The first
Clasico of 2013 ended in a 1 - 1 draw at the Santiago Bernebeu in the first leg of Cop Del rey.
LA LIGA: The first
Clasico of the 2016 - 17 campaign between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be played on Dec. 3 at 4:15 p.m. CET, La Liga president Javier Tebas has announced, a kickoff time intended to compete directly with the Premier League in the Far East television market.
America enters its second
Clasico of the season after falling to its hated rival, Chivas, in the Clasico Nacional by a final score of 3 - 0 at Estadio Azteca.
Barca, therefore, will be without him for the remainder of the Champions League group stages, while it is also likely he will miss the first league
Clasico of the season against Real Madrid, which is scheduled for Dec. 23.
There are two more rounds of La Liga before Real Madrid travel to the Nou Camp for the first El
Clasico of the season.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo matched each other blow for blow at the Nou Camp, bagging two goals apiece as Barcelona and Real Madrid battled out an entertaining draw in the first
Clasico of the Primera Division season.
Barca will play the second
Clasico of the season tomorrow at the Santiago Bernebeu, knowing clearly that a loss there would put them out of the title race.
After a misplaced pass gave Karim Benzema a goal 22 seconds into
a Clasico of Pep's final season, Valdes continued to coolly pass the ball in the same fashion, despite heavy pressure from some of the world's best attackers.
You might think I am being a bit presumptuous about Real Madrid having the Spanish title sewn up, as Los Blancos still have eight La Liga games to play and are only three points above our main rivals FC Barcelona, who we still have to play in the second El
Clasico of the season.
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Not exact matches
If Guardiola takes over one
of the Premier League big boys, we will be in for a «
Clasico»
of our own as those sides tussle for the title every year.
They could now play any
of Juventus, Bayern Munich, or El
Clasico rivals Barcelona in the next round.
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With the El
Clasico set to get underway on Saturday evening here is a look at nine «other - halfs»
of new players Real Madrid and Barcelona have signed this summer.
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Barcelona have taken the lead in El
Clasico against Real Madrid through the unlikeliest
of scorers in Jeremy Mathieu.
Two
clasicos between the biggest rivals in Mexican football, both
of which ended with punches being thrown
Barcelona take on Real Madrid in the latest El
Clasico as the Catalans looks to extend their lead at the top
of the table to four points.
The imperious centre half has already made 60 appearances for Real Madrid, claiming La Liga title in 2011 - 12m and having helped his team win two and draw one
of the last four El
Clasico matches against FC Barcelona.
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The pair were involved in another heated rivalry later on when Fabregas moved to Barcelona and Mourinho ended up taking charge
of El
Clasico opponents Real Madrid.
In truth, El
Clasico best XI's have seen better times, but giants
of the game such as Xavi and Neymar have recently departed Barca, while a number
of current stars like Andres Iniesta, Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos no longer look at the peak
of their powers.
It's one
of the biggest dates on the footballing calendar — El
Clasico takes place this weekend as Real Madrid host Barcelona in La Liga's stand - out fixture on Saturday afternoon.
The likes
of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale look past their peak as a front three, with the club losing 3 - 0 in a one - sided El
Clasico against Barcelona at the weekend.
1) Real Madrid are in the position to give us the GoH so either they do, which is a huge deal, or they don't so they look like pussies 2) we claim the title based on our
clasico result (if we don't lose) and celebrate in front
of them.
With El
Clasico just days away, fans are getting ready to see two
of football's giants go head to head in one
of the most highly anticipated matches
of the year.
Here is a jaw dropping El
Clasico XI made up
of the most beautiful wives and girlfriends
of Real Madrid and Barcelona:
The Madrid derby perhaps doesn't have as much history as El
Clasico, but with Atletico Madrid the reigning La Liga champions their clash with city rivals Real Madrid certainly has more
of a competitive edge than it has in the past.
But they say behind every great man is a great woman, so who are the lovely ladies
of El
Clasico?
With El
Clasico upon us, we are getting ready to witness one
of the greatest sporting events
of the year.
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of Real Madrid & Barcelona before the clash.
Alongside the brilliant Lionel Messi and Neymar in attack, Suarez's form has helped fire Luis Enrique's side to the top
of the Spanish top flight, with the 28 - year - old's winning goal in El
Clasico against Real Madrid a particular highlight.
Barcelona are «perfect» ahead
of Man City Champions League clash & El
Clasico, insists boss Luis Enrique
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With a goal and an assist, the Argentine superstar decided El
Clasico once again and made all kinds
of history in the process.
On Saturday evening Tigres UANL host Monterrey at «El Volcan» for the 104th edition
of the
Clasico Regiomontano — the city
of Monterrey's derby.
With mega-money signings such as Ronaldo, James Rodriguez, Neymar and a certain Suarez on show, the latest edition
of El
Clasico will be the most expensive game
of football ever played — and that is even without injured # 85m man Gareth Bale.
The Super
Clasico between America and Chivas is scheduled for 29th September, while the Clásico Capitalino between Pumas and America will take place on the final day
of the regular season.
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Ahead
of Sunday's
Clasico, Goal has asked its readers to choose its ultimate greatest Barcelona XI.
El
Clasico at the Nou Camp takes place on March 22nd and will go some way to deciding the destination
of this year's league title.
Regardless
of the result
of the first edition
of El
Clasico, that's a title currently reserved for Los Merengues, who look like they can lose the second
Clasico outright and still win the league.
Losing your best player to Barcelona is one thing, as the vortex
of El
Clasico distorts the fabric
of football and pulls in everything within range.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has reportedly been in contact with Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale ahead
of this weekend's El
Clasico clash with Barcelona.
It goes without saying that both sides have at their disposal the very best the beautiful game has to offer and this season could well see a plethora
of El
Clasico debutants looking to seal their place in folklore.
Ahead
of El
Clasico, Barcelona are surprisingly sitting out all
of their first team players.