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  • Cristiano Ronaldo Shows Up For the Big Games (Barcelona vs Real Madrid)

    Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t great, but scored the goal coming against the momentum, probably clinching the title for Real Madrid with an impressive 2-1 win at the Camp Nou. Lionel Messi? He’d like to forget this game. Jose Mourinho and his team were flawless tactically, while Pep Guardiola seemed to concede the match from the first moment with a weird lineup.

  • Barcelona vs Real Madrid – All the Clasico Matches During the Guardiola & Mourinho Era

    Barcelona vs Real Madrid – All the Clasico Matches During the Guardiola & Mourinho Era

    Barcelona probably made one of their best decisions in the club’s history when Pep Guardiola became their head coach in 2008. Jose Mourinho with Real Madrid? We’ll know in a few weeks, maybe even sooner. Guardiola has presided over 14 Clasico matches, losing only once, winning 9 of them. Mourinho has one only one of his ten Claisco encounters.

  • Messi vs Ronaldo – Another Clasico to Determine Who’s Better

    Lionel Messi of Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid. Of the million reasons to watch the Clasico between the two best teams in Europe this season, there’s always that one reason in the heart of it. Not the historic rivalry, well not now at least. Watching the two best players in the world, two of the greatest in history, as another chapter of this unintentional rivalry unfold.

  • Barcelona vs Real Madrid – The Champions League Sandwich Clasico

    Lionel Messi didn’t score against Chelsea. Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t score against Bayern. Incredible. Even more incredible? Both teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid, will be heading into the Clasico after defeats. Not league defeats, don’t be funny. Champions League. Still, it adds another dimension of pressure and urgency to the match. Especially for Barca.

  • Barcelona and Real Madrid All Set for Clasico Number 218

    Real Madrid did have a bit of a scare in their home match against Sporting Gijon, but eventually, the three strikers headed monster came through with a 3-1 win, keeping the four point distance from Barcelona. Los Cules had problems of their own against the very tough Levante, needing some refereeing help to carry them through with a tough as nails 2-1 win.

  • Finally a Clasico That Real Madrid Deserved to Win

    Real Madrid made a point, proved and surprised everyone with their ability to actually dominate a game against Barcelona, even at the Camp Nou. Forget about talks of Barca taking it easy because of their away lead or anything like that. Real’s resistance game came exactly at the right time, even if it didn’t get them a win and a semi final.

  • A Chance For Ronaldo and Mourinho to Turn the Tide

    Real Madrid have nothing to lose, coming in tomorrow to the Camp Nou, trying to erase a 2-1 deficit against Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho, who failed to live up to the expectations at the Santiago Bernabeu, can change the balance between the two clubs, that despite Real’s 5 point lead in the league, is tipping, cleary, in favor of Lionel Messi and Guardiola for more than 3 years.

  • Clasico Losses to Barcelona Won’t Matter if Real Madrid Win Title

    Barcelona beating Real Madrid? Boring. Well not exactly boring, but nothing new about it. Messi didn’t score, Ronaldo did but disappeared shortly after, We didn’t get anything interesting from Mourinho, yet, while the dirty tactics, with Pepe incharge, were what resonated in many minds after the match.

  • Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Unlikely Scorers in Fiery Clasico

    Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring and disappeared, Lionel Messi settled for one assist but nothing new as to the winner of yet another fiery Clasico, with Barcelona coming back again to beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu with goals by Carles Puyol and Eric Abidal.

  • Jose Mourinho Post-Clasico Comments

    Jose Mourinho, as expected, preferred to emphasize how Barcelona’s second goal was about luck than actually talk about what he did wrong during Real Madrid’s 1-3 loss in yet another disappointing Clasico.