There is one match around the world that most people tune in to watch. This match is usually played just twice in a season and is one of the highly anticipated event every year. This is none other than the El Classico.
For decades, the footballing world has stopped for a night to watch the best clubs in the world battle it out for supremacy. These clubs are Real Madrid and Barcelona. Their rivalry merely is perpetual and is expected to go on for a very long time. However, this el Classico is said to be part of a new dawn for various reasons.
For many years, the el Classico has been dominated by the two greatest players of all time. Ronaldo and Messi had made the El Classico their ground for proving which among them is the best. This personal battle between these two superstars made el Classico even more popular among many persons watched every single game to see which of them would come out on top. The players of each team were motivated to win as a win would bring them boasting rights and in some situations can even decide the destination of the league for that season. The truth is that we have been spoilt by the magic and machine-like display of both players and we had taken this for granted.
This season saw a lot of unexpected changes took place as Ronaldo moved to Juventus. This will be the first El Classico without an internal battle for the past nine years. To make matters worse, just last week, Lionel Messi picked up an injury on his arm which is set to keep him out of the football world for at least three weeks. This completes the shocking sight which we are about to witness. For the first time in a very long while, the El Classico would be deemed to be a very regular el Classico. While the likes of Bale, Benzema, Suarez, and Coutinho are poised to all start the game, there is just no persons like the two.
Real Madrid is on a bad run just winning once in their six matches in all competitions. Barcelona has also had a cool season and would be hoping to produce more consistent results starting from the match against Real Madrid.
While Messi would probably watch his teams from the stands do battle with Real Madrid, Ronaldo would be miles away trying his best for his new outfit Juventus. The truth remains that La Liga would never be the same again. The El Classico would not have that edge we are all used to.
However come the 28th of this month, all eyes would turn towards the Camp Nou as Barcelona would take on the seventh-placed Real Madrid. Even without the presence of both players, this remains the Classico, and you can expect a thrilling match which is bound to keep you at the edge of your seats throughout the 90 minutes of the match.