El Clasico: 4 reasons why watching club football's top fixture would be a waste of time

#1 The absence of Messi and Ronaldo

Both players are the highest goalscorers for the clubs

Ronaldo’s off-season departure to Juventus after nine seasons of immense achievements at Real Madrid meant the club lost arguably the most important player in its history, while the injury Messi sustained against Sevilla last week ruled him out for three weeks, and meant that for the first time in eleven years, neither Messi nor Ronaldo would grace El Clasico.

Both players are the highest goalscorers for the clubs, and their places on the list of all time greats is undeniable.

Messi and Ronaldo are by far the best of their generation, and debates among who is the better of the two is so intense and far-reaching that it spawned a website of its own, with the argument yet to be fully settled till this day.

Their battles with one another in El Clasico was one of the most anticipated events on the calendar for nine seasons, as fans saw it as an opportunity for both players to settle the debate on the field of play, and both players have gone on to etch their names in this illustrious fixture, as they are the two highest goalscorers in the history of this clash.

Despite the absence of Messi and Ronaldo, there is still more than enough quality world-class players on both sides, but make no mistake about it, Messi and Ronaldo have been such an integral part of El Clasico all these years that their absence has taken a part of the match’s soul, and things will not really be the same.