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**fka the El Clasico thread

I thought I'd start this ahead of next week's El Clasico match. It's scary how far forward Barcelona are now. On paper it looks like Real Madrid could receive another thrashing. But I think Zinedain will organise Real better than Rafa did.

Ronaldo and Messi's high standards have dipped recently - still better than rest.



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I not a fan of Real Madrid, it's Real General Franco as far as I'm concerned. Real need to win as they are 10 points behind, just behind Atletico I think. Barca as vastly superior but quite a bit of complacency has slipped into their games recently. I think a draw is feasible.