Real Madrid vs Viktoria Plzen: 5 Talking Points from the game

#5 Injuries might determine the El Clasico

It's never a good sight to see any player in tears hobbling off the pitch, but it is one that football lovers have been 'treated' to on a few different occasions this week as Lionel Messi and Marcelo, both talismanic figures for their club, left the pitch teary-eyed, knowing the biggest game of the season so far would have them be on the sidelines looking on as football's biggest rivalry is played out this weekend.

Whilst both clubs have amazing quality besides these two players, both clubs rely heavily on these players (Especially Barcelona with Messi, it's unreal how much he does for that club and how much different they look without him pulling the strings). It seems almost poetic that the first El Clasico without Christiano Ronaldo, Messi also doesn't feature, giving the fans of the respective clubs a glimpse into life without the two best players on the planet driving them forward.