the spanish soccer classics

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    First years in the Spanish Cup

    During the 1910s, a total of fifteen occasions faced each other, of which four meetings were in the Spanish Championship, current Copa del Rey, the rest being friendly in character, as the 1928-29 season would not bring about the League competition in Spain.
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    The first time that Madrid and Catalans faced each other in an unofficial soccer match was on May 13, 1902, when Real Madrid Club de Fútbol had two official months of life for almost two and a half years of Fútbol Club Barcelona. The match, corresponding to the semifinal of the Madrid Foot-Ball Association Contest, popularly known as the Coronation Cup
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    Beginnings of professionalism

    Since the first edition of the Spanish League was played, in the 1928-29 season, the beginning of a rivalry that lasts to this day has been seen.The first league was won by Barcelona and during the decade of the 30 they played 14 matches and it should be noted that one was the cup final of 1936 that was won by Madrid
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    Politics grows rivalry

    There were matches with a large number of goals during this decade. Franco's dictatorship influenced this rivalry. In these years Barcelona won three leagues and a cup, Madrid not a single title
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    maximum dispute with the Di Stefano case

    During the decade of the fifties both sets dominated the two main competitions in Spain. Then there is the most disputed signing in history: Alfredo Di Stefano. In this decade, Madrid won 4 leagues and 5 European Cups in a row, on the other hand, Barcelona won 4 other leagues and 5 cups from Spain.
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    Cruyff's arrival balances disputes

    In the 60's, Barcelona signed Johan Cruyff and this makes him balance his forces a little, even so the difference is great. In this decade Madrid won 6 leagues and 1 cup and Barcelona 2 cups and 2 leagues.
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    the decline of Barcelona

    In this decade Madrid was far superior to Barcelona and was a clear dominator in all aspects. Madrid won his sixth European title and in that decade he won 8 leagues and 2 cups, on the other hand Barcelona only won 4 cups
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    "La Quinta del Buitre"

    That's what they called the generation that played in Madrid in the 80s, which was very good. Madrid won 5 league titles in a row and two cup, Barcelona in this decade only won 1 league title
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    "Dream team" and "Madrid de los galacticos"

    The dream team was the Barcelona team that achieved its first European Cup in the 1990s. The galacticos madrid was the team from 2000 to 2010 that managed to return madrid to the highest in europe
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    Two players mark the most disputed time

    These two players were: Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi. The two stars of Barcelona and Madrid took both teams to the highest in the world.