Barcelona squad arrives in Madrid ahead of second Clasico this week at the Bernabeu
Valverde's named a 19-man squad for the game in the Spanish capital
Barcelona returned to Madrid on Saturday ahead of the second Clasico this week at the Santiago Bernabeu, this time in La Liga (20.45h CET).
Ernesto Valverde led the travelling party, which did not include Kevin Prince Boateng, who has been left out of the squad for the fourth game running.
Barça will spend the afternoon at their usual base in Madrid -- the Eurostars Madrid Tower -- before the game and will return to Catalonia straight after the match.
Wednesday's Clasico ended 3-0 in Barça's favour thanks to two Luis Suarez goals and a Raphael Varane own goal. The win meant the Blaugrana reached a record sixth successive Copa del Rey final thanks to a 4-1 aggregate success.
Valencia will be Barça's rivals in the cup final. They beat Real Betis, whose Benito Villamarin home will host the final, 3-2 on aggregate in the other semifinal.
Real Madrid trail Barça by nine points in the league (Atletico are seven off the leaders) and anything other than a win will make it difficult for them to win the title this season. h
BCN ✈️ MAD
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