Tag Archives: El Clásico

Soccer fans know what to expect when they hear “El Clasico”.  Blood, sweat and tears between two galactic Superclubs Real Madrid and Barcelona. They face off on Thursday at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of the Copa Del Rey semifinals; the first of three games between the two clubs …

It has been eight seasons since the biggest rivalry in Spanish football expanded its ratio of excitement to the rest of the world. The world has witnessed mythological battles between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in that timespan. A rivalry that has offered us moments of contrast and antagonism: Lionel Messi and Cristiano …