The Classic as a lifeline.
El Clásico was, for a long time, the highest peak in football.
The world was fighting for an entrance because we were before the never seen.
It was played to know what sum of talents was more effective, who was right between Mou and Pep, who was better between Cristiano and Leo ... We did not know where to look.
Further back in time were the Galacticos, a collection of gods with Figo treated as Judas when he stepped on the Camp Nou.
All big, dazzling, controversial, with football overwhelmed socially and politically.
Today, in contrast, a Classic is played alone overflowing ...
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