5 Reasons why the El Clasico is now more popular than ever

#5 Messi vs Ronaldo

Ronaldo vs Messi

Undoubtedly the two greatest footballers of this generation, Messi and Ronaldo took El Clasico to a completely new level. El Clasico guarantees that the two incredible athletes would come to face to face at-least twice every season. The Argentine is the leading scorer in El Clasico history and happens to know a thing or two about scoring at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Ronaldo, on the other hand, also has a impressive goal-scoring statistic and has a habit of silencing the Camp Nou crowd. With the amount of quality on the field, the Clasico is a match hard to be ignored. Both Messi and Ronaldo manage to contribute massively in every other game, scoring a lot too.

Football, and the sporting industry in general, are essentially are mode of entertainment, and entertainment is one thing that the Clasico guarantees due to the level of players representing the two clubs. Fans eagerly wait for a photo or two of the two players together.

The two have been consistent for over a decade now. Smashing old records, creating new unbreakable ones, the duo has performed at a level possibly no other set of rivals have performed at in the past.