With Ronaldo departure to Italian giant Juventus last summer and Messi injured in a clash with Sevilla last game, this year 1st El-Clasico have new look with rising young talents like Asensio, Dembele, Coutinho, Ceballos and many more. Almost after 11 years, both sides will be without their stars of the last decade. Messi and Ronaldo, two legends who dominate each and every El-Clasico since last 11 years will not be feature tomorrow and it's a different feeling. El-Clasico which will be watched by the world widely have a very different feeling this time. Someday it would happen but no one expected to like this right now. Ronaldo already made it clear that he won't feature in Clasico again after he moves to Juventus and the injury to Messi put salt on the wound of fans.
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Madrid came victorious in Camp Nou in December 2007 with 1-0 by the goal from Baptista. Like that someone must come out on this occasion for victory either for Lopetegui or for Valverde side. Neither of both Spanish giants is in the red-hot form, both of them have some ups and downs. Real Madrid is in real pressure sitting 7th place of the league after completing of 9 rounds only winning 4 of them while Barcelona is in a better position than them with winning 5 and are league leader but the mentality and motivation to do more and to show more will affect tomorrow. In absence of two legends, Isco and Rafinha will cover their places and its still worth to watch.
El-Clasico has always come with many tension with or without Ronaldo and Messi and nothing will still change instead of feelings because El-Clasico is not only about two players, it's also a rivalry series that has been the best game on the planet. So I believe, with or without Ronaldo and Messi, the game still has its sparks as always.
Hala Madrid.
This post is also posted in my scorum blog here-
https://scorum.com/en-us/football/@agorkhaliz/the-new-look-of-el-clasico