The Blaugrana are expected to be strong again this season. Atletico Madrid, who held off their city rivals to finish in second spot last season, have also enjoyed an excellent summer of recruitment, as Scouted Football pointed out recently:. It'll be a huge ask for Real to reel in Barcelona this year, while Atletico also appear set to be a force at the top of La Liga once again in Even so, Ronaldo 's departure will present opportunities for other players to seize the role of attacking talisman, including the likes of Isco, Marco Asensio and Gareth Bale.
Yet, La Liga success may be beyond them this term given the changes that have preceded the season. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Barca have claimed the European crown five times in the same period, with Madrid just ahead on six.
Both clubs endured a barren spell continentally in the s and s as English, Italian and German clubs dominated, but the difference in the Clasico competitors' European records can be attributed to the two decades before that. Madrid cleaned up through the early years of the European Cup, winning it five times in a row between and and again in They also dominated La Liga, winning it 18 times between and to Barca's five.
The current era of football has been defined by Ronaldo and Messi as much as it has by Real Madrid and Barcelona as clubs, though that image has been broken with both players now playing elsewhere. The pair of superstars have battled it out year in, year out for the Ballon d'Or ever since Ronaldo decided to leave Manchester United for La Liga.
Messi surpassed Ronaldo with his six Ballons d'Or to the Portugal striker's five when he was awarded the honour in December Johan Cruyff — who, with three wins, is closest to Ronaldo and Messi, along with Michel Platini — won it twice in a Blaugrana shirt, and Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Hristo Stoichkov and Luis Suarez the elder also received it. After Alfredo di Stefano won two and Raymond Kopa another in consecutive years in the s, Madrid endured something of a barren run — something it is amusing to reflect upon now given their modern-day fame for signing 'Galacticos'.
Tottenham's biggest game will see them face Barcelona on 28th July in the famous Pasadena Rose Bowl, the venue that hosted the World Cup final between Brazil and Italy.
Spurs will have already faced Roma and AC Milan by that point. The first games will take place just five days after the World Cup final, so the football will barely be stopping this summer. Holloway is ready for a dominant UFC comeback this Saturday. With a 1—0 win over Colombia on Thursday, the South American giant continued its dominant qualifying run. Los Angeles's newest receiver has a new home and a new contract.
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