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Del Bosque desires uneventful Clasico

6 October 2012 12:14

Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque is hopeful none of his players will be injured in Sunday's clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

El Clasico has been marred by controversy and physical bust-ups in recent years, leading to rumours of a rift between the opposing club players when representing the national side.

Del Bosque is hopeful of a peaceful encounter this time out however, in what he calls a 'good game'.

"(I hope) no one gets injured and that we can enjoy the two best teams in Spain," the Salamanca native said at a press conference.

"It is a good game to enjoy, (provided) external affairs are not involved."

The 61-year old went on to reveal the reasons behind the omissions of certain established players from his latest Spain squad, which saw the likes of Barcelona's Gerard Pique and Chelsea's Juan Mata miss out.

He added: "(Pique) has not trained a single day and I do not know if he will even play on Sunday. I have not spoken to him, or Tito (Vilanova), or the doctors. Because he has not trained it is not convenient for him to come.

"Mata is not on the list because of an agreement with Chelsea, as he had no vacation over summer.

"We have a problem of quantity, not quality. We have a lot of potential players."

Info

Barcelona

W W W L D

2 - 2

Real Madrid

L D W W W

Competition

Half-time: 1 - 1
Full-time: 2 - 2

Venue: Camp Nou (Barcelona)
Attendance: 95000

Goals

	0 - 1	23' Cristiano Ronaldo (assist by K. Benzema)
L. Messi 31'	1 - 1
L. Messi 61'	2 - 1
	2 - 2	66' Cristiano Ronaldo (assist by M. Özil)

Lineups

#	Player	Bookings
1	Valdés
2	Dani Alves
21	Adriano Correia
18	Jordi Alba
14	J. Mascherano
4	Fàbregas
8	Iniesta
6	Xavi
16	Busquets	54'
10	L. Messi	31' 61'
17	Pedro	39'
Coach: Tito Vilanova

#	Player	Bookings
1	Casillas
4	Sergio Ramos
3	Pepe	78'
17	Arbeloa	90'
12	Marcelo
14	Xabi Alonso	43'
10	M. Özil	58'
6	S. Khedira
22	Á. di María
7	Cristiano Ronaldo	23' 66'
9	K. Benzema
Coach: José Mourinho

Substitutes

#	Player	Bookings
19	Martín Montoya for Dani Alves 28'
9	A. Sánchez for Fàbregas 64'
7	David Villa
13	Pinto
15	Bartra
25	A. Song
28	Sergi Roberto

#	Player	Bookings
20	G. Higuaín for K. Benzema 62'
8	Kaká for M. Özil 80'
15	M. Essien for Á. di María 88'
5	Fábio Coentrão
13	Adán
18	Albiol
19	L. Modrić

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