Welcome to Saturday’s showdown between the team that has it all when it comes to money and the team that rests most on their home products. What could we be talking about but Saturday’s Real Madrid vs Barcelona match at the Santiago Bernabeu?
It’s El Clasico time! Eventually, Live Soccer TV gives you an opportunity to know 8 interesting facts about the differences that exists between Florentino Perez’s and La Masia-inspired Barcelona.
The Regular First XI Battle – Real Madrid vs Barcelona On A Money Pitch
1) Real Madrid have only one player from their youth team in their regular starting line-up. It’s Iker Casillas, Los Blancos’ captain.
2) In contrast, Barcelona have as much as 8 players on the regular 11 emerging from La Masia. They are Victor Valdes, Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Xavi Hernadez, Andres Iniesta, Pedro Rodriguez and Lionel Messi.
3) The total transfer fee price of Barcelona’s starting XI is €9M short of the price Real Madrid paid to sign Cristiano Ronaldo. Read this to understand the Cristiano Ronaldo vs Barcelona factor in details: Cristiano Ronaldo vs Barcelona : Why Ronaldo Is More Than Barca’s 11
4) €40M signing David Villa cost Barcelona more money than 9 Real Madrid regulars did: Pepe (€30M), Ricardo Carvalho (€7.9M), Marcelo (€6.5M), Sergio Ramos (€27M), Xabi Alonso (€30M), Sami Khedira (€20M), Mesut Özil (€15M), Angel di Maria (€25M) and Karim Benzema (€35M).
5) When Real Madrid’s regular starting XI is in action, it’s as if €290.4M is being split on a football pitch.
6) Barcelona’s regular starting XI costs almost 3.4 times less than Florentino Perez’s star-studded Real Madrid.
7) Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema (€35M) is equal to Barcelona’s defensive duo composed of Gerard Pique (€5M) and Dani Alves (€30M). That is, in terms of the transfer price their respective club had to pay for their signature.
8) As a Barcelona player, Gerard Pique has a good defensive record against his ex-Manchester United team mate, Cristiano Ronaldo. But did you know that there was an astronomical difference of €85M in terms of transfer fees?
As of now, the fate of both Barcelona and Real Madrid this season remains in the balance as both teams have more or less chances to even win the treble. It remains to be seen whether Real Madrid can really think of themselves as having closed the gap against Barcelona after two years of being together as a team since its expensive all-new look.
Well, November 2010’s El Clasico answered a big “NO” to this interrogation as the Spanish giants were pounded 5-0 at the Camp Nou. That night, total humiliation had been redefined; Barcelona had actually successfully trounced Real Madrid player for player.
But over 120 days have gone by since El Clasico last hit World Football’s rocking stage. How much have Los Blancos developed in between time? Where do they rank compared to the Catalans? Saturday’s Real Madrid vs Barcelona match in La Liga will help fans get an idea of what to think about these two teams’ status as rivals.
