Leitch and the Quakes will need to balance US Open Cup ambitions with the Cali
Clasico on Saturday.
There could not have been a better place and time for him to do this — young players get to play Champions League football for Real Madrid without much pressure, while keeping some of his stars fresh for the El
Clasico on Sunday.
The forward has not played since coming off in the first half of El
Clasico on April 23, and he admitted he may have rushed his return following an ankle operation in November.
Real, 10 - time winners of the trophy, played containment and counter-attack with very little concern with Saturday's
Clasico on their minds.
However, with El
Clasico on the horizon, we're focussing on the ten best former Barcelona stars in the English top flight right now.
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Chivas de Guadalajara drew 1 - 1 with Club America in the Mexican Super
Clasico on Sunday afternoon.
Messi and Ronaldo will face each other once again in El
Clasico on Saturday evening at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Not exact matches
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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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on strugglers Chelsea looking at # 31.5 m Napoli star as John Terry replacement Barcelona unveil honorary Johan Cruyff kit for El
Clasico
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
Tigres will play Monterrey at El Volcan in the
Clasico Regio
on 19th September, and the Guadalajara derby between Atlas and Chivas (the
Clasico Tapatio) has been slated for the 23rd October.
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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.
According to the Metro, the 26 year old's dismal performance in the Madrid vs Barcelona
clasico at the weekend was the final nail in the coffin for the Madrid fans, who are now demanding that president Florentino Perez should cash in
on their # 60 million asset.
Barcelona take
on Real Madrid tonight, with both teams coming into El
Clasico in red hot form.
A few Real Madrid fans decided to attack Gareth Bale's and Jese Rodriguez's cars following their side's El
Clasico defeat
on Sunday night.
Monday evening its El
Clasico — undoubtedly the biggest event
on the Spanish sporting calendar as footballing giants Barcelona and Real Madrid prepare to clash at the Nou Camp.
A similar row is currently happening in Spain's La Liga competition where it is possible that Barcelona will have earned the La Liga title by the time they meet arch-rivals Real Madrid in El
Clasico at Camp Nou
on 6 May.
During Sunday's 4 - 3 El
Clasico defeat to Barcelona, Di Maria was arguably the best player
on the pitch — assisting Karim Benzema
on multiple occasions.
Real Madrid will take
on Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the season's second
Clasico at 8:45 p.m. local time
on Sunday, May 6, it has been confirmed.
Madrid's focus has long been
on the Champions League, and their semifinal second leg against Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich is played
on May 1, five days before the
Clasico.
A lot recently was talked about Real Madrid's bad form, but as the
Clasico approached it seems that everything related to that started to be less important, so that the Italian coach
on Real Madrid bench, Carlo Ancelotti only talked about today's derby:
That being said, I have found myself ruminating almost compulsively
on the most recent edition of El
Clasico.
With El
Clasico looming large
on the horizon, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is set to host 5th placed Sevilla in what promises to be an exciting clash in the Spanish La Liga.
In his first El
Clasico, he was sent off for stamping
on the ref, earning him a two - month ban, and was sent off after 6 minutes against Rayo Vallecano.
With Suarez coming into the team ahead of the first
Clasico, Real could find themselves overwhelmed and beaten by the possession craving, upgraded Barcelona, who have also begun the season
on fire.
El
Clasico — the most anticipated match in Spain, and
on the biggest derbies in world is
on schedule this Sunday night at the Camp Nou.
Against Club America in the
Clasico Joven
on Saturday, Cruz Azul will have a chance to start a positive streak that could see Tomas Boy's side reach the Liguilla for the first time since the 2014 Clausura.
Van Gaal watched Barcelona outsmart Real Madrid by a 3 - 0 scoreline in the El
Clasico, and shortly after the game, he stressed that Blind should move
on from Old Trafford, where he has not started a Premier League match since August.
Cristiano Ronaldo was at the double as Real Madrid warmed up for next week's
clasico clash with Barcelona by putting five goals past hapless Levante in Valencia
on Saturday afternoon.
The Flamengo ace will be roaring
on Barca from afar in Saturday's El
Clasico.
Almost everyone had their very own comical take
on the first leg, with one national newspaper re-branding the duel as» Hell
Clasico», which I quite liked.
But it appears boss Luis Enrique is not in the least bit concerned as he is adamant that the world's top players are either
on his side or
on the other side of the «el
Clasico» rivalry.
The draw for the semis takes place
on Friday with another El
Clasico meeting looking a distinct possibility.
The
Clasico is
on Sunday27th October, and the club feel that this is more than enough time for Bale to be 100 percent.
MADRID: Barcelona opened up an 11 - point La Liga lead over Real Madrid ahead of next weekend's
Clasico between the Spanish giants as Luis Suarez and Paulinho each scored twice in a 4 - 0 thrashing of Deportivo la Coruna
on Sunday.
Widely regarded as the best player
on the planet, Messi has seven goals under his belt in his last eight» El
Clasico» appearances.
On the other hand, since the joining at Real in 2009, CR7 scored 17 goals by playing 28 matches in El
Clasico.
El Gran
Clasico certainly lived up to it's name with the star names
on show.
With the 2 - 0 triumph of Barcelona in yesterday's heated El
Clasico encounter, it seems all but certain that Pepe Guardiola's men will make next month's Champions League final, most likely to face fellow semi-finalists Man United as they themselves were 2 - 0 victors away at Schalke in their first - leg clash
on Tuesday.