El Clásico: Barcelona vs Real Madrid – Who Are You Supporting?

By: Daryl | December 13th, 2008

Fantabulous Clasico stream here – necessary software (it’s Veetle) if needed here. Feel free to discuss the game in the comments as well.

You probably already know all this, but humour me by reading the preamble:

It’s the El Clásico this evening in Spain. In-form Leo Messi-tastic free-scoring Barcelona vs injury-ravaged and out-of-form but now-under-new-management Real Madrid.

El Clásico is always big (here are 10 reasons why it might be the greatest game in the world) but this one’s a little bit extra special because it’s Juande Ramos’ first La Liga game as Real coach.

We have two excellent and in-depth previews (and I’m not just saying that) for you, from Isaiah at Barcelona Offside and from Corey at Real Madrid Offside.

Obviously Barça fans will be supporting Barça, and Real fans will be supporting Real. But this is such a big game, that plenty of non-partizans will be watching. And I’m especially interested in who those neutrals will be supporting. So if you’re not a Barça or Real fan, please let us know who you’ll be supporting today.

Will you be cheering for brilliant Barca? Or supporting struggling Real? Or will you just be watching as a neutral?

I’ll get us started… I usually favour Barça, but for trivial reasons. I’ve been to the Nou Camp, but not to the Bernabéu. Also, the whole Galactico business made me a little uncomfortable.

However, I have a lot of sympathy for poor Juande Ramos. He had a rough time at Spurs (possibly his own fault, but still…) and can’t help thinking it would be nice to see him get off to a good start with what would be an unlikely (according to Bernd Schuster anyway) win.

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brian

el barca es lo mejor que hay , el Madrid es una plasta
9 Champions Leagues

Im just curious....you mention you tend to not like madrid due to the galactico era...but wasn't barca's post Ronaldinho era equal to Real's Zizou era? Real won 3 CL in a decade, and afterwards sunk, just like barca as well
9 Champions Leagues

"CATALONIA IS NOT SPAIN! Like Celtic, Barca is certainly MES QUE UN CLUB! Visca Barça!"

LOL here's someone who will be frustrated for life, as long as we live...you will be spain..too bad. Not that we really care, we're just not going to allow them run away without taxes...rich aristocratic stooges.

Anyways...i assume there will be more dutch followers following Real and more africans rallying for Barca (the unicef front works)...not too sure about the argentinians...messi is the big bet but we have the rising higuain and a far improved gago. Regardless, the catalans will always pretend to be in the lower spectre and who've been abused, what can i say, im a madridista and i love it, its not the same without a nemesis, in real we trust and barca we loathe. Visca that.

P.S: The only self proclaimed maricon is Pep, fact. Which is why barca players are always tumbling on the ground, makes sense huh?

Hala Madrid y Viva España lol acuerdate de Almansa pringao!
mo

Barcalona for sure bro
barca is the best
liridon pacolli

good to see real's "wattienaccio" not rewarded with any piont. It wasn't el classico barcelona,but it wasn't bad theirtwo goals
Matt

Corey-Like an unskilled tennis player, you missed the point.

Good to see Real's "Wattienaccio" not rewarded with any points. It wasn't a classic "El Clasico" (no pun intended), but it wasnt bad either. A PK, a PK Save, and two decent goals.
Abu Alabed

I will be disappointed if Messi's team will not win El clasico tonight, they deserve it and they will get it.
SDisRed

Barca, because King Franco FC deserves to lose.
EinMuenchnerImHimmel

Ok the Hack-A-Messi tactic is starting to wear thin. This is getting absurd. Very classy!
Corey

Hope Messi has insurance on his achilles tendons, they surely wont last the whole match.
ursus arctos

A Juventino suggesting that Barca are on steroids really takes the cake . . .
yaph

I have been to Camp Nou once and it was a great experience and got to know some of their supporters, which are great people. Still I am in favor of Real which has been my favorite club for decades.
chris

Messi is going to lose an Achilles by the time this game is over.
Bra

Perhaps he means culturally?
matt

hope that real gets abused to the tune of 6-0 or something like it.
Corey

Catalonia is Spain, last time I looked at a map.
wob

I'm supporting Real Madrid. Almost the half of the 'Oranje' national team plays in Madrid.
Matt

CATALONIA IS NOT SPAIN! Like Celtic, Barca is certainly MES QUE UN CLUB! Visca Barça!
Rob

Barca have had some wonderful players down the years, and I quite like this current crop, so I'll probably find myself supporting Barca, but mainly pretty neutral. Gonna be fun though.
foureyedkoko

HALA MADRID!
eclipse

I'm a fan of madrid...ofcourse I predict madrid will be the champion! But no matter who wins I'll enjoy the game.. Hope it'll be a fair play! After all it's el clasico...
Cheers...
Laurie

Eirik, it takes trial and error, but you can usually find some good streams here:

http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast....
Eirik

I'm all Barça!

Btw, does anyone know the BEST place to watch this game online? We only get it on pay television, and that's just not an option. Stupid broadcasting company only gives us five minutes free before they shut us off.
Javier

Barça of course.
Al

In the anti-Madridista spirit, my heart will be blaugrana for this match.

Visca Barça!

(Guti maricon)
Cesar

Valencia!
Matt

Real, but only because soy de la U (LDU-Quito), and as you'll see vs Pachuca in the Club WC, we wear all white strips....and our Guayalquil based rival is.....Barcelona SC.

Just can't support anyone named Barca unfortunatley.
James

I will be supporting Real, because they are the underdogs. Also because a lot of players I look up to played there. Barca is great too, and both teams are even to me, but Real just a bit more.

Btw, I hate the Real Administration... but I admire Raul and his dedication to the club.
Corey

Thanks Daryl, Isaiah and I try to out-do one another with our previews.

Its seems rather unfashionable to support Real Madrid these days, but I think us Real fans know better. We could win today, but I just want a good performance after the turmoil of the past month. HALA MADRID!
Safari

As a Real fan, it's not looking good...
Ryan

Visca Barça!
diana

Like you Daryl, I will be a neutral. As much as Barcelona are scoring like there is no tomorrow, I also have sympathy for Juande Ramos. Talk about a real baptism of fire none other than El Clásico for him.
Walter

Barca is goal scoring machine and eto will demolish real....LETS GO BARCA!!!
Hawk

BARCA
Hondo

REAL!!!