It’s that time of the year again when every football fan starts making plans for one of the most important games in the Spanish league calendar. This year is a little different as both teams have added to their squads and both teams are at the top of the table. There are no prizes for guessing that we are talking about one of the biggest games this season: Barcelona v Real Madrid. Yes, El Clásico is back!

This first of this season’s showdowns takes place at the Camp Nou in Barcelona on 29th November and as usual, promises to be a thrilling match. At the time of writing Barcelona is the current leader by one point and although they are struggling to find form in the Champions League, Barça’s form doesn’t seem to be suffering in La Liga. Real Madrid on the other hand are only one point behind Barcelona in La Liga but have struggled with their form and style of play particularly due to the rotation system that Manuel Pelligrini has put in place although after the last 2 good games we may have seen an end to it as Pelligrini looks like settling for the latest formula.

We don’t know yet if CR9 or Cristiano Ronaldo will play as he is still out with an ankle injury. He’s just flown to Holland and they’ve told him he needs more rest and that he doesn’t need an operation. Whatever happens, Real Madrid might not need to rely on the Portuguese superstar as Kaká and Benzema seem to be playing very well together at the moment and Gonzalo Higuaín seems to be their talisman.

Like every year, El Clásico never fails to draw large crowds whether at home or abroad. If there’s only one match that people will not miss, it’s this one. Feelings are usually high and this edition is not any different. Will Pep Guardiola’s triple winning team overcome Florentino Perez’s “New Galáticos” and strike first blood, or will it be the other way round? Are we going to see another Leo Messi – Cristiano Ronaldo showdown? Start placing your bets please!

You’ll also be able to see the match at the cinema! The Cinesa, Yelmo and Kinepolis cinemas will be showing the game at 7pm on the big screen with incredible sound – all for the price of watching a film. It promises to be one hell of an experience!

Whatever happens at the Camp Nou on 29th November we are surely in for a treat. Some of the best players on the planet will be centre stage and will no doubt produce some of their best football in order to win this match. You’ll be able to see the likes of Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Raúl and Gutí take on Barça’s best in the shape of Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Ibrahimovic and Alvés.

If you’re a football fan and want to see the match at the Camp Nou or even at one of the many pubs in Barcelona that will show the game live, why not rent apartments in Barcelona so you can relax after the game as you’ll surely need a rest after so much emotion!

The fact that football raises passions is no big secret. It’s such a strong feeling, that it is considered the most popular sport in the world, with approximately 270 million fans. In Spain, this king of sports moves millions of Euros just in advertising, being Real Madrid and Barcelona

the clubs with the highest advertising revenue in the league. They are also the teams with the highest number of fans. The football players become media stars – they become the prey of journalists and are gods for their fans.

Such is the passion for football in Spain that both teams’ stadiums are two of the most popular tourist attractions in each city. The Barça Museum at the Camp Nou breaks all records which is not only the most visited Museum in Barcelona, but in the whole of Catalonia. Both Real Madrid and Barça are two of the most worldwide famous clubs. Perhaps that is why in Spain they have always been eternal rivals.

The white team was appointed in 2000 as the Best Club of the Twentieth Century by the FIFA. They’ve won 31 league titles, 17 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Supercups, 9 Champions League titles, 2 UEFA cups, 1 European Supercup and 3 Intercontinental cups. Meanwhile, Barça has been the only European team that has taken part uninterruptedly in the continental competitions since its beginnings in 1955. In addition, it has won 18 league titles, 24 Copas del Rey, 7 Spanish Supercups, 2 European Supercups, 2 Champion Leagues, 4 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and 3 Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, among others. Both the meringues, and the culés have signed great football stars such as Zidane, Di Stefano, Casillas, Raul, Ronaldo or Puskas for Real Madrid, and Messi, Cruyff, Maradona, Laudrup, Ronaldinho or Kubala for Barcelona.

Currently, they are playing for the first and second positions of the League, with Barça leading by only four points over the meringues. What seemed to be unimaginable a few games ago was an unbeatable Barcelona FC with a 12 point advantage is now within reach of Real Madrid.

Next May 3rd the eternal rivals will face each other yet again in the most exciting game of the League. Everyone is talking about the azulgrana’s crisis, while the meringues are enjoying a good run of games without defeat. Who knows how the League will finish? In the final three months you can expect a lot more emotion. Rent Apartments in Madrid if you don’t want to be left without any accommodation to enjoy the game on May 3rd. And may the best team win!