Barcelona's head coach Hans-Dieter Flick received a red card in the 9th round of the Spanish Championship match against Girona (2:1).
Idman.Biz reports that for this reason, the head coach of "blaugrana" will not be able to manage his team from the sidelines in the next round's match against Real Madrid.
After the victory over Girona, Barcelona has 22 points and rose to the first place in the Spanish Championship standings. Real Madrid has one point less, but a match against Getafe (October 19) is ahead.
Before "El Clasico", both teams will have a home match in the Champions League: Barcelona will face Greek Olympiacos on October 21, and the next day Real Madrid will face Italian Juventus.