El Classico 8pm tonight

[rangersno.1]

I still think the best performance I've seen live was Benzema at Ibrox, he really was unplayable that night, Real Madrid fans used to boo him ffs!

He was frightening that nigh.

 

[Jaki Suds]

I appreciate you like 92% of my posts (thanks mate).

If that a penalty incident was up the other end I’m sure the governments team would have gotten a penalty

Your right and that's the way it should be Hala Madrid

 

[Diego Maradona]

Hala Madrid chat is as cringeworthy as the ol.d lady

 

[BlueBritain]

Hala Madrid chat is as cringeworthy as the ol.d lady

Vamos Diego, it's great chat.

 

[Jingle64]

Really enjoyable game. Barca probably had too many youngsters in the starting 11. All good players and will be worth a watch next season. However for this fixture you need guys who have been over the course and Real have world class players all over the park. I fancy Real for the title with barca runners up.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

When these games were at their peak in 2008-2012 with Messi vs Ronaldo and Guardiola/Mourinho, you'd get a pub full of people turning up to watch them on the Saturday night as much as they were all going to the pub anyway. I take it (Covid aside) there isn't that level of interest any more?

 

[lanarkshire_bear]

When these games were at their peak in 2008-2012 with Messi vs Ronaldo and Guardiola/Mourinho, you'd get a pub full of people turning up to watch them on the Saturday night as much as they were all going to the pub anyway. I take it (Covid aside) there isn't that level of interest any more?

I do think the level of interest has tailed off, but I would say partly this is due to the lack of coverage now.

I was gutted when Sky stopped their La Liga coverage as I was one of those guys who would watch these games on a Saturday or Sunday night in the pub - it meant a full day of football with maybe the Rangers game around midday, 2 premiership games then a La Liga game in the evening to finish off. I have my suspicions that Sky didn't renew their contract - it was only something like £12 million a year - as it was taking too much attention away from their beloved EPL.

I still think that man for man, La Liga players are the most talented in terms of ball skills; I've watched lower level games such as Vallodolid v Alaves, and the ball control of players in these lesser teams is still a level above most EPL teams. The pool of talent that Spain possesses is vast and I wish we could find someway to try and copy them. I guess having the sunshine helps right enough!