Although the current versions of Real Madrid and Barcelona do not carry the same gravitas as previous incarnations, the Clasico is a fixture that still boasts an aura.
On Sunday, fans from around the globe will tune in to the action at the Santiago Bernabeu to see Carlo Ancelotti's Los Blancos face Ronald Koeman's Blaugrana.
In previous years, it was a fixture dominated by the battle between two iconic footballers in Barcelona star Lionel Messi and Real Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo.
Despite a galaxy of talent being on show, so frequently it was those two figures who decided matches of such immense quality.
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