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On the 29th November 2009 FC Barcelona is once again playing against Real Madrid at their home ground, Camp Nou. The game is called “El Clásico” and is played twice every season, the second game will be in April 2010. The Clásico term came about in the mid-2000s, and is originally a name for any historical South American footballing rivalry.
Earlier this year, FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirmed that there was an agreement in principle between Barcelona and the Italian club, Internazionale(Inter) for the 28 year old Swedish born player Zlatan Ibrahimović to join Barca in exchange for Samuel Eto’o, plus a fee. On the 26th July Zlatan arrived to Barcelona, he was welcomed and presented to a crowd of over 60,000 people at Camp Nou the day after. He signed a 5-year contract for €46 million and the exchange of Eto’o (valued at €20 million). Zlatan currently earns an annual salary of €9.5 million. The tickets for these rivalry games between Barca and Real Madrid sell out extremely quickly and they are very expensive, often hundereds of euro per ticket. Almost everyone would agree that going to one of the ”El Clásico” games is unforgettable. The strong tension between the two teams and the sold out arena (110.000 people) truly makes it an experiance of a lifetime. Book your ticket today!
What an atmosphere yesterday in Barcelona! A jam-packed Plaça Catalunya with a big screen, people singing, cars making noise, flags everywhere and fireworks lighting up the Plaça! This is what people saw yesterday at 00:00 when Fc Barcelona was just “crowned” in the Copa Del Rey final after blowing Bilbao away with 4 goals against 1!
Although Athletic de Bilbao scored first, La Blaugrana was not moved, they continued their usual style and gameplay and equalized soon. The people at Plaça Catalunya were up for a raging second half. Messi, Bojan Krkic and Xavi put Fc Barcelona on a cloud with three beautiful goals! The party could start.
This movie might give you an idea of the atmosphere at Plaça Catalunya, incredible! 
Will it be like this again on Sunday - not Saturday as I said in Yesterday’s post – against Mallorca (19:00)??
Lets Hope so, Visca Barça! 
