El Clasico isn’t what it used to be.
Back at the start of the 2010s, this was the fixture in world football. Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho were stalking the touchlines. Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi eyed up Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso like a high-budget Western.
It was the fixture you rushed home for, kicking the cat off the sofa before hunkering down in the full knowledge you were about to be entertained by top-quality football and top-quality shithousery.
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