Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane realizes that Barcelona's replacement for Neymar da Silva will not be easy in Sunday's Super Clasico, but that will not affect their strength.
Real face Real Madrid on Sunday with Barcelona missing Neymar, who left for Paris Saint-Germain in the Copa del Rey on the Nou Camp.
"Whoever will play at Neymar tomorrow will not be Neymar, there are not many players like him, but his replacement will certainly work well and Barcelona will remain Barcelona at the end," Zidane told a news conference on Saturday.
"We know how Barcelona will play and will not change, and their plans are always fixed."
"It's true that Neymar is an indispensable player but if we think that this will make the Barcelona match easier, we are wrong."
Zidane stressed the readiness of Cristiano Ronaldo if he decided to push him against Barcelona.
"Tomorrow we will see Ronaldo's position, and I will confirm that everyone is in a state of great artistic and fat," he said.
"Everyone wants to participate and this is wonderful, and then I will have to choose the formation."
"Ronaldo is ready and in good shape after his return from leave, and worked harder and more fat to be available to participate."
Zizou said he had not decided if he would start off with Essco or go to the BBC's Triple Attack.
"I have a lot of solutions, and tomorrow we'll see how we're going to play," he explained.
"I'm definitely happy to be in Real Madrid and there will be no differences between me and the club," he said.
"I am very grateful for the confidence of Real Madrid after we worked hard during the last period but the goals will continue as always and our desire is to win everything possible."