Today, we've gone to Madrid to see why El Clasico is one of the biggest
matches in world football and looking to why the rivalry
is so special
And of course, we're going to go see the match
and in the end
you can win a Real Madrid shirt
El Clasico is the most relevant game
of the Spanish League.
It is THE game of games
It is very important because it shows the level of the players
at that particular moment
El Clasico is so important because
because it is between the two most important teams in the world
be one of the twenty two players who
is there in the field
is an enormous privilege
and a big responsibility too
but when you are a professional football player
you want that responsibility
It's all about winning, and you want to be the best!
And that runs right through
the club, from the grass
or any part of the club - we just want to be the best!
People say that great players
perform better in this type of matches
Why?
Because the difficulties here are extreme
and this is when you truly realize who the great players are
For Spain it is must be a great pride
because for many years, Madrid and Barcelona
have been among the best clubs in the world
There is great respect among us
among the board,
between the presidents and executives
and of course, in the game
You have to compete always to win
always give your best
in every training, every game
and give one hundred percent
because there are millions of fans
who are rooting for you
Everybody has their own team and then
they support Real Madrid or Barcelona. You got top stars
from many different countries playing in the game
everywhere in the world, people will be watching the game. It is as big
as it gets
The first time my father took me
to the Real Madrid Stadium
was the day Real Madrid won
the second European Cup
probably one or two years before this
because I listened on the radio
the first final of the European Cup
when Real Madrid played
I have lived many Clásicos
and when I was younger I was really passionate
and thought we were always going to win
I witnessed many Clásicos with a lot of euphoria
It has always been an important match
, what happened according to my memory was we always won against Barcelona
And if we did not win, we then won the Liga
However, in the last matches
since Messi started to play
and Barcelona change a couple of players
and they win over us every now and then,
is something that never happened in the past
The environment within the field,
is more than rivalry
it's a fight for power
between the two biggest teams of Spanish Football
but in the end
that fight should stay within the field
and not transcend
outside the game
It is a game played with a lot of intensity
The rivalry is so strong
that you watch is so intensely
and it's always tough games with a lot of peaks
but they are amazing to watch
It's always very close between the teams
And you never know who is going to win in these types of matches
The atmosphere is brutal
There is no
other game as this one
because they are two big fan groups, from all around the world
Waiting for El Clásico is something
that happens only twice a year
It is really exciting, it feels
like it's your birthday
or Christmas
. I wait for it with a lot of excitement, and if your team wins, it is like a gift