Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has been cleared to play against Real Madrid on Saturday, December 10.

The Spaniard, who received his fifth booking of the season in midweek for time wasting, will now miss this weekend's clash with Levante before returning for el Clasico next week.

He has since been under investigation following suggestions that he may have purposefully picked up the booking in order to avoid the risk of missing the match in Madrid.

However, the Competition Committee – who investigated the circumstances surrounding the booking – found no evidence to suggest that Pique had intended to get himself suspended.

Real Madrid currently lead the league by three points and have a game in hand over second-place Barcelona.