Courtois to miss Barcelona match with flu

Real Madrid announced in a statement that goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will not feature in Sunday's La Liga match against Barcelona because of the flu.

Courtois's absence leaves head coach Jose Mourinho without an important player for a crucial match against leaders Barcelona. The 34-year-old Belgian goalkeeper will miss a match for the first time this season.

Andriy Lunin is expected to take over in goal at Camp Nou in Courtois's place. Lunin last wore the Real Madrid shirt on May 3, in the 2-0 win over Espanyol.

Meanwhile, Illia Voloshyn has been called up to the first team. Sergio Mestre is also in the squad as the other goalkeeper.