Ronaldo and Messi renews their Rivalry in El Clásico
Barcelona will face their biggest Rival in the world Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday. El Clásico match which is the biggest club game in the world, watched by hundreds of million viewers around the world aside UEFA Champions League final.
Meanwhile Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will reactivate their rivalry on Sunday when they meet each other, the two teams has qualified for UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals waiting for their opponent after the draw on Friday.
Lionel Messi is the current highest goal scorer in El Clásico scoring up to 21 goals while Ronaldo had scored more than 14 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo has the most consecutive goal scoring for 6 matches scoring 7 goals.
The rivalry has been strengthened over time by the internal transfer of players between the clubs. Barcelona players who have later played for Real Madrid include Bernd Schuster, who switched in 1988; and Michael Laudrup, who went to Real Madrid on a free transfer in 1994. The most notorious, however, was former Barcelona vice-captain Luís Figo's switch to Madrid in 2000.
On his return to Barcelona in a Real Madrid shirt, Figo was mercilessly taunted throughout; banners with Judas. Scum. Mercenary were hung around the stadium, and aside from the vociferous abuse, a barrage of missiles reigned down onto the field; the game in 2002 produced one of the defining images of the rivalry when a pig's head was in among the debris where Figo had been taking a corner.
The rivalry intensified in 2011 where, due to the final of the Copa Del Rey and the meeting of the two in the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona and Real Madrid were scheduled to meet each other four times in 18 days. Several accusations of unsportsmanlike behaviour from both teams and a war of words erupted throughout the fixtures which included four red cards. Spain coach Vicente del Bosque stated that he was "concerned" that due to the rising hatred between the two clubs, that this could cause friction in the national side.
In recent years, it has been said that the rivalry has been "encapsulated" by the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Lionel Messi is the current highest goal scorer in El Clásico scoring up to 21 goals while Ronaldo had scored more than 14 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo has the most consecutive goal scoring for 6 matches scoring 7 goals.
The rivalry has been strengthened over time by the internal transfer of players between the clubs. Barcelona players who have later played for Real Madrid include Bernd Schuster, who switched in 1988; and Michael Laudrup, who went to Real Madrid on a free transfer in 1994. The most notorious, however, was former Barcelona vice-captain Luís Figo's switch to Madrid in 2000.
On his return to Barcelona in a Real Madrid shirt, Figo was mercilessly taunted throughout; banners with Judas. Scum. Mercenary were hung around the stadium, and aside from the vociferous abuse, a barrage of missiles reigned down onto the field; the game in 2002 produced one of the defining images of the rivalry when a pig's head was in among the debris where Figo had been taking a corner.
The rivalry intensified in 2011 where, due to the final of the Copa Del Rey and the meeting of the two in the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona and Real Madrid were scheduled to meet each other four times in 18 days. Several accusations of unsportsmanlike behaviour from both teams and a war of words erupted throughout the fixtures which included four red cards. Spain coach Vicente del Bosque stated that he was "concerned" that due to the rising hatred between the two clubs, that this could cause friction in the national side.
In recent years, it has been said that the rivalry has been "encapsulated" by the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
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