5 Amazing Things Barcelona Have Done This Season

3) El-Classico Revenge

Real Madrid v Barcelona - La Liga — Barca destroyed Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu

What goes around comes around, they say. Real Madrid might have forgotten how much they hurt the Barcelona fans during the Supercopa de Espana. But there was something clearly written on the minds of the Camp Nou faithful ahead of their first El-Classico match this season. That is REVENGE.

After Los Blancos humiliated their fierce rivals in the Spanish Super Cup, the Barca fans were looking forward to a revenge as early as possible. To their favor, the two giants met in their first El-Classico match of the season. The match took place on the 23rd of December 2017 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The game started with great intensity, with the Madrid side playing with a lot of pressure to secure a goalless draw in the first-half. However, the Blaugrana finally got their chance to inflict pain on their eternal rivals when Luis Suarez put them ahead in the second half. A penalty kick from Lionel Messi and a brilliant shot from Aleix Vidal ensured that the match ended 0-3 in favor of the Catalans.

Real Madrid were humiliated in front of their own fans. What a brilliant revenge!

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Jidonu is a European and international football news writer at Sportskeeda. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and has around 7 years of previous experience working with the likes of Tribuna and SportRaba, Jidonu has a good eye for detail and has the ability to created cohesive articles, and reporting exploits have also led him to exclusively cover the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the past.

Jidonu’s tryst with football started after watching the 2002 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and Germany, being mesmerized by Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Barcelona philosophy and approach towards the game under Pep Guardiola further fueled the burgeoning love for the sport, and he has been a Culer ever since.

Unsurprisingly, Lionel Messi is his favorite player and is the one true GOAT for him over Cristiano Ronaldo. The 2022 FIFA World Cup final, where Messi's brace led to La Albiceleste lifting the cup left a lasting impact on him. His love for Messi also sees him follow Major League Soccer apart from Europe’s top five leagues.

In his free time, Jidonu raps and produces music, and also enjoys reading and swimming.

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