'Barça do not have Messi but they have great players'

"It's going to be a game with a lot of goals because the 'Clásico' is always like that. Very attractive, with a lot of chances," said Martín Montoya to 'Goal'.

The player, now at Brighton, made his preferences clear. Unsurprisingly, he said: "I always want Barcelona to win.

"However, Real Madrid are a great team. I think the result will be 2-1 or 3-1 to Barcelona," he predicted.

He ended by analysing the impact of Messi's absence. "It is true that Barcelona do not have Messi now, but they have other great players. Messi is almost everything, but there are also many other players," he added.