When, on the 19th of June, 1943, Futbol Club Barcelona walked into the Estadio Chamartin – the home of Real Madrid Club de Futbol – few Spaniards could have anticipated what was going to happen. That fateful day the great football club had their backsides handed to them in an 11-1 thrashing that would send shockwaves through the football-mad nation.
To understand the match and the incredible result, we must go back in time and try and understand just what Spain was going through in the early 40s.
