Often regarded as the greatest derby in world football, albeit arguably, El Clasico or The Classic is the match of the season in Spanish football. In footballing spheres, nothing else attracts public attention more than a game between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Spain. Six days today, Madrid’s Estadio Santiago Bernabeu will be the setting for this season’s first Clasico.
The fortunes of the two competing clubs couldn’t have been more contrasting leading up to the game. The Clasico comes at a time when the league table has taken shape after the frenzy of the opening weeks of the season.