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  • Barcelona vs Real Madrid – A Rivalry by Numbers

    Barcelona vs Real Madrid – A Rivalry by Numbers

    All great rivalries, and few are as great as the Spanish Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, about to be played for the 165th time since the rivalry began in 1929, are a lot about the numbers, that tell stories dominant periods, streaks and great players in the long and rich history between the teams, going well beyond the modern Lionel Messi – Cristiano Ronaldo debate.

  • Clasico WAGs – Antonella Roccuzzo vs Irina Shayk

    The Barcelona – Real Madrid battles go beyond the limits of the football pitch or the Lionel Messi – Cristiano Ronaldo debate. It also leaks into WAG territory with Irina Shayk and Antonella Rocuzzo.

  • Barcelona vs Real Madrid – El Clasico in Recent Seasons

    Just one more match left (Real Madrid in the Champions League) and both teams (Barcelona as well) will be fully immersed in the first La Liga Clasico this season, the last of 2012, another six-Clasico calendar year. It’s not about revenge, they say at the Camp Nou, it’s simply about winning.

  • 7 Moments of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

    In an interview with El Pais, leading off to yet another Clasico week, Lionel Messi spoke a little bit about, well, everything from Barcelona to Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho and even taking possible little jabs at Cristiano Ronaldo, to set the mood right for the biggest club match in Spain and the world.

  • FC Barcelona – Already Thinking About Real Madrid Clasico

    While Barcelona have a very tough visit at Sevilla this weekend in their attempt to keep the perfect start to the La Liga season intact, it seems most of their players are already thinking a week ahead, towards the Clasico match against Real Madrid.

  • Messi vs Ronaldo – A Rivalry That Keeps Growing

    One of the noticeable things to say about the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo rivalry, is that it hardly ever appears above the surface. The two best players in the world, playing for two teams (Barcelona and Real Madrid) who are part of the greatest football rivalry, but we hardly ever see it materialize.

  • Supercopa 2012 – Real Madrid vs Barcelona Predictions

    The second Clasico of the season is still not the actual thing, being a Spanish Super Cup match and all, but with Real Madrid opening in somewhat of a disappointing fashion, Barcelona visiting the capital in hope of retaining the Supercopa after a 3-2 win in the first leg has a bit more significance than it should if the season would have started out properly for the champions.

  • Real Madrid – Jose Mourinho Doesn’t Want to Change

    What is the first thing Jose Mourinho does after Real Madrid lost to Barcelona in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa? Blame the referee and linesman for an offside that never happened, and then of course declare he won’t be talking about the referees this season. And there was nothing new regarding the football his team came to display.

  • FC Barcelona – Tito Vilanova Can’t Rely on Lionel Messi as his Only Deep Threat

    The Clasico balance of power shifted, just a little bit, towards Barcelona after their 3-2 win in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa, although the difficulty to score goals during their best moments of the match is a warning sign to Tito Vilanova that last season’s problems are still with his players.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo Scores First, Lionel Messi Wins (Barcelona vs Real Madrid)

    If the season in Spain needed a kick start and the opening weekend wasn’t enough, the first Clasico of the season between Barcelona and Real Madrid for the Spanish Supercopa did the trick, with Cristiano Ronaldo opening the scoring, Pedro, Lionel Messi and Xavi answering back before Angel Di Maria made it (3-2) very interesting for the second leg next week.