More than a football game. A challenge of money, politics and power: this is more than ever the Clasico, the Real Madrid-Barcelona challenge that is repeated on this pre-Christmas and post-election Saturday. In fact, it is being played in the capital Madrid, two days after the electoral round which in the parts of Barcelona has once again sanctioned the victory of the separatists, in a climate that for months now has been more or less one of civil war, following the referendum last October which already he had decided – even if he was later disowned by the central government in Madrid – the effective autonomy of Catalonia.
The Clasico of 23 December is therefore above all this, but it is obviously also something else: the Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo rivalry, for example. Not only technical but on many other fronts. In fact, there is nothing, or almost nothing, that Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo haven't fought for: goals, trophies, covers, likes, followers, market shares and therefore customers, sponsors, shoes and Ballon d'Ors but also simply money . After Pulga's maxi renewal of 40 million a year until 2021 with the balugrana, Cr7 is in fact beating cash: he currently takes 32 million net, but he doesn't want to be second to anyone, not even in that. After all, the Portuguese comes from two unforgettable calendar years, which saw him win two Champions Leagues, two Club World Cups, two Ballon d'Ors, a Liga and even a European Championship last year with his native Portugal.
