Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso is accosted as his side prepare to face Barcelona in Spain's top grudge match. Here we take a look at El Clasico through the years [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 29 Nov 200929 Nov 2009
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Jose Antonio Camacho of Real Madrid is tackled by Barca's Francisco Carrasco as the Catalans win the Spanish Cup in 1983 [GALLO/GETTY]
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Fast forward to September 1998 as Real captain Manuel Sanchis leads his team out for the Bernabeu's biggest match of the season [GALLO/GETTY]
Fernando Hierro escapes Barca's Brazil ace Rivaldo as the match finishes 2-2 [GALLO/GETTY]
Barca fans hate Madrid as much as they love their own team - and maybe more [GALLO/GETTY]
That hatred extends to former favourite Luis Figo as he makes a big-money move to Real in 2000 [GALLO/GETTY]
Figo is still being bombarded by missiles as he takes a corner two years later [GALLO/GETTY]
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Barca's Ronaldinho is the target of a Madrid fan's fury four years later [GALLO/GETTY]
Another Real Galactico, David Beckham, gets carded at the Bernabeu in October 2006 as Madrid win 2-0 [GALLO/GETTY]
The current Spanish and European champions hold the bragging rights, Thierry Henry scoring in an astonishing 6-2 Barca win at the Bernabeu in May [GALLO/GETTY]
