"On Friday, the media packed the press room to hear Mourinho speak, hoping for another show. He sent out his No2, Aitor Karanka. There have been no interviews and no fires. There has just been a team preparing for a game that could mark a shift in the power balance in Spain. A manager preparing to do what he came for. Hurt Barcelona. And properly this time."
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Sid Lowe for The Guardian in preparation for El Clásico today.
Here is Zonal Marking’s tactical preview of El Clásico.
The greatest sport on Earth as played by the two most talented teams on this Earth. This is a source of much pain and joy in my family, there’s nothing quite like it. Not even the Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers has this vibe.
I’m rooting for the squad with the Nietzschean superman.
Look at Ronaldo’s physique. If God is indeed dead, it’s not because man killed him: it’s because Ronaldo did. By himself, with his bare hands.
