It's Messi vs Ronaldo, it's Catalonia vs Castilla. It's the nation against the state, freedom fightersv vs Franco's fascists. It's the best two teams on the planet going face to face and toe to toe. It's more than a game. It's a war. It's Barcelona vs Real Madrid.
...Only it's not that simple. From the wounds left by the civil war to the teams' recent global dominantion, historian and expert on Spanish football, Sid Lowe, demonstrates the symbiotic nature of the relationship between these two football giants and, in doing so, reveals the human story behind this explosive rivalry.
...Only it's not that simple. From the wounds left by the civil war to the teams' recent global dominantion, historian and expert on Spanish football, Sid Lowe, demonstrates the symbiotic nature of the relationship between these two football giants and, in doing so, reveals the human story behind this explosive rivalry.
