Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid at 21:00 CEST at Camp Nou, in what is being billed as a major clash in terms of the title race. The Blaugrana returned to the top of the table over the weekend, holding a one-point advantage over Real Madrid, but Atletico have now moved within three of the Blaugrana themselves, and could head top with a win.

The Catalan giants have been hit with a major blow just hours before the game though. In addition to Gavi, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Ronald Araujo, Frenkie de Jong will not be available for Hansi Flick. The Dutchman missed their clash with Alaves due to personal reasons, but was in contention to start against Atletico.

De Jong to miss Atletico Madrid clash with fever

However on Tuesday afternoon, Barcelona named their squad for the Atletico game without de Jong in it. MD say that de Jong has a fever, and thus is unable to play. The news comes as something of a surprise, as he trained as normal on Monday morning before the game, with no suggestion he was ill.

More to follow.