"Zidane knew it, going back to Real didn't protect him from any criticism, even from his three Champions". Tomorrow there is the Clasico, and Leo Messi pays tribute to his usual opponent. The rivalry between Barcelona and Real has been colored in recent months by the heavy political implications, the game has been postponed due to the incidents and the demonstrations of the Catalan independentists in Barcelona, and now it is time to play. "At the Bernabeu we play as an equal - says Messi, in a long interview with Marca - But at Camp Nou for us it is harder, because Real is more closed and looking for open spaces. And for us it's really complicated ".
"People want to watch a football match, that's all I care about." Zinedine Zidane dribbles every question about the 'political' impact of the Barcelona-Real Madrid of tomorrow. The Clasico arrives with the two teams perfectly matched at 35 points after 16 days, but it is the recovery of the game postponed last October 18 due to the tension in the streets of Barcelona, with thousands of Catalan independentists to demonstrate and incidents lasted for days. Tomorrow we play at the Camp Nou, and the Real coach doesn't care about the context. "Fears for security? There are precise rules, I don't have to add anything. I don't even care to explain if it was right or not to postpone the October game, my job is only to think about the field. And we live to play games like these'".
Il Clasico, Messi at Camp Nou will be harder for us
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'Zidane objected to Real? Three Champions don't count ... '. The blancos technician: 'For me it's just a game, nothing political' (ANSA)