Barcelona and Real Madrid are sworn enemies on the pitch as well as out. It is so bad that if you are Real Madrid fan and want to watch Real play at The Nou Camp in Barcelona , and the cabbie finds you are a real fan he will refuse to take you there, and , the Real cabbie will do the same.
So you can imagine what goes on in the pitch.Let us go back over the years shall we.
The great footballer Alberto Stefano who won Eeight La Liga titles, five champion league cups and also two time winner of tthe Ballon Odr.. First agreed to sign and play for Barcelona but he then changed his mind. Barcelona have always claimed that the late dictator genral Franco had a big hand in the change of mind.
In the year 1957 Barcelona opened its famous Nou Camp which means New fields.
Over the years there have been many cases of footballers moving from Barcelona to Real Madrid, and also Real Madrid to Barcelona. Here are a list of famous player
1) The French player named Lucien Muller moved from Barcelona to Real Madrid, in the year1965.
2) The German blond Bernd Schuster first played for Barcelona 1980 to 1988, then he ended his career at Real. . Bernd Schuster then came as coach at Real Madrid in 2007, and was sacked in december 2008.
3) The Danish striker Michel Ladrup moved to Real Madrid from Barcelona in the year 1994. And when the two clubs played at Barcelona Ladrup was welcomed with posters , that said Judas Ladrup, you are not wanted .4) The Brazilian Ronaldo Lima left Barcelona for Real Madrid in the year 2002.
5) The Portugese winger Luis Figo, promised Barcelona that he would not move to Real Madrid , but the Real Madrid president Mr Peres did an under the table deel with Figo, and Figo went to Real Madrid for 37.5 million pounds. He had broken the Barcelonas hearts as well as a new record.
But Luis Figo got a terrible welcome at the Nou camp, when Figo took a corner kick, whisky, bottles, mobiles and even a pigshead were thrown by the angry fans. Never ever was Figo allowed to take a corner kick or a throw in at the Nou Camp, by the advice of the Real coach.
6 ) In the 2002 champion semifinal the two Spanish giants clashed Barcelona and Real Madrid , over 600 million people watched this game in which Real Madrid knocked out Barcelona with a 2-0 score . With goals from Zinedine Zidane a beatiful chip and the second goal by Steve McManaman..
In the year 2003 David Becham joined Real Madrid for a fee of25 million pounds. This was after Alex Fergusons tantarum, because Arsenal beat Manchester United, Ferguson kicked the boot on Beckham face, and David had to have a few stitches.
And Barcelona got the Brazilian Ronoldhino . On19/11/2005 thumped and soundly beat Real Madrid with a score of 3-0.. The first goal was scored by Samuel Etoo, and the second two goals were solo goals scored by Ronoldhino. At the end of the gameBarcelona fans saw something unthinkable Real Madrid fans gave Ronoldhino a standing ovation to the worlds best footballer.
In 2007 Frank Rijkaard was sacked , Ronoldhino joined A.C.Milan.
In the summer real Madrid were to busy chasing unsusesfully for Christiano Ronaldo, David Villa and Satti Cazorla.
Real Madrid sacked Schuster and got in Juande Ramos the former Sevilla and Tottenham Hotspur.
Joseo Guerdiola took over as coach of Barcelona in 2008.
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