Friends at country, rivals at clubs: El Clasico to witness faceoff between international teammates

RAPHAEL VARANE & ANTOINE GRIEZMANN: The World Cup-winning French duo is not new to keeping their friendship aside for professional reasons as Griezmann played for Real Madrid's local rivals Atletico before making a move to Bracelona. Varane has been the part of the defensive department at Bernabeu since 2011 and is almost certain to start Sunday's CLasico. Interestingly, the duo are likely to occupy the same area of the picth, which means Varane will be trusted with the job of containing 28-year-old Griezmann. (Photo | AFP)

TONI KROOS & MARC-ANDRE TER STEGEN: Barcelona's 'Spiderman' will be tested by Real Madrid's 'Sniper' for sure. The question is, how often and what will be the outcome... Ter Stegen might still be under the shadow of Manuel Neuer in the German national side but that doesn't make him a weakling. Kroos should be knowing this better than many others and will ceratinly be heedful to extra-sharpen his longrangers against his countryman. Ter Stegen will be hoping his backline to support him well enough to dodge Kroos' set pieces - another strong aspect of his game. (Photos | AP)