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A football match played between the arch-rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona is termed as El Clasico. The rivalry is due to the opposite political views of Madrid and Barcelona which has crept into the sports as well.
Over the period of several years, there have been fist fights, aggressive pushing, head-butts and offensive tackling which has led to many yellow and red cards being shown to the players. Sometimes they do not even spare the referees, and a mass brawl breaks out in the stadium.
Let us look at the five most famous El Clasico fights between the players.
#1 Ricardo Carvalho elbows Lionel Messi on his face
After the match, Leo Messi said that Real Madrid players were frustrated, and wanted to injure him. Barcelona was leading by 2-0 over Real Madrid in an El Clasico match on 29th November 2010.
In the 45th minute, when Messi was trying to dribble past two defenders, Ricardo Carvalho tackled him and brought him down. As Messi got up and tried to walk, Carvalho pushed him by hitting at his face with the elbow.
#2 Cristiano Ronaldo pushed Pep Guardiola
Barcelona was leading by two goals to none against Real Madrid in a LaLiga game. When the ball went to Pep Guardiola, Ronaldo went to fetch the ball and tried to take the ball. Guardiola threw it to the other side. Incensed by his action, Ronaldo pushed the legendary coach aside. Ronaldo was lucky to survive the red card.
After the match, Pep said: “These are just things that happen on the pitch during a game.”
#3 Sergio Ramos tackling Luis Suarez
This incident happened in a game held on 23rd Dec 2017. Luis Suarez dribbled past Sergio Ramos and passed the ball to his teammate, outside the penalty area. In retaliation, Ramos tackled him badly and pushed Suarez in the ground.
Ramos then tried to pick him up forcibly. This was a shocking display of sportsmanship by Ramos and was shown a yellow card.
#4 Cesc Fabregas fouled by Marcelo
The foul happened when Fabregas tried to dribble past Marcelo and was brought down by an offensive tackle. Both the sides fought, and this led to a mass brawl including the support staff, coaches, and other members. This was the Spanish Supercup final and Barcelona won by 3-2.
Fabregas said: "It was a bad tackle—I was lucky [not to get hurt], But I didn't see anything after that."
#5 Pepe steps on Messi’s hand
Pepe is a violent player and thrives on offensive play. He stepped on Messi’s hand when the latter was lying injured on the ground at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Everyone watching the game mentioned that it was intentional.
Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho criticized the incident claiming they did not see it. Madrid lost to Barcelona 2-1 at the Copa del Rey quarterfinal.
Earlier Pepe was involved in several on-field clashes with Cesc Fabregas and Busquets on the field.
