Well once again El Clasico has passed. For those who do not know, El Clasico is an old rivalry between the two best Spanish teams in Europe: Barcelona and Real Madrid. Dating back to possibly the 40’s there has been a fiery feud against both teams. In the earlier years Real Madrid has dominated Barcelona with win after win, however in the most recent years Barcelona has begun to dominate Real Madrid. This is the biggest rivalry in soccer; anyone who knows soccer will know that things between Barcelona and Real Madrid Fans are very intense. In most recent years, two of the best players have also sparked the argument on who is the best team and best player. Those players are Lionel Messi from Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. This past Sunday (March 22, 2015) both teams competed against each other once again at the Camp Nou, which is the home stadium of FC Barcelona. It was an intense game as always, both teams playing very well trying to make as many goals. As the game progressed Barcelona’s own defender Jeremy Mathieu scored the first goal of the night. With Real Madrid down by one goal, Cristiano Ronaldo (Winger) answered back by scoring Real Madrid’s first goal of the night making the first half of the game a 1-1 tie. After the first half both teams had terrific plays and were trying so hard to make another goal, however none were successful until the 85th minute, when Barcelona striker Luis Suarez managed to find the back of the net to have Barcelona take the lead of the game. With only a few minutes left in the game, Barcelona defense managed to stop Real Madrid offense to win the game. The end result was a 2-1 match. Personally being a Barcelona fan I was thrilled that Barcelona won the game. I interviewed some Iona students who watched the game and sophomore Daniel Falcone’s said he felt “Excited”. Also sophomore Anthony Payero said “Barcelona got lucky that Ronaldo’s shot off the cross bar didn’t go in. Nonetheless, it was a great effort by Luis Enrique’s team and they are looking like an incredible XI in all competitions”.
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