liga, showing the 29 highest goal scor…
https://www.topscorersfootball.com/la-liga
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web search NEUTRAL — PlayedP. Goals per 90 minutesGoals per 90. Minutes per GoalMins per Goal.Shot Accuracy. 1. K. Mbappé. Real Madrid.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/spanish-la-liga/top-score…
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“the home team can be crowned Spanish champions with a win over their archrivals”
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Multiple sources indicate Barcelona can seal the title by avoiding defeat or winning against Real Madrid, with one specifically mentioning they could reach 100 points if they win all remaining games.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — El Clásico (in Spanish, also in lowercase letters; Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈklasiko]) or El Clàssic (in Catalan, pronounced [əl ˈklasik]), both meaning "The Classic", is the name given to any footb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Clásico
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal maˈðɾið ˈkluβ ðe ˈfuðβol] ), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional association football club based in Madrid. The clu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_CF
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Real Madrid 11 – 1 Barcelona was an association football match played on 13 June 1943 in the second leg of the Copa del Generalísimo semi-finals, the Spanish Cup having been renamed in honor of Genera…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_v_FC_Barcelona_(19…
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“Mbappe participating in drills, indicated that the French forward had recovered from a hamstring injury he suffered two weeks ago”
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Two independent web search results (Google News and Soccer News) explicitly confirm that Real Madrid confirmed Mbappe suffered a hamstring injury two weeks prior to the Clasico.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kylian Mbappé Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the France national team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbappé
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web search NEUTRAL — Mbappe suffers hamstring injury two weeks before El Clasico. 4 hours ago.Mbappé diagnosed with hamstring injury 2 weeks ahead of Spanish league clasico against Barcelona.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Real Madrid have confirmed Kylian Mbappe has sustained a hamstring injury less than two weeks out from their Clasico showdown with Barcelona.
https://www.soccernews.com/mbappe-suffers-hamstring-injury-t…
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“Brazilian star Vinicius Jr will lead the forward line for Los Blancos and will be supported by Brahim Diaz and Gonzalo Torres”
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While sources confirm Vinicius Jr is a player for Real Madrid, there is no evidence in the provided results confirming the specific starting lineup of Vinicius Jr, Brahim Diaz, and Gonzalo Torres for this specific match.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 120th season in existence and the club's 93rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Mad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Real_Madrid_CF_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 121st season in existence and the club's 94th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Mad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Real_Madrid_CF_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 122nd season in existence and the club's 95th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Madr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Real_Madrid_CF_season
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“Aurelien Tchouameni was listed among the midfielders despite a recent training ground clash with teammate Federico Valverde that cost both players a fine of 500,000 euros ($589,000) each”
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Three independent news sources (ESPN, Al Jazeera, and another web result) all report that Tchouameni and Valverde were fined 500,000 euros each following a training ground clash.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 122nd season in existence and the club's 95th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Madr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Real_Madrid_CF_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni (French pronunciation: [oʁeljɛ̃ dʒani tʃuameni, tʃwa-]; born 27 January 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for La …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurélien_Tchouaméni
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Federico Santiago Valverde Dipetta (Spanish pronunciation: [feðeˈɾiko βalˈβeɾðe]; born 22 July 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Real Madr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Valverde
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“The Catalan giants enjoy an 11-point lead over their opponents”
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The Al Jazeera cross-references explicitly state that Arbeloa's Real Madrid trails Hansi Flick's Barcelona by 11 points.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find out which football teams are leading the pack or at the foot of the table in the Spanish La Liga on BBC Sport.Goals Against. Goal Difference. Points. Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first. 1. Barcelon…
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/spanish-la-liga/table
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web search NEUTRAL — Find out which football teams are leading the pack or at the foot of the table in the Spanish La Liga on BBC Sport.Goals Against. Goal Difference. Points. Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first. 1. Barcelon…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/spanish-la-liga/table
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web search NEUTRAL — Barcelona Standings. LaLiga crest LaLiga.Manchester United have been in the Premier League since the inception of the league in 1992. When did Manchester United last get relegated?
https://www.goal.com/en/team/barcelona/table/agh9ifb2mw3ivju…
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“a draw would seal their 29th Spanish league win with three games to spare”
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Web search results (LiveScore Bet) state that Barcelona will win the LaLiga title if they avoid defeat (which includes a draw).
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web search NEUTRAL — Barcelona will win LaLiga title if they avoid defeat. Real Madrid have won three of their previous eight matches.Madrid, despite being on a poor run of form at the moment, will still cause problems fo…
https://www.livescore.com/en/news/football/laliga/prediction…
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web search NEUTRAL — It’s Barcelona vs Real Madrid in the La Liga 2025-26 at Camp Nou on Monday.The two teams have also been involved in 51 draws. Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in the league earlier this season but lost …
https://www.olympics.com/en/news/la-liga-2025-26-barcelona-v…
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web search NEUTRAL — per match. wins. draws. losing.Barcelona's star keeps the club on edge over his future. Chelsea make Joao Pedro transfer decision. Barcelona"s interim president on winning the league title vs Real Mad…
https://soccer365.net/live/match-real-madrid-barselona-smotr…
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“If Barcelona win their last four league games this season... they will match the all-time league record of 100 points”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the specific point calculation regarding the 100-point record.
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“Alvaro Arbeloa’s fracturing Madrid”
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Multiple cross-references from Al Jazeera confirm that Alvaro Arbeloa is the current manager of Real Madrid, having replaced Xabi Alonso in mid-January.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Alvaro Arbeloa’s Real trail Hansi Flick’s reigning champions by 11 points with four matches remaining
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/7/barcelona-vs-real-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Manager Xabi Alonso was sacked midway through the campaign, and his successor Alvaro Arbeloa has been unable to prevent the team sliding towards a second successive year without a trophy.
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/7/real-madrids-valve…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Madrid’s season began unsteadily with the appointment of Xabi Alonso, who lasted six months before being replaced by former teammate Alvaro Arbeloa, promoted from his role with the second team in mid-…
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/4/20/real-madrid-vs-al…
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“he went on holiday to Sardinia during his recovery process”
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“Madrid beat Espanyol without Mbappe”
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“France’s World Cup 2026 campaign in the United States, Canada and Mexico in June and July”
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“The French, who were defeated finalists at Qatar 2022”
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“open their tournament against Senegal on June 16 before facing Iraq and Norway in the group stage”
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“friendlies against the Ivory Coast and Northern Ireland on June 4 and 8, respectively”
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