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Players to watch in Saturday’s anticipated El Clasico matchup

By Moussa Traore

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 22: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid look on during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou on March 22, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 22: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid look on during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou on March 22, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Real Madrid via Getty Images) /
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Is Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane ready to sacrifice Isco’s fine form for Casemiro? The Brazilian master-class performance win at Barcelona made him a regular in the Frenchman starting line-up last season.

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After being sidelined for two months with a leg fracture, Casemiro is racing to be fit as Real tries to leave Barca in the dust in Saturday’s Clasico.

“Casemiro is ready to play,” Zidane said. “The idea is for him to feature a bit on Wednesday against Cultural Leonesa and then we’ll see for Saturday [against Barcelona].”

“When you look at the way we’ve played in midfield in our recent games, we’ve been strong. Casemiro has come back, he’s fit and ready to help the team. He’s with us and we’ll have to see what we’re going to do on Saturday, but we’re going to need everyone.”

if fit to play, Zidane will definitely have a place for the hassling midfielder to slow down the Msn trio.

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