By Michael Graham Barcelona defender Jules Kounde is a serious doubt for Sunday’s Clasico against Real Madrid, although he is not giving up hope entirely. Kounde suffered a hamstring injury while playing for France, and it was initially feared he would be sidelined for a sustained period of time. However, scans subsequently showed that he had not torn his hamstring as first feared and he would be back in time to face Real Madrid. That timeline appears to have been overly optimistic, though. The defender will definitely not be ready for the crunch Champions League clash with Inter, and his hope…