Barcelona's central defender Gerard Pique had tweeted Saturday that he wanted politics to say out of El Clasico.
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Madrid, looking to bounce back following their defeat in "El Clasico", suffered a poor start and fell behind in the 14th minute.
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Barcelona dropped the first leg of its semifinal with Chelsea 1-0 Wednesday, jeopardizing Spanish hopes of turning the Champions final into "El Clasico, " the name given to matchups between Real and Barcelona.
His goal won the El Clasico clash against Barcelona Saturday, but once Nani had departed it did not take long for his teammates to be celebrating again and their fine recent run continues.
The world's most expensive player helped Real bounce back from last weekend's 1-0 "El Clasico" defeat to Barcelona as the big-spending capital outfit came back from 2-1 down in an explosive final 20 minutes.
There are regular clashes between Real Madrid and Barcelona supporters, even occasional stabbings, so police are out in force on El Clasico days, especially in Iskan, a vibrant area famous for its coffee houses.
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Real will be motivated by the prospect of an "El Clasico" final against archrivals and Champions League holders Barcelona , after the two teams were kept apart in the quarterfinal and semifinal draw earlier this month.
"Joy is unconfined" announced the former Labour leader as he looked forward to next season's top-flight meeting of Cardiff and Swansea City - "a bit like El Clasico but with more rain and lots more passion".
With a potential four 'El Clasico' games against Real coming up in the next few weeks and three trophies on the line, Guardiola's side are warming up for the crucial part of the season in ominously impressive fashion.
And just when we all think that we are going to get an el clasico final Bayern Munich knocks out Real Madrid on a penalty kick decider while Chelsea overcome everything except alien forces to beat Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate.
Spain international Casillas has not played for Real since being injured in January, but in his absence the reigning Spanish champions have been on a fine run, beating Barcelona in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey and in their 'El Clasico league clash Saturday, winning 2-1.
The leading club competition, La Liga, is firmly established as one of the highest-quality domestic leagues in the world, with El Clasico - the clash between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, featuring the best two players on the planet in the form of Argentine Lionel Messi and Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo - capturing global attention.
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