Major blow for Real Madrid ahead of El Clasico

Real Madrid have suffered a major blow just 10 hours before kickoff, with the club officially announcing that Thibaut Courtois will miss tonight's El Clasico clash against Barcelona at the Spotify Camp Nou.

The Belgian goalkeeper has been ruled out of the contest due to a bout of flu, preventing him from reaching optimal match fitness for the first El Clasico of the season in round 10 of La Liga.

Consequently, Real Madrid have been forced into an unexpected change between the posts, with Andriy Lunin stepping in to start in goal for the trip to face the Catalans.

Following Courtois' late withdrawal, Illia Voloshyn has been called up to complete Madrid's matchday squad.