Vienna_70
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Frank the Yank said:I got to see El Classico twice, both games in Madrid and both times won by Barca. The first time Maradona played and the second Lineker played. Thats how long ago it was. I dont think they even called it El Classico back then. Also back then other teams besides Real and Barca actually won the title!!!
At that time the Basque teams were at the top.
Barcelona-Madrid is hardly a city derby, is it?
The two cities are almost 400 miles apart, so they're not even local to each other.
Admittedly, their matches are always big but that is because they dominate a league, in which teams negotiate their own TV deals, so they can easily keep their duopoly.