Atletico’s crunch-fight against Real is likely to end in disappointment. However, on the off chance that Real has an off day, how will Simeone’s men exploit them?
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With the first legs of the UCL semis concluded, Bemi takes a look at what we can extract from the performances of Juve and Real. Is the final already decided?

The rioting and marauding streets of Venezuela weren’t enough to keep Julio from following the love of his life: football. It wasn’t just any football, either, it was the famed El Clasico.

In the second leg of the UCL quarters, Mbappé shone through (again) for Monaco, Ronaldo reached 100 for Madrid in a game crowded by refereeing errors, and Leicester bowed out with pride.

As the UCL matchday drew to a close, football fans worldwide had only one headline left in their minds: Barcelona are at crisis. Emery showed why the PSG board had gotten him and parted with Laurent Blanc.

Zinedine Zidane had a phenomenal first year in charge of Real Madrid. But what makes him different? In fact, what makes him so different that critics aren’t yet marking him as a prodigal manager?

As the first El Clasico of this season beckons ever closer, we take a look at some of the historical data behind it. Did you know that Manuel Sanchis has made the most appearances (43) in an El Clasico?

This weekend is arguably the best we’ve had so far this season in terms of the fixtures that it entails. Nobody is probably going to watch only one game. But, if we had to, which would you pick?

Granted, Real Madrid aren’t really at their best. They missed Casemiro deeply, and Danilo is a far less world-class replacement for Marcelo. But still, it’s

Football this Saturday presented plenty of goals to get one’s mind over, no doubt over that. But it produced one major headline, which consisted of one particular North London club.