Real Madrid to topple Barcelona in 'El Clasico' clash? - CNN International (blog)

Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will go head-to-head on Saturday (Image courtesy of Betclic). 1929. According to the Spanish football almanacs, that was the year the first league clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona took place. Los Merengues came out on top then, and I think they will be the ones celebrating a victory when the dust settles at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday