| Five goals and some silken football were on show on the night as some legendary players from the two sides featured in an exhibition match in the pre-season break | Ronnie was also part of the last AC Milan side to win Serie A in 2011 |
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| Recent issues In 2005, became the second Barcelona player, after in 1983, to receive a standing ovation from Real Madrid fans at the Santiago Bernabéu | The home fans of FC Barcelona are creating a mosaic of the before El Clasico |
| The future of Lionel Messi remains a point of concern for Barcelona, while Real Madrid have swept the boards clean with the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as head coach | On 26 June 1983, during the second leg of the final at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, having dribbled past the Real Madrid goalkeeper, Barcelona star ran towards an empty goal before stopping just as the Madrid defender came sliding in an attempt to block the shot and crashed into the post, before Maradona slotted the ball into the net |
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| For many people, Barcelona is still considered as "the club", or the alternative pole to "Real Madrid's " | In Catalonia, forces of all the political spectrum are overwhelmingly in favour of Barcelona |
After dribbling through the Madrid defence twice to score two goals in a 3—0 win, Madrid fans paid homage to his performance with applause.
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